BGR in the News
Meeting the Press
By The Advocate
Source: The Advocate
November 23, 2017
MEETING THE PRESS: Betsy Fischer Martin and Jonathan Martin will be the featured speakers when the Bureau of Governmental...
JP school leaders consider next move after teacher pay millage defeat
By Rob Masson
Source: FOX 8
November 21, 2017
METAIRIE, LA (WVUE) – Jefferson Parish School Board members are debating which way to go next after voters narrowly defeated a measure...Despite poll defeat, Jefferson Parish school leaders planning to bring taxes back before voters
By Faimon A. Roberts III
Source: The Advocate
November 21, 2017
Just days after Jefferson Parish voters narrowly rejected a new property tax to fund a pay raise for public...School board member wants Jefferson Parish voters to reconsider teacher pay tax
By Littice Bacon-Blood
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 21, 2017
Jefferson Parish School Board member Cedric Floyd said Tuesday (Nov. 21) that he wants voters to reconsider an 8.45-mill...Our Views: Orleans’ proposed rainy-day fund could provide parish the financial base needed
By The Advocate Editorial Board
Source: The Advocate
November 18, 2017
There are several issues and races on the ballot throughout south Louisiana for today’s election, including a statewide contest...New Orleans voters approve ‘rainy day’ emergency fund
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 18, 2017
New Orleans voters have agreed to create a safety net for the city’s finances, establishing a “rainy day” fund with...Jefferson Parish voters narrowly reject property tax for schoolteacher raises
By Faimon Roberts
Source: The Advocate
November 18, 2017
Jefferson Parish voters on Saturday narrowly rejected an 8.45-mill, 10-year property tax that would have paid for salary increases...Jefferson Parish voters narrowly reject school tax increase
By Littice Bacon-Blood
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 18, 2017
Jefferson Parish voters narrowly rejected a new 8.45-mill property tax Saturday (Nov. 18) that school officials requested to boost teacher pay....Rainy day fund is vital to New Orleans’ financial future, mayor says
By Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Source: Letters to the Editor, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 17, 2017
In 7 1/2 years, together with the City Council and the people of New Orleans, we have righted the...Jefferson Parish voters to decide on new tax for teacher raises
By Paul Murphy
Source: WWL-TV
November 17, 2017
Jefferson Parish schools are asking taxpayers to vote “yes” on Saturday to a new 8.5 mil property tax. The...