Committee searching for new S&WB director expected to meet

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – Fixing the Sewerage and Water Board may be one of the toughest jobs in...

Bill to add City Council representation back to Sewerage & Water Board heads to governor’s desk

NOTE: Gov John Bel Edwards signed this bill on May 20. A bill that would return New Orleans City Council representation back to...

Covington police chief honored

Covington Police Chief Tim Lentz has been selected to receive the Bureau of Governmental Research’s Excellence in Government 2018...

BGR Honors Excellence In Government

NEW ORLEANS – On May 10, BGR presented its 2018 Excellence in Government Awards during a luncheon ceremony at the...

Covington Police Chief Tim Lentz gets BGR award for opioid program

Covington Police Chief Tim Lentz has received the Excellence in Government 2018 Innovation Award from the Bureau of Governmental Research...

BGR Honors Excellence in Government

BGR presented its 2018 Excellence in Government Awards during a luncheon ceremony today at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans....

West bank voters approve new levee millage

Voters on the west bank of Jefferson Parish on Saturday overwhelmingly approved a new property tax that will fund...

Our Views: West Jefferson voters should approve property tax for flood protection

When it comes to taxes, essential services have to be paid for, and one of them in Louisiana more...

‘Yes’ on West Jefferson levee maintenance tax | Editorial

The Times-Picayune editorial board makes the following recommendation for Saturday’s (April 28) election. JEFFERSON PARISH WEST JEFFERSON LEVEE DISTRICT...

Bill to place a N.O. city councilperson on S&WB closer to final approval

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – A bill in the State Legislature to place a member of the New Orleans...