Fees & Charges
BGR Recommends Improving the City Council’s Evaluation of S&WB Funding Proposals
November 30, 2023
In a November 28 letter to the New Orleans City Council, BGR expressed concern that the council does not...
Nonprofit floats stormwater fee to shore up drainage system costs
By Joshua Rosenberg
Source: The Lens
May 22, 2023
Inevitably, impossibly, New Orleans lives with water. “With,” though, is a flexible term that, for more than 100 years,...
BGR Analyzes Past New Orleans Budgets to Guide Funding Priorities
October 3, 2019
Today, BGR releases A Look Back to Plan Ahead: Analyzing Past New Orleans Budgets to Guide Funding Priorities. The report...
Cantrell pressing governor to use convention center funds for New Orleans infrastructure
By Beau Evans and Julia O'Donoghue
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
February 22, 2019
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signaled she wants $75 million for city infrastructure repairs straight from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s...Cantrell plan to aid New Orleans S&WB? $75M upfront, $40M in revenue from sports, tourism
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
February 14, 2019
Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Thursday gave the clearest outline yet of her vision for plugging budget holes at the...S&WB task force highlights agency’s financial crisis, calls for drainage fees
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
January 28, 2019
The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board is in desperate need of money for critical infrastructure projects and should...Should New Orleans have a drainage fee? City Council member is wary
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 20, 2018
New Orleans Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer warned this week that she would not support any new fee levied on residents...
BGR Wins National Awards for Research
August 14, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...Our levees and pumps aren’t enough to keep New Orleans dry | Editorial
By The Times-Picayune Editorial Board
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 27, 2018
The start of hurricane season always raises our collective anxiety level a bit. South Louisianians have to be on...Mayor LaToya Cantrell: New Orleans drainage projects have ‘been on hold far too long’
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 22, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell held a news conference on Tuesday (May 22) to level with the public about the city’s...