Charter (New Orleans)
BGR Examines Nov. 15 Ballot on City Bonds and City Attorney Charter Amendment
October 24, 2025
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released two reports providing independent, nonpartisan analysis to New Orleans voters on...
June 18 Breakfast Briefing Focuses on Post-Katrina Government Reforms and Future Citizen Engagement
June 18, 2025
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, BGR’s June 18 Breakfast Briefing discussed the disaster’s lasting impact on...
Highlights of BGR’s Work in Support of Better Local Government Post-Katrina
June 18, 2025
The reform and modernization of local government is a lasting legacy of Hurricane Katrina. By envisioning positive change and...
BGR Offers Recommendations on New Orleans Housing Trust Fund Administration
December 17, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) sent a letter to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and members of...New Orleans voters OK measures on workers’ rights, affordable housing
By Katie Jane Fernelius
Source: Verite News
November 6, 2024
New Orleans voters on Tuesday (Nov. 5) approved two new amendments to the city’s charter: one that will add...New Orleans voters approve affordable housing trust fund
By Matt Bloom
Source: WWNO
November 6, 2024
New Orleans is poised to see a massive influx of taxpayer funding for local affordable housing projects after voters...Here’s how New Orleans, Jefferson Parish voted on ballot measures in 2024 election
By Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
November 5, 2024
New Orleans voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a city affordable housing fund and symbolic support for private sector workers,...Candidates & Voters Gearing Up for November 5 Elections
By Danae Columbus
Source: Big Easy Magazine
November 3, 2024
As the City Council’s leading advocate on the quest for more affordable housing, District B Councilmember Lesli Harris has...What’s on the Nov. 5 ballot? In New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, what’s there matters.
By Clancy DuBos
Source: Gambit
October 28. 2024
Other than the bitterly divisive presidential race, the Nov. 5 ballot features few contested elections in Orleans and Jefferson...Voters to decide on a proposal to dedicate money for affordable housing initiatives
By Sula Kim
Source: WDSU
October 24, 2024
NEW ORLEANS — City leaders in New Orleans want to allocate a chunk of money from the general fund...