BGR in the News
BGR warns about politicizing Office of Inspector General as it weighs Ethics Review Board reforms
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 21, 2020
The board that recently ousted New Orleans Inspector General Derry Harper wants to open his old job to a...BGR opposes shorter wait time for some New Orleans inspector general candidates
By Greg LaRose
Source: WDSU
December 21, 2020
The New Orleans City Council will soon consider easing some of the restrictions for applicants interested in becoming the...
BGR Supports 3 Proposed School Board Policies
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
December 16, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Governmental Research said it supports three policy changes being considered by the Orleans...So Much Happened In This Week’s School Board Meetings. Let Us Catch You Up.
By Aubri Juhasz
Source: WWNO
December 18, 2020
It’s been a busy week for the Orleans Parish School Board. During its last two meetings of the year,...Viewpoint: New School Board members bring promise of systemic change
By Danae Columbus
Source: Uptown Messenger
December 14, 2020
The four new members recently elected to the Orleans Parish School Board will shake up the system and chart...
Gambit Commentary: A note to our readers
By Gambit
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 9, 2020
We find ourselves in the uncomfortable, but necessarily so, position of having to start this week’s Commentary with an...Stephanie Grace: Voters sent LaToya Cantrell a clear message on library tax. She should listen.
By Stephanie Grace
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 9, 2020
The voters in Orleans Parish spoke quite clearly Saturday when they rejected three millage proposals that Mayor LaToya Cantrell...BGR Discusses Orleans Parish Public School Funding on “Talking NOLA Schools”
By Patrick Dobard
Source: WBOK 1230 AM
December 7, 2020
Susie Dudis, BGR Research Analyst and author of our Learning Curve report, today joined New Schools for New Orleans...New Orleans voters reject Cantrell’s tax proposals
By WDSU Digital Team
Source: WDSU
December 5, 2020
In Orleans Parish, multiple property tax measures were on the Dec. 5 ballot. New Orleans overwhelmingly rejected Mayor LaToya...Orleans millage proposals beaten badly despite Cantrell threatening layoffs
By WWL Staff
Source: WWL-TV
December 5, 2020
New Orleans voters roundly defeated all three of Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s tax proposals just days after she had warned...