Public Safety
Opinion: Newell: Cantrell admin hits French Quarter group with ridiculous attack
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
February 25, 2021
Earlier this week, Mayor Cantrell’s Director of Strategic Initiatives Joshua Cox had a press conference wherein he accused the...Fact Check: Cantrell Admin Spreads Inaccuracies about FQMD Statements Regarding Task Force Patrols
By Jenn Bentley
Source: Big Easy Magazine
February 22, 2021
The battle over security patrols in the French Quarter continues, with Mayor Cantrell’s administration remaining at odds with the...Voters shoot down all three Cantrell-backed tax proposals
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 5, 2020
New Orleans voters on Saturday rejected a package of ballot propositions put forward by Mayor LaToya Cantrell that would...French Quarter Sales Tax gets Sidney Torres endorsement
By Paul Murphy
Source: WWL-TV
December 3, 2020
NEW ORLEANS — Saturday’s tax proposition in the French Quarter just picked up a heavyweight endorsement from one of...BGR Releases Ballot Report on French Quarter Sales Tax Renewal Proposition
December 2, 2020
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases On the Ballot: French Quarter Sales Tax Renewal, December 5, 2020....
NOPD superintendent discusses future policing efforts in New Orleans
By WDSU Digital Team
Source: WDSU
September 30, 2020
The New Orleans Police Department superintendent spoke on the future of policing in the city Wednesday morning. Superintendent Shaun...
BGR Presents Virtual Briefing About Future of N.O. Policing
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
September 2, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Governmental Research will present a virtual breakfast briefing about the future of New...
Council members begin process to renew French Quarter sales tax for state trooper patrols
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
July 16, 2020
Members of the New Orleans City Council on Thursday initiated the process to renew a quarter percent sales tax...
Community meeting about the rise of crime in Uptown informative and contentious
By Sue Strachan
Source: Uptown Messenger
January 15, 2020
Having your car broken into via smashed windows has become the new normal in New Orleans. On Tuesday, Jan....
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...