BGR in the News
Convention Center Revises Omni Hotel Financing
By Kelly Hite
Source: Biz New Orleans
August 27, 2026
The Story The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center board decided Aug. 26 to change the financing structure for the...
Hour 3: How to improve the Sewerage and Water Board
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL-Radio
August 24, 2026
The Story New Orleans getting more control over the Sewerage and Water Board could be great, but there are...
Opinion | Infrastructure failures are unavoidable in New Orleans. They don’t have to be
By Alya Satchu
Source: The Tulane Hullabaloo
August 23, 2026
The Story When New Orleans infrastructure fails, it is easy to focus on the immediate inconvenience: the flooded street,...
BGR head: Local takeover of SWB has promise, but cautions remain
By Rebecca Mowbray
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
August 21, 2026
City officials are exercising new control over the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, which could ultimately lead...New Orleans voters face a dramatically altered political landscape
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL-Radio
August 11, 2026
The Story Newell Normand sits down with Becky Mowbray (CEO and President) and Paul Rioux (Senior Research Analyst) to...
BGR on The Good Morning Show 8/10/2026
By Ro Brown
Source: WBOK
August 10, 2026
The Story Ro Brown sits down with BGR’s Becky Mowbray (President and CEO), Stephen Stuart (Senior Vice President and...
New Orleans council passes S&WB oversight measures; some employees skeptical
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
August 6, 2026
The Story The New Orleans City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a series of measures to increase oversight of the Sewerage...
Rebecca Mowbray with the Bureau of Governmental Research and Mayor Moreno discuss changes within the Sewage and Water Board members
By WWL Staff
Source: WWL
August 4, 2026
The Story Changes within the Sewage and Water Board are coming. The N.O., City Council and the Mayor’s office...4 S&WB board members to be replaced as city gains more oversight
By Rachel Handley
Source: WWL
August 4, 2026
The Story Thanks to a new state law, the City Council and mayor’s office now have much more power...
‘We’re making history’: New Orleans City Council takes first steps toward controlling S&WB
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
July 30, 2026
The New Orleans City Council on Thursday took its first steps toward exerting unprecedented control over the Sewerage &...