Fees & Charges
New Report Examines Big Decision Ahead on Drainage Funding
January 8, 2026
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a new report today examining the Sewerage & Water Board’s effort to develop a...
Stormwater fees expected to go before voters in flood-prone New Orleans
By Greg LaRose
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
February 9, 2024
NEW ORLEANS — Just days after an intense rainstorm caused yet another round of flooding, a push is under...
On Politics: Jeff Landry and New Orleans politicos are all smiles; French Quarter food lottery
By James Finn, Ben Myers and Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
December 3, 2023
Since Jeff Landry won the Louisiana governor’s race, New Orleans political circles have been abuzz with the question of...
BGR Asks City Council to Change Process for Evaluating S&WB Funding Proposals
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
November 30, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: At the end of this week, the New Orleans City...BGR Recommends Improving the City Council’s Evaluation of S&WB Funding Proposals
November 30, 2023
In a November 28 letter to the New Orleans City Council, BGR expressed concern that the council does not...
On Politics: Is ‘Healthy Homes’ funded?; S&WB drainage fee revisited; graffiti gains
By Sophie Kasakove and Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
November 19, 2023
Housing advocates and City Council members were surprised when they opened up Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s proposed 2024 budget to...Nonprofit floats stormwater fee to shore up drainage system costs
By Joshua Rosenberg
Source: The Lens
May 22, 2023
Inevitably, impossibly, New Orleans lives with water. “With,” though, is a flexible term that, for more than 100 years,...
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...
Cantrell pressing governor to use convention center funds for New Orleans infrastructure
By Beau Evans and Julia O'Donoghue
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
February 22, 2019
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signaled she wants $75 million for city infrastructure repairs straight from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s...Cantrell plan to aid New Orleans S&WB? $75M upfront, $40M in revenue from sports, tourism
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
February 14, 2019
Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Thursday gave the clearest outline yet of her vision for plugging budget holes at the...