Deadline looming for Excellence in Government Award nominations

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Bureau of Governmental Research is accepting nominations for its 2018 Excellence in Government Awards....

Nell Nolan: BGR Luncheon

A Launching Luncheon At noon on a recent Thursday, the 2017 annual luncheon of the Bureau of Governmental Research...

After talks stall, Morial Convention Center narrows focus for proposed upriver hotel project

After years of stalled negotiations, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center officials have returned to the drawing board as they seek...

Federal inspector general to audit S&WB use of Katrina recovery funds

The Sewerage & Water Board will open the new year facing both a federal audit of its post-Hurricane Katrina...

Jeff School Board to consider calling another tax election

The Jefferson Parish School Board most likely will ask voters for a tax increase next spring to fund teacher pay raises...

BGR elects new board members, re-elects board leadership

The New Orleans Bureau of Governmental Research elected three new board members Thursday. The new faces are Susan Brennan,...

New Orleans Council passes pension changes affecting only new hires

Current New Orleans City Hall employees will avoid changes to their retirement plans under a deal City Councilwoman Stacy...

Meeting the Press

MEETING THE PRESS: Betsy Fischer Martin and Jonathan Martin will be the featured speakers when the Bureau of Governmental...

JP school leaders consider next move after teacher pay millage defeat

METAIRIE, LA (WVUE) – Jefferson Parish School Board members are debating which way to go next after voters narrowly defeated a measure...

Despite poll defeat, Jefferson Parish school leaders planning to bring taxes back before voters

Just days after Jefferson Parish voters narrowly rejected a new property tax to fund a pay raise for public...