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  • Search results for: regional transit

20 Search Results Found For: "regional transit"

  • Convention Center proposes settlement over disputed public transit dollars

    The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has presented a proposal to Mayor LaToya Cantrell to settle a yearlong dispute with the Regional Transit Authority over millions in tax dollars split between t
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  • BGR Reviews Proposed Jefferson Transit Tax Renewals

    Overview BGR examines propositions on the October 14, 2017 ballot for 10-year renewal of two existing property taxes to operate and maintain Jefferson Parish’s public transportation system. The
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  • Let’s continue to move toward virtual public meeting and courtroom access

    One of the silver linings of the pandemic has been its effect on public meetings and our legal system. Because of limitations on persons gathering in close proximity, legislative and regulatory bodies
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  • Our Views: Even in in-person era, public meetings should be more accessible remotely

    During the pandemic, government, like everyone else, embraced the use of video conferencing platforms. Most public bodies are returning to business as usual these days, but that doesn’t mean we have
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  • BGR Urges Government Entities to Continue Online Access

    NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR released a report today calling on more government entities in Louisiana to livestream and archive video recordings of their meetings onli
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  • Public Entities Should Continue Online Meeting Access after the Pandemic

    OVERVIEW This report calls on more government entities in Louisiana to livestream and archive video recordings of their meetings online, so citizens can continue to enjoy the benefits of remote access
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  • Ahead of major tourism industry merger, council members worry about accountability and public input in the city’s tourism future

    On Friday, The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, a public municipal entity, provided some of the first details into what it will look like once the majority of its staff, mission and funding
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  • New Orleans will get millions of dollars for roads, drainage; here are 3 big winners

    New Orleans will receive tens of millions of dollars to replace antiquated sewage pipes, fix faulty drainage pumps and mend pothole-filled roads, mostly by levying higher taxes on visitors, after the
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  • Hotel taxes are at the center of Cantrell’s fight to provide more money for New Orleans infrastructure

    This year agencies in New Orleans charged with overseeing the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, running the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and promoting tourism in the city will do so with the help of more
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  • City councilwoman wants to shift tourism funding to public transportation

    New Orleans City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer is calling for an end to a longtime arrangement that diverts about half of the Regional Transit Authority’s hotel tax revenues to the tourism in
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