BGR Offers Spanish and Vietnamese Translations of S&WB Report Summaries

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has released Spanish and Vietnamese translations of a new report about the...

Tax bill sticker shock: New Orleans assessor sees 23% jump in property values citywide

The citywide assessment of New Orleans property values is set to give homeowners sticker shock this month as they...

Sticker shock! New property assessments have some residents worried

If you’ve opened your letter from the Orleans assessor’s office, you may have experienced a bit of sticker shock....

Is There Concern Over The Cost Of A New Facility For A Jail?

Rebecca Mowbray and Paul Rioux join Tommy Tucker to talk about the cost and design of a new jail...

“Medieval at best” – multiple groups criticize proposed wing for NOLA prison

NEW ORLEANS — Following a series of stories by WWL-TV over the controversial design proposed for a new mental...

Design, cost concerns plague proposed Orleans Parish Jail facility

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Bureau of Governmental Research released a report supporting a review of the design and...

Good-government group backs review of costs, design of controversial Orleans jail wing

A federal judge should order a fresh review of the proposed design and costs of the controversial expansion to...

BGR Supports Review of Jail Facility Design and Cost

NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On July 11, BGR published a report discussing concerns that...

Phase III Concerns of Sheriff and City Council Deserve Further Review

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) issued a report discussing concerns that the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and...

Push to shrink St. Tammany Parish Council debated. Is smaller better?

The St. Tammany Parish Council has 14 members, the most of any council in the New Orleans area and...