BGR in the News
Down The Drain: The Future of the SWBNO, and possible solutions to improve it
By Lily Cummings
Source: WWL-TV
May 17, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research, a nonpartisan independent research group, released a 52-page report outlining what...New Orleans S&WB needs sweeping changes if it wants to avoid more pitfalls, BGR says
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 17, 2023
The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board is overseen by a board controlled by the mayor. Its funding is...BGR recommends S&WB restructure how it is governed
By FOX 8 Staff
Source: FOX 8
May 17, 2023
Click image to watch this report. Click here to access BGR’s report.BGR report claims way S&WB is governed contributes to city’s water, drainage problems
By Cassie Schirm
Source: WDSU
May 17, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research says the way that Sewerage and Water Board is governed is...Research nonprofit suggests multiple changes to be made at Sewerage & Water Board
By WWL-TV Staff
Source: WWL-TV
May 17, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research, a research nonprofit, released its findings on the New Orleans Sewerage...BGR report says New Orleans should restructure governance of Sewerage and Water Board
By Ken Daley
Source: FOX 8
May 17, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The Sewerage and Water Board is hamstrung by bureaucratic inefficiencies and competing interests, and will...
Flush with millions, Jefferson Parish Council members fund pet projects; see breakdown
By Blake Paterson
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 14, 2023
Standing before a gymnasium full of angry residents at the Avondale Playground in October, Jefferson Parish Council member Byron...
BGR: Jail’s problems need officials working together for fix
By Rebecca Mowbray
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 9, 2023
On April 29, New Orleans voters made a clear statement against paying more in taxes for the city jail. But a...BGR Urges JP Council to Improve Fiscal Planning, Accountability
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
May 5, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: In an April 28 letter to the Jefferson Parish Council, BGR recommends...
(Opinion) Editorial: Defeat of Orleans Parish sheriff’s tax brings hard-earned lessons
By Staff Editorial
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 3, 2023
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposal to double her office’s property tax millage didn’t just go down to defeat...