GOVERNMENT FINANCE
As city heads toward $100M deficit, watchdog group urges planning
By Rachel Handley
Source: WWL-TV
September 11, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — A report released by a local government watchdog highlights the City of New Orleans’ growing budget...
City of New Orleans Needs a Sustainable Budget to Meet Residents’ Demands
September 11, 2025
The City of New Orleans is at a tipping point. As the races for mayor and City Council heat...
BGR Honored for Helping New Orleans Save $88.5M
By Site Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
July 25, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won three awards at the national Governmental Research Association conference July 13-16...
Gain Insights from BGR on Key Election Issues
July 8, 2025
Voters will head to the polls in October to decide New Orleans’ municipal elections, with the seats of the...
June 18 Breakfast Briefing Focuses on Post-Katrina Government Reforms and Future Citizen Engagement
June 18, 2025
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, BGR’s June 18 Breakfast Briefing discussed the disaster’s lasting impact on...
Highlights of BGR’s Work in Support of Better Local Government Post-Katrina
June 18, 2025
The reform and modernization of local government is a lasting legacy of Hurricane Katrina. By envisioning positive change and...Orleans Parish School Board’s lawsuit against city postponed
By Metia Carroll
Source: WDSU
June 9, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — The trial over millions of dollars the Orleans Parish School Board claims it is owed by...
Homestead exemption hike again moves forward in Louisiana
By Rob Masson
Source: FOX 8
May 13, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) – A proposal to increase Louisiana’s homestead exemption for the first time in more than...
Millage Renewal for Orleans Parish Sheriff Passes by Just Two Votes
By Scott Ploof
Source: Big Easy Magazine
May 4, 2025
With the outcome hinging on just two votes, on May 3, 2025, Orleans Parish voters narrowly approved the renewal...Sheriff Susan Hutson’s tax renewal wins by historically close margin, two votes
By Joseph Cranney
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
May 3, 2025
By an almost surreal, historically close margin, Orleans Parish voters appeared to hand Sheriff Susan Hutson a huge reprieve...