BGR in the News
(Opinion) A Cautionary Tale: The New Orleans Office of Inspector General. Part 2: Facing Challenges
By Ed Quatrevaux
Source: The Lens
November 22, 2019
Read Part 1: Fulfilling the mission. The OIG faced a series of challenges beginning in 2015. While the Office...
Convention Center approves 2020 spending plan, defers vote on major architectural contract
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
November 21, 2019
The governing body of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center set its 2020 budget at its Wednesday...
Orleans Parish assessor’s budget, methods questioned by nonpartisan research group
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
November 20, 2019
Property tax assessments in Orleans Parish have come a long way from the days when seven assessors with a...
(Opinion) Newell: Compromise, co-operation can’t be dirty words as Mayor, Council grapple with tax relief measure
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
November 20, 2019
The City Council has made a request to cut tax rates for property owners, and an agreement is under...
(Editorial) Our Views: At annual BGR luncheon, a reminder of what matters
By Staff Editorial
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
November 17, 2019
The Bureau of Governmental Research, New Orleans’ venerable policy watchdog, seeks to celebrate distinguished service in the public sector...Ahead of major tourism industry merger, council members worry about accountability and public input in the city’s tourism future
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
November 15, 2019
On Friday, The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, a public municipal entity, provided some of the first details into...Infrastructure funding on the line in three New Orleans ballot measures
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
November 14, 2019
Since taking office in May 2018, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has searched far and wide for more money...(Opinion) The 8% Gorilla That Nobody Is Talking About
By Danil Faust
Source: Big Easy Magazine
November 12, 2019
The topic of the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans is a contentious one. In the past two...Cantrell doubles down, responds to criticism against bond and tax propositions
By Amanda Roberts
Source: Fox 8
November 11, 2019
November 16th, New Orleans residents will vote on three different propositions, all that would allow the city to use...BGR Endorses Ballot Propositions That Could Generate Millions For Infrastructure
By Travis Lux
Source: WWNO
October 30, 2019
In a report released Tuesday, the non-partisan Bureau for Governmental Research (BGR) has endorsed three ballot propositions that would...