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Tax for New Orleans parks and rec backed by watchdog group
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 9, 2019
The Bureau of Governmental Research gave its blessing Tuesday (April 9) for a ballot proposal in New Orleans aimed...BGR report weighs in on proposed tax to give Jefferson Parish teachers pay raises
By Nicole Mumphrey
Source: Fox 8
April 9, 2019
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – In a new report released Tuesday morning, the Bureau of Governmental Research weighs in on...Jefferson school system’s $29 million tax hike endorsed by Bureau of Governmental Research
By Drew Broach
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 9, 2019
The Jefferson Parish public school system’s $28.8 million tax increase was endorsed Tuesday (April 9) by the independent Bureau of Governmental...Jefferson school tax proposal gets endorsement from Bureau of Governmental Research
By Faimon A. Roberts III
Source: The Advocate
April 9, 2019
Jefferson Parish’s proposed 7.9-mill public schools tax landed a significant endorsement Tuesday, when the Bureau of Governmental Research backed...BGR Issues Report on New Orleans Parks and Recreation Tax Proposal
April 9, 2019
Today, BGR releases On the Ballot: New Orleans Parks and Recreation Tax Proposal, May 4, 2019. The report analyzes a...BGR Report Reviews Jefferson Parish School Tax Proposal
April 9, 2019
Today, BGR releases On the Ballot: Jefferson Parish School Tax Proposal, May 4, 2019. The report analyzes a May 4...
Teens, ages 14 and 16, killed in fiery crash into Broadmoor salon ID’d by coroner
By Emily Lane
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 3, 2019
A 14-year-old and 16-year old were killed March 20 when the car they were in crashed into a Broadmoor...Here’s the new NOPD police chief’s plans for the future
By Heath Allen
Source: WDSU
March 28, 2019
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson is laying out his plans for the police department’s future...NOPD Chief Optimistic About Department’s Future
By Eileen Fleming
Source: WWNO
March 27, 2019
New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson delivered an optimistic assessment Wednesday of the department he’s led since mid-January. Chief...NOPD’s New Chief Shares His Vision for a Safer New Orleans
March 27, 2019
The New Orleans Police Department’s new superintendent, Shaun Ferguson, presented at a BGR Breakfast Briefing on his vision and...