BGR in the News

‘We’re trying to prioritize our people’| Sheriff Hutson reflects on year 1 in office while defending millage increase

By LBJ

Source: WGNO

April 20, 2023

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— May 2 will mark one year since Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson took office and Thursday,...

How does the BGR stand on Sheriff Hutson’s tax proposal?

By Newell Normand

Source: WWL Radio

April 20, 2023

Newell speaks with Rebecca Mowbray and Paul Rioux of BGR about Sheriff Susan Hutson’s push for higher property taxes...

Bureau of Governmental Research explains why they oppose property tax millage increase for parish jail

By WWL-TV Staff

Source: WWL-TV

April 20, 2023

Independent watchdog group Bureau of Governmental Research says they are against the millage to increase property taxes to fund...

Bureau of Governmental Research issues report criticizing proposed tax by Orleans Parish sheriff

By Cassie Schirm

Source: WDSU

April 20, 2023

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has issued a report that does not support the recent proposed...

BGR Analyzes Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax on April 29 Ballot

By Biz New Orleans Staff

Source: Biz New Orleans

April 20, 2023

NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On April 19, BGR released a report intended to help Orleans Parish...

New Orleans watchdog group opposes Sheriff Susan Hutson’s tax hike

By Joseph Cranney

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

April 19, 2023

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposal to nearly double a tax her office collects is premature, skirts the practices...

Sheriff Hutson’s plan for proposed tax hike opposed by policy nonprofit as too vague

By Ken Daley

Source: FOX 8

April 19, 2023

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Sheriff Susan Hutson’s push for higher property taxes to increase her agency’s budget should be...

Research group calls Sheriff Susan Hutson’s explanation of proposed millage increase “too vague”

By Amy Russo

Source: WGNO

April 19, 2023

ORLEANS PARISH, La. (WGNO) — “What is the timeline for all these investments? Why are they priorities? Which ones...

Orleans Sheriff Susan Hutson offers few details on plan to nearly double taxes funding her office

By Joseph Cranney

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

April 13, 2023

New Orleans City Council members cast doubts Thursday on Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposal to nearly double the tax her...

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson wants tax hike to increase deputy pay, renovate jail

By Joseph Cranney

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

April 12, 2023

Just a few months after the New Orleans City Council rejected Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s request for a...