BGR in the News
New Orleans council approves $103M sale of Caesars leases, shores up city reserves
By Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 7, 2026
Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration can close on a $100 million deal to boost the city’s depleted reserves after the City Council...
New Orleans Approves $103M Caesars Casino Revenue Deal
By Kelly Hite
Source: Biz New Orleans
May 8, 2026
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans City Council has approved a deal to generate more than $100 million in...
City Hall Plays High Stakes: New Orleans Cashes In Caesars Rent To Refill Rainy-Day Fund
By Jackie Ramirez-Lopez
Source: Hoodline
May 5, 2026
New Orleans officials are getting ready to trade nearly nine years of Caesars casino lease payments for a lump...
Louisiana Republicans Are Taking Attacks on New Orleans Voters to a Shocking Place
By John Pfaff
Source: Slate
May 5, 2026
This story was produced in partnership with Deep South Today, a network of nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsrooms in Louisiana and...
New Orleans plan to sell casino lease payments needs guardrails, report says
By Nolan McKendry
Source: The Center Square
May 5, 2026
(The Center Square) — New Orleans’ proposed deal to raise more than $100 million by selling rights to future...
$100M sale of Caesars leases is good, but New Orleans must protect its reserves, BGR says
By Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 4, 2026
New Orleans has raided its reserve fund too often, and before city officials boost the fund by $103 million,...
BGR: Caesars Casino Cash Deal Could Help City, but Needs Guardrails
By Site Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
May 4, 2026
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – As the City of New Orleans moves this week to sell a portion of its...
Bureau of Governmental Research supports Moreno’s $103 million deal with Caesars Casino
Source: Fox 8
May 4, 2026
BGR supports Caesars advance money deal. Watch full news report with the source link above.
City Hall Snags $16 Million Lifeline From New Orleans Assessor
By Hannah Mitchell
Source: Hoodline
April 30, 2026
New Orleans city officials are using a short-term cash swap with the Orleans Parish Assessor’s Office to pump roughly...
Big changes could be coming to New Orleans courts, but are they moving too fast?
By Newell Normand
Source: The Newell Normand Show
April 22, 2026
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) is warning that proposed Louisiana bills to consolidate Orleans Parish’s civil and criminal...