Parks & Recreation
Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng Discusses Pandemic, Future Priorities at Breakfast Briefing
December 15, 2020
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) hosted a virtual Breakfast Briefing featuring Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng....BGR Analyzes Past New Orleans Budgets to Guide Funding Priorities
October 3, 2019
Today, BGR releases A Look Back to Plan Ahead: Analyzing Past New Orleans Budgets to Guide Funding Priorities. The report...Parks & Rec. millage approved by Orleans Parish voters
By Fox 8
Source: Fox 8
May 4, 2019
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – New Orleans voters approved a measure to consolidate taxes for the parish’s Parks and Recreation...New Orleans voters OK parks & rec tax consolidation
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 4, 2019
New Orleans voters approved a consolidation of soon-to-expire taxes for New Orleans parks and recreation organizations Saturday (May 4)....New Orleans voters overwhelmingly approve parks and recreation millage
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
May 4, 2019
New Orleans voters on Saturday roundly endorsed a new financial plan for parks and recreation in the city that...New Orleans area voters to decide on tax issues in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany on Saturday
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
May 3, 2019
Voters in much of the New Orleans area will head to the polls Saturday to consider mainly requests involving...New Orleans voters asked to carve up parks & rec tax pie
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 2, 2019
A measure to replace and redistribute expiring taxes for New Orleans parks and recreation organizations will be put to voters Saturday...Recommendations for May 4 election
By The Louisiana Weekly
Source: The Louisiana Weekly
April 30, 2019
Some very critical tax measures go before the voters on Saturday. Teacher pay raises and commitments to public greenspace...Vote ‘yes’ to shift tax money to recreation and City Park
By The Times-Picayune Editorial Board
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 21, 2019
The Times-Picayune Editorial Board makes the following recommendation for the May 4 ballot. ORLEANS PARISH PARKS AND RECREATION TAX...New Orleans voters to decide on plan to spread Audubon’s wealth to other parks, recreation agencies
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
April 19, 2019
Five years ago, with his request for a tax hike decisively rejected by voters, Ron Forman stood in an...