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...