BGR in the News
New Orleans Convention Center leaders say $1.1 billion investment will pay off, but will it?
By Tyler Bridges
Source: The Advocate
March 23, 2019
Build it and they will come. That’s the rosy forecast by officials from the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention...
New Orleans Council on Aging tax proposal brings political, policy debates before voters
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
March 23, 2019
Before the fish plates were served Friday at the senior center on the edge of Pontchartrain Park, Joyce Rawlins...Commentary: Vote no on the proposed tax to benefit seniors March 30
By Gambit Commentary
Source: Gambit
March 22, 2019
We don’t want to disrespect our elders, but a proposal to levy a new 2-mill property tax in New...Senior citizen advocates push for new tax; Mayor Cantrell, BGR advise against it
By Amanda Roberts
Source: FOX 8
March 18, 2019
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – On March 30th voters in New Orleans will decide whether to pass a property tax...
Key to Cantrell’s 2019 legislative agenda? Tourism cash to rebuild New Orleans S&WB, more
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
March 17, 2019
Less than a month away from the start of the 2019 legislative session, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s legislative agenda is...Amid tax debate, Convention Center stresses need for renovations, new hotel
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 16, 2019
The Great Hall of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center was a bustle of activity the day...Working groups zeroing in on cash to meet Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s demands for S&WB help
By Tyler Bridges
Source: The Advocate
March 16, 2019
Two groups — one created by the mayor and the governor, the other consisting of tourism and business leaders working...Our Views: Reject elderly services tax, this time, but get more detailed plan
By Advocate Editorial
Source: The Advocate
March 16, 2019
The political appeal of a tax for services to the elderly is obvious. For one thing, members of the...Early voting for March 30 election starts Saturday: New Orleans-area ballots
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 15, 2019
There are relatively few items on ballots in the New Orleans area for the March 30 election, as statewide...Clancy DuBos: Cantrell’s first electoral battle lines
By Clancy DuBos
Source: Gambit
March 15, 2019
NEW ORLEANS MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL HAS DRAWN HER FIRST ELECTORAL BATTLE LINES since taking office last year. She opposes a...