Charter (New Orleans)
BGR Supports Amendment Allowing City Council to Approve Appointments
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
October 17, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On Oct. 17, BGR released a new report titled On the...Should New Orleans City Council Confirm Department Heads? BGR Analyzes Nov. 8 Ballot Proposal
October 17, 2022
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report, On the Ballot: New Orleans Charter Amendment, November...(Opinion) A Cautionary Tale: The New Orleans Office of Inspector General. Part 2: Facing Challenges
By Ed Quatrevaux
Source: The Lens
November 22, 2019
Read Part 1: Fulfilling the mission. The OIG faced a series of challenges beginning in 2015. While the Office...Sewerage & Water Board seats 3 new directors
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 29, 2019
Three new directors have joined the 11-member panel tasked with overseeing the Sewerage & Water Board. The additions follow a recent...New Orleans voters back slight change on Sewerage & Water Board roster
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 8, 2018
New Orleans voters have chosen to slightly reel back a change they made five years ago to the makeup...What to know about the Sewerage & Water Board ballot initiative for Saturday’s election
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 7, 2018
To change who oversees the Sewerage & Water Board or not to change it? That question is on the ballot for...N.O. voters to decide a charter amendment related to the S&WB
By Sabrina Wilson
Source: FOX 8
December 7, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Drainage issues, boil water advisories and complaints about inflated water bills have thrust the New...Should New Orleans City Council be represented on S&WB? Voters will decide on election day
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
December 6, 2018
New Orleans voters will decide Saturday whether to approve a City Charter change that would return City Council representation...Ahead Of Weekend Vote, State Senator Says Sewerage And Water Board Should Be Changed
By Travis Lux
Source: WWNO
December 6, 2018
The Sewerage and Water Board oversees most of the water and drainage in the city. It’s faced lots of...City Council’s powers over S&WB are limited, councilman says
By Letters to the Editor
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 3, 2018
In a Dec. 2 editorial titled, “No on adding a council representative to S&WB,” the Times-Picayune editorial board quotes a recent Bureau...