BGR in the News
BGR Dashboards Show Property Tax Rate Fluctuations
By Site Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
January 30, 2026
NEW ORLEANS – As homeowners across the region review their property tax bills, new data from the Bureau of Governmental...Here’s How We Ensure New Orleans has a Smart, Sustainable Budget
By Rebecca Mowbray
Source: Biz New Orleans
January 30, 2026
The new year presents a chance to make a fresh start as a new mayor and three new council...BGR Highlights Achievements in 2025 Impact Report
By Kelly Hite
Source: Biz New Orleans
January 29, 2026
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) has released its 2025 Impact Report detailing how the policy recommendations it has made...
Mayor Helena Moreno mostly quiet about broader vision for S&WB as agency faces turning point
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
January 21, 2026
As she led her first meeting of New Orleans’ Sewerage and Water Board, Mayor Helena Moreno on Wednesday remained...
Inside Leah Chase School’s renewal; diversifying New Orleans’ economy amid its budget crisis; Endymion turns 60
By Bob Pavlovich , Alana Schreiber
Source: WWNO
January 15, 2026
Thanks to a renewal, the Leah Chase School will operate in New Orleans for at least two more years....
We can’t keep putting off finding funding for drainage in New Orleans
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
January 14, 2026
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a report earlier this week called “Paying for Drainage,” examining the Sewerage...
How the Sewerage and Water Board can have a fair, transparent plan for paying for drainage
By WWL First News with Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL First News with Tommy Tucker
January 12, 2026
BGR has a new report out on how the Sewerage and Water Board can come up with a fair...Inside Helena Moreno’s 100-day plan to improve New Orleans: ‘24/7 mayor’
By Blake Paterson
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
January 9, 2026
In her first 100 days as mayor of New Orleans, Helena Moreno wants to bring change residents can see....BGR Report Finds Significant Drainage Funding Gap
By Site Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
January 8, 2026
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – A new report from the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) finds that New Orleans’ drainage system...The Breakdown: BGR report warns New Orleans may need stormwater fee amid drainage funding shortfall
By Devin Bartolotta
Source: WWL-TV
January 8, 2026
New Orleanians do not need a new report to know the city’s drainage system is in trouble. But a...