GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Ahead of major tourism industry merger, council members worry about accountability and public input in the city’s tourism future
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
November 15, 2019
On Friday, The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, a public municipal entity, provided some of the first details into...
Inform Your Vote in the Nov. 16 Election with BGR’s Reports
November 15, 2019
Citizens in New Orleans who plan to vote in Saturday’s election can inform their decisions with BGR’s report, On...Infrastructure funding on the line in three New Orleans ballot measures
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
November 14, 2019
Since taking office in May 2018, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has searched far and wide for more money...(Opinion) The 8% Gorilla That Nobody Is Talking About
By Danil Faust
Source: Big Easy Magazine
November 12, 2019
The topic of the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans is a contentious one. In the past two...
BGR Helps Citizens Stay Informed about the 2020 Budget Process
November 12, 2019
As the New Orleans City Council reviews the proposed 2020 budget for the City of New Orleans, BGR presents...Cantrell doubles down, responds to criticism against bond and tax propositions
By Amanda Roberts
Source: Fox 8
November 11, 2019
November 16th, New Orleans residents will vote on three different propositions, all that would allow the city to use...BGR Release Highlights Framework for Assessing New Orleans’ Proposed 2020 Budget
October 31, 2019
Today, BGR releases BGR Now: A Framework for Assessing New Orleans’ Proposed 2020 Budget, which outlines key findings of...BGR Endorses Ballot Propositions That Could Generate Millions For Infrastructure
By Travis Lux
Source: WWNO
October 30, 2019
In a report released Tuesday, the non-partisan Bureau for Governmental Research (BGR) has endorsed three ballot propositions that would...Infrastructure, bond issues dominate discussion on second day of New Orleans City Council budget hearings
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
October 29, 2019
Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s top public works aides offered a roadmap Tuesday for the hundreds of millions of dollars they...BGR weighs in on 3 Orleans Parish tax proposals
By Rob Masson
Source: Fox 8
October 29, 2019
In 2-1/2 weeks New Orleans voters will be asked to consider three new tax measures that city officials say,...