Budget & Finance
Without an accurate starting point, how can the city prioritize expenses?
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
April 8. 2025
This recording is no longer available online. Read BGR’s report urging the City of New Orleans to improve its...Newell Normand: What’s keeping the city from managing their money correctly?
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
April 7. 2025
Listen to Newell Normand’s commentary in response to BGR’s report urging the City of New Orleans to improve its...Amid settlement fallout, report warns of uncertain financial future for New Orleans
By Alyssa Curtis
Source: WWL-TV
April 7, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — After months of unclear back-and-forth from city leaders regarding the city’s financial standing- sparked by the...Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration, City Council lack sound fiscal policies, report says
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
April 7, 2025
New Orleans officials don’t have a long-term plan for the city’s finances or safeguards for the city’s reserves, leaving...BGR Calls on City of New Orleans to Strengthen its Financial Practices
April 7, 2025
The recent dispute about a proposed $90 million legal settlement between the City of New Orleans and the Orleans...
Good government group wants guidelines for New Orleans’ public housing money
By Joni Hess
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
December 19, 2024
A government watchdog group has issued guidance that it says City Hall and its partners must follow before dispersing...
BGR Offers Recommendations on New Orleans Housing Trust Fund Administration
December 17, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) sent a letter to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and members of...BGR and HousingNOLA Clash Over New Orleans Housing Trust Fund Management
By Veronika Lee Claghorn
Source: Biz New Orleans
December 18, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 18, 2024) — Yesterday, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) sent a five-page letter to Mayor...
New Orleans voters OK measures on workers’ rights, affordable housing
By Katie Jane Fernelius
Source: Verite News
November 6, 2024
New Orleans voters on Tuesday (Nov. 5) approved two new amendments to the city’s charter: one that will add...New Orleans voters approve affordable housing trust fund
By Matt Bloom
Source: WWNO
November 6, 2024
New Orleans is poised to see a massive influx of taxpayer funding for local affordable housing projects after voters...