Justice System

Budget Agreement between City and Sheriff Critical to Solving Jail’s Chronic Problems

September 26, 2023

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) published a report today calling on the City of New Orleans and the Orleans...

BGR Research Honored by National Peers

August 14, 2023

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...

Phase III Concerns of Sheriff and City Council Deserve Further Review

July 11, 2023

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) issued a report discussing concerns that the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and...

BGR: Jail’s problems need officials working together for fix

By Rebecca Mowbray

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

May 9, 2023

On April 29, New Orleans voters made a clear statement against paying more in taxes for the city jail. But a...

(Opinion) Editorial: Defeat of Orleans Parish sheriff’s tax brings hard-earned lessons

By Staff Editorial

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

May 3, 2023

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposal to double her office’s property tax millage didn’t just go down to defeat...

Sheriff Susan Hutson faces ‘monumental’ task of restoring confidence after tax hike rejection

By Joseph Cranney

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

May 1, 2023

New Orleanians of every stripe can all agree on maybe just a few things. Crawfish are good. Potholes are...

Proposed tax hike measures fail in Orleans, St. Tammany parishes

By FOX 8 Staff

Source: FOX 8

April 29, 2023

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Voters in Orleans and St. Tammany parishes overwhelmingly rejected property tax hikes Saturday (April 29)...

New Orleans voters reject Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposed tax hike by huge margin

By Joseph Cranney

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

April 29, 2023

New Orleans on Saturday delivered a nearly unanimous rejection of a proposal from Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to...

Election Day today features tax issues on both sides of the lake

By Staff Report

Source: WWL Radio

April 29, 2023

Voters are going to the polls across Southeast Louisiana today consider tax issues and a handful of races. Elections...

Tax propositions await voters in New Orleans, St. Tammany Parish on Saturday

By Staff Report

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

April 29, 2023

New Orleans voters will decide the fate Saturday of a tax proposition that would nearly double the tax collected...