Fees & Charges

A discussion of street maintenance and how to pay for it with Amy Glovinsky, President of BGR

By Janae Pierre

Source: WWNO

May 26, 2017

This week on All Things New Orleans, we chat with Stand with Dignity’s lead organizer, Toya Lewis, about a...

Report: Money from traffic cam fines isn’t going to city streets

By Paul Murphy

Source: WWL-TV

May 26, 2017

NEW ORLEANS — According to a new report, the City of New Orleans is only spending $3.8 million on...

BGR Releases ‘Paying For Streets: Options For Funding Road Maintenance In New Orleans’

By Biz New Orleans

Source: Biz New Orleans

May 10, 2017

NEW ORLEANS – BGR released “Paying for Streets: Options for Funding Road Maintenance in New Orleans,” yesterday, Tuesday, May...

New Orleans spends a fraction of what it needs to on street maintenance, group says

By Wilborn P. Nobles III

Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

May 9, 2017

The city of New Orleans only spends an average of $3.8 million annually on street maintenance tasks like pothole repairs...

Peter Reichard shares the Bureau of Governmental Research’s new study calling for a drainage fee

By Janae Pierre

Source: WWNO

March 6, 2017

This week on All Things New Orleans, we spoke with representatives of the Global Livingston Institute about their annual...

BGR report proposes using fees, not taxes, to fund New Orleans’ drainage system

By Jeff Adelson

Source: The Advocate

February 14, 2017

The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board should consider levying usage fees to pay for the upkeep of its...