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  • New Orleans City Planning Commission approves affordable housing plan minus key element

    The New Orleans City Planning Commission has recommended dropping the core element of a plan aimed at increasing the amount of affordable housing in the city, balking at a plan that would allow the ci
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  • Dec. 14 Webinar Focuses on City of New Orleans’ Uses of Pandemic Relief Funds

    The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) highlighted a new report on the City of New Orleans’ uses of its federal American Rescue Plan Act funds in a webinar on December 14 on Zoom. The federal
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  • BGR Finds that Better Governance at the New Orleans Jail Can Support Reforms

    Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a report to assist local policymakers as they seek to end a 50-plus-year cycle of unconstitutional conditions at the New Orleans jail. The rep
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  • Beyond Law Enforcement: Exploring Community-Based Strategies to Make New Orleans Safer

    Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) presented the second session of its special Breakfast Briefing series on public safety. This event, “Beyond Law Enforcement: Exploring Community-
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  • Housing advocates, BGR spar over $4 million New Orleans property tax

    New Orleans voters will decide Saturday whether to continue paying a $4 million property tax for housing assistance. The 0.91-mill levy is relatively small compared to other citywide property taxes, b
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  • New Orleans voters to consider property taxes for libraries, housing

    New Orleans voters will consider two property tax proposals Saturday, one dedicated to the city’s library system and the other for a key housing fund. Both are intended to replace existing milla
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  • BGR Weighs in on New Orleans Library and Housing Tax Propositions

    BGR has released a new report that analyzes proposed 20-year property taxes for public libraries and housing that New Orleans voters will decide in the Dec. 11 election. The report is intended to help
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  • BGR Participates in Webinar on Federal Pandemic Relief Funds for New Orleans

    The City of New Orleans has received its first portion of federal pandemic relief funds through the American Rescue Plan. This historic federal investment will influence the City’s budget for th
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  • BGR Seeks Strong Planning and Accountability for Federal Relief Funds to Address Pandemic’s Impacts

    The Bureau of Governmental Research today releases Handle with Care: Public Planning and Accountability Must Guide Spending of Federal Relief Funds. This BGR NOW offers guidance to government entities
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  • Poco Sloss awarded The Times-Picayune Loving Cup: “He represents the best of New Orleans and her citizenry”

    As far as New Orleans is concerned, the stock market’s loss is the city’s gain. Here’s why. When Poco Sloss returned home with a degree from Georgia Tech, he needed a job, so he decided to try h
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