Q&A with Lead Author of Our New Orleans Public School Funding Report

Questions abound from New Orleans public school parents, students, employees and education leaders as the new school year gets...

Discovery Schools CEO honored for innovation, and other metro-area school news

DISCOVERY SCHOOLS: Patty Glaser, the CEO of Discovery Schools, has been honored with an Excellence in Government Innovation Award...

Newell: Does NOLA assessor rely on “sales chasing” to set property values?

The Orleans Parish Assessor Erroll Williams is responsible for determining the value of your real estate, your home and...

Council approves short-term rental tax, with 25 percent cut going to tourism marketing agency

At the request of Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the New Orleans City Council on Thursday gave final approval to a...

BGR Honors Excellence in Government

NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Governmental Research announced the recipients of the BGR Excellence in Government Awards 2020...

Does the N.O. Assessor Rely on ‘Sales Chasing’ to Set Property Values?

NEW ORLEANS – Orleans Parish Assessor Erroll Williams is responsible for determining the value of more than 167,000 properties...

BGR Announces 2020 Excellence in Government Honorees

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research announces the recipients of the BGR Excellence in Government Awards 2020 honoring extraordinary...

Despite city law, New Orleans’ hasn’t had public contract database since 2019 cyber attack

Despite a local law requiring the city of New Orleans to post all of its contracts on its website,...

Council members begin process to renew French Quarter sales tax for state trooper patrols

Members of the New Orleans City Council on Thursday initiated the process to renew a quarter percent sales tax...

PolicyWatch Revisits Assessment Issues in New Orleans

Today, BGR published a new PolicyWatch newsletter, focusing on property assessment issues in New Orleans. Last year’s incomplete property reassessment...