Justice System
‘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...BGR Analyzes Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Tax on the April 29 Ballot
April 19, 2023
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report, On the Ballot: Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax,...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...