GOVERNMENT FINANCE
BGR Raises Policy Concerns About Excluding Hotel Rooms from New French Quarter Sales Tax
September 14, 2021
In August, the New Orleans City Council excluded hotel room rentals from a new sales tax for enhanced public...
BGR Participates in Webinar on Federal Pandemic Relief Funds for New Orleans
August 4, 2021
The City of New Orleans has received its first portion of federal pandemic relief funds through the American Rescue...BGR to Participate in Webinar on Federal Pandemic Relief Funds
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
August 2, 2021
NEW ORLEANS – The City of New Orleans has received its first portion of federal pandemic relief funds through...
Council puts library and housing property tax renewals on the November ballot
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
July 15, 2021
Orleans Parish voters will decide in November whether to renew two property taxes that expire at the end of...French Quarter security tax delayed over demand for hotel exemption
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
July 12, 2021
A quarter-cent sales tax in the French Quarter, approved by residents of the historic neighborhood earlier this year through...
BGR slams New Orleans for reinstating more generous pension payouts
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
July 1, 2021
A recent hike in pension benefits for New Orleans municipal employees will cost taxpayers millions and is fiscally irresponsible,...BGR Urges City of New Orleans to Reinstate Pension Reforms and Improve Weakening Pension System
June 30, 2021
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report, A Retreat on Pension Reform: City of New...BGR: Governments Should Spend Federal Relief Funds Carefully
By Rich Collins
Source: Biz New Orleans
June 23, 2021
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Governmental Research has released guidance for government entities planning how to spend federal...BGR Seeks Strong Planning and Accountability for Federal Relief Funds to Address Pandemic’s Impacts
June 22, 2021
The Bureau of Governmental Research today releases Handle with Care: Public Planning and Accountability Must Guide Spending of Federal...Quarter-cent sales tax for French Quarter on ballot again Saturday
By Kaitlin Rust
Source: FOX 8
April 22, 2021
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – In order to fund the “Blue Light Patrols” in the Quarter, the reinstatement of the...