Parks & Recreation

How Audubon went from a rundown zoo to New Orleans’ ‘single-biggest attraction’

By Stephanie Riegel

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

August 20, 2023

Ron Forman arrived at New Orleans City Hall at the perfect time to build a zoo. It was 1973....

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...