BGR in the News
St. Tammany business groups endorse sales tax renewals for jail and courthouse
By Sara Pagones
Source: The Advocate
March 13, 2018
Three prominent business groups are backing a pair of proposed sales tax renewals for the St. Tammany Parish courthouse...St. Tammany West Chamber backs taxes for jail, courthouse
By Robert Rhoden
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 12, 2018
The St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce has announced its support of March 24 ballot proposals to renew sales taxes to...St. Tammany making third try on sales tax renewals for jail, courthouse
By Sara Pagones
Source: The Advocate
March 6, 2018
For the third time in two years, St. Tammany Parish voters are being asked this month to approve a...Government watchdog group endorses Tammany jail tax, but not courthouse tax
By Robert Rhoden
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 2, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research is backing a St. Tammany Parish sales tax renewal for the operation and maintenance of the...Government watchdog group endorses St. Tammany sales tax for jail but not for courthouse
By Sara Pagones
Source: The Advocate
March 2, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research has come out against a one-fifth cent sales tax for the St. Tammany Justice...
New Orleans’ SELA drainage work should end this year, except on Florida Ave.
By Susan Buchanan
Source: The Louisiana Weekly
February 19, 2018
On some days, you need nerves of steel to drive down Louisiana Avenue during rush hour. It’s one of...Deadline looming for Excellence in Government Award nominations
By Renee Allen
Source: The Associated Press
January 13, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Bureau of Governmental Research is accepting nominations for its 2018 Excellence in Government Awards....
Nell Nolan: BGR Luncheon
By Nell Nolan
Source: The Advocate
January 9, 2018
A Launching Luncheon At noon on a recent Thursday, the 2017 annual luncheon of the Bureau of Governmental Research...After talks stall, Morial Convention Center narrows focus for proposed upriver hotel project
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
December 24, 2017
After years of stalled negotiations, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center officials have returned to the drawing board as they seek...Federal inspector general to audit S&WB use of Katrina recovery funds
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
December 18, 2017
The Sewerage & Water Board will open the new year facing both a federal audit of its post-Hurricane Katrina...