CORE SERVICES AND SYSTEMS

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...

BGR Reviews Spending and Impacts of the 2019 New Orleans Bond Authorization

October 20, 2025

Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released Beyond the Ballot: Analyzing Spending and Impacts of the 2019 New...

Orleans sheriff candidates mull jail management at public forums

By Kat Stromquist

Source: WWNO

August 21, 2025

Candidates for sheriff are laying out plans to take charge of the Orleans Parish jail, offering their visions for...

Louisiana Considered: How LSU prospects fared in MLB draft; ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’; pre-jailbreak problems at Orleans Parish Justice Center

By Alana Schreiber

Source: WWNO

July 15, 2025

Day 2 of the MLB draft wrapped up Monday, and now several Louisiana college ballplayers know where they’ll be...

Gain Insights from BGR on Key Election Issues

July 8, 2025

Voters will head to the polls in October to decide New Orleans’ municipal elections, with the seats of the...

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...

Robert Collins: What will the mass jailbreak mean for municipal elections in New Orleans?

By Robert Collins

Source: Verite News

June 10, 2025

On May 16, ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Prison through a hole cut in the wall. Even...

Orleans Parish School Board’s lawsuit against city postponed

By Metia Carroll

Source: WDSU

June 9, 2025

NEW ORLEANS — The trial over millions of dollars the Orleans Parish School Board claims it is owed by...

Fixing the New Orleans jail and preventing more brownouts: 7am hour

By Tommy Tucker

Source: WWL Radio

May 27, 2025

* BGR released a report with recommendations on how to improve the New Orleans jail. Let’s break it down...