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BGR Honors 2022 Excellence in Government Award Winners at Luncheon

October 6, 2022

Today, BGR honored the recipients of its 2022 Excellence in Government Awards at a luncheon ceremony at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. This year’s awards recognized the achievements of government employees and a private citizen to improve government in Jefferson, Orleans, St. Charles and St. Tammany parishes. BGR expresses its gratitude to Canal Barge Company, Inc., for sponsoring the awards program again this year.

Click here to read about our honorees and their accomplishments.

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Blake Stanfill, BGR Excellence in Government Committee Chair
Merritt Lane, Canal Barge Company and BGR Vice Chair
Lee Zurik, FOX 8, Presenter of Awards
Merit Honoree St. Charles Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Employees
Merit Honoree Waldeen Mitchell, Sewerage and Water Board
Merit Honoree Bryan Wallace, City of Harahan
Merit Honoree Ira Wilson, Strehle Community School, Jefferson Parish Public Schools
Innovation Honoree St. Charles Parish Assessor’s Office
Innovation Honoree Tiffany Delcour, New Orleans Public Schools
Innovation Honoree Rachelle Thomas, New Orleans Police Department
Lifetime Achievement Honoree Robert Graham Jr.
Lifetime Achievement Honoree Leslie Long, St. Tammany Parish Government
Citizenship Honoree Andrea Neighbours
BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray, BGR Excellence in Government Committee Chair Blake Stanfill, BGR Board Chair Norma Grace