Budget & Finance
City Council to vote on spending budget surplus as advocacy groups decry lack of transparency
By Michelle Liu
Source: Verite
May 23, 2023
The New Orleans City Council is set to vote Thursday (May 25) on a plan to spend tens of...
Flush with millions, Jefferson Parish Council members fund pet projects; see breakdown
By Blake Paterson
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 14, 2023
Standing before a gymnasium full of angry residents at the Avondale Playground in October, Jefferson Parish Council member Byron...BGR Urges JP Council to Improve Fiscal Planning, Accountability
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
May 5, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: In an April 28 letter to the Jefferson Parish Council, BGR recommends...BGR Recommends Improvements to Jefferson Parish Council’s Fiscal Planning and Accountability
May 5, 2023
In an April 28 letter to the Jefferson Parish Council, BGR recommends ways in which the council can improve planning and...What is the American Rescue Plan Act money for New Orleans East being used for?
By Devin Bartolotta
Source: WWL-TV
January 23, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans East is getting some much-needed funding for some big projects. Councilman Oliver Thomas announced...ZURIK: Ousted contractor says Cantrell administration orchestrated trash crisis
By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer
Source: FOX 8
January 17, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – As residents complained about garbage left to rot on the streets for weeks, the company...Cantrell administration should boost transparency on $388 million in federal funds, BGR says
By Matt Sledge
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 18, 2022
When the New Orleans City Council passed a massive, $262 million amendment to the 2023 budget in the waning...BGR Analyzes City’s Use of Federal Pandemic Relief Funds
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
December 15, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On Dec. 13, BGR released a new report that shows...City hasn’t spent bulk of $388 million in federal COVID relief, BGR report finds
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 15, 2022
A new report from the local think tank the Bureau of Governmental Research analyzed how New Orleans has managed...Dec. 14 Webinar Focuses on City of New Orleans’ Uses of Pandemic Relief Funds
December 14, 2022
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) highlighted a new report on the City of New Orleans’ uses of its...