How Is New Orleans Spending From The General Fund Reserve?

Becky Mowbray and Stephen Stuart join Tommy to talk about how the city is spending the money from the...

As city allocates last federal pandemic funds, community groups say their priorities were ignored

The New Orleans City Council on Thursday (May 25) approved a city spending plan for more than $120 million...

May 24 Webinar Explores Choices in Cities’ Basic Governing Structures

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research presented a webinar, entitled “Designing City Governments for Success.” This event featured two...

Eiffel Tower, Panama Canal… S&WB? New Orleans’ drainage system joins cadre of engineering marvels

There are wonders of the ancient world. There are wonders of the modern world. There are UNESCO World Heritage...

BGR to Host May 24 Webinar on City Governing Structures

NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Bureau of Governmental Research will host a free lunchtime webinar, titled “Designing City...

City Council to vote on spending budget surplus as advocacy groups decry lack of transparency

The New Orleans City Council is set to vote Thursday (May 25) on a plan to spend tens of...

Nonprofit floats stormwater fee to shore up drainage system costs

Inevitably, impossibly, New Orleans lives with water. “With,” though, is a flexible term that, for more than 100 years,...

Checking In With New Orleans City Council

Joe Giarrusso joins Tommy to talk about the Sewerage and Water Board and the changes it’s going to see. ...

WBOK Interview: BGR Report on S&WB Governance, May 22, 2023

Click the video above to listen to the interview. To access BGR’s report, click here.

Flawed Governance Structure of the Sewerage & Water Board to Key Problems Affecting The City

Rebecca Mowbray and Jamie Parker joins Newell to talk about (BGR) publishing a report earlier this week, called “Waterworks...