Economic Development
Convention Center Can Secure New Hotel While Reducing Public Subsidies
December 18, 2025
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a report today presenting several ways in which the New Orleans Ernest...
BGR Examines Nov. 15 Ballot on City Bonds and City Attorney Charter Amendment
October 24, 2025
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released two reports providing independent, nonpartisan analysis to New Orleans voters on...
BGR Reviews Spending and Impacts of the 2019 New Orleans Bond Authorization
October 20, 2025
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released Beyond the Ballot: Analyzing Spending and Impacts of the 2019 New...
Insurance Commissioner Speaks at BGR Breakfast Briefing
By Kelly Hite
Source: Biz New Orleans
September 18, 2025
NEW ORLEANS – Before introducing Tim Temple, the Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance, BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray kicked off the Sept. 18...
Watch BGR’s Sept. 18 Breakfast Briefing with Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple
September 18, 2025
Today, BGR held a Breakfast Briefing with Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Tim Temple. He shared his outlook for the state’s property...
Gain Insights from BGR on Key Election Issues
July 8, 2025
Voters will head to the polls in October to decide New Orleans’ municipal elections, with the seats of the...June 18 Breakfast Briefing Focuses on Post-Katrina Government Reforms and Future Citizen Engagement
June 18, 2025
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, BGR’s June 18 Breakfast Briefing discussed the disaster’s lasting impact on...March 26 Briefing Explores Lessons Learned from Super Bowl Infrastructure Playbook
March 26, 2025
More than 500 local infrastructure projects and repairs were completed in the leadup to Super Bowl LIX, eclipsing a...February 11 Breakfast Briefing Focuses on St. Tammany’s Economic Growth
February 11, 2025
Today’s Breakfast Briefing, our first of 2025, focused on St. Tammany Parish’s shift from being a part of the...
BGR Finds ‘Fair Share’ is Improving N.O. Infrastructure, Can Be Strengthened
September 5, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research released a report analyzing the impact of the 2019 “Fair Share” deal to direct new...