GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Key to Cantrell’s 2019 legislative agenda? Tourism cash to rebuild New Orleans S&WB, more
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
March 17, 2019
Less than a month away from the start of the 2019 legislative session, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s legislative agenda is...
Amid tax debate, Convention Center stresses need for renovations, new hotel
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 16, 2019
The Great Hall of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center was a bustle of activity the day...Working groups zeroing in on cash to meet Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s demands for S&WB help
By Tyler Bridges
Source: The Advocate
March 16, 2019
Two groups — one created by the mayor and the governor, the other consisting of tourism and business leaders working...
Our Views: Reject elderly services tax, this time, but get more detailed plan
By Advocate Editorial
Source: The Advocate
March 16, 2019
The political appeal of a tax for services to the elderly is obvious. For one thing, members of the...Early voting for March 30 election starts Saturday: New Orleans-area ballots
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 15, 2019
There are relatively few items on ballots in the New Orleans area for the March 30 election, as statewide...Clancy DuBos: Cantrell’s first electoral battle lines
By Clancy DuBos
Source: Gambit
March 15, 2019
NEW ORLEANS MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL HAS DRAWN HER FIRST ELECTORAL BATTLE LINES since taking office last year. She opposes a...Bureau of Governmental Research urges voters to reject tax to fund elderly services
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
March 12, 2019
The Bureau of Governmental Research is urging New Orleans voters to reject a proposed property tax hike to fund...Tax for New Orleans elderly services should be rejected, BGR says
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 12, 2019
New Orleans voters should reject a new tax later this month dedicated to senior services because it gives city...BGR comes out against proposed city elderly services tax
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
March 12, 2019
A new report by the Bureau of Governmental Research urges New Orleans residents to vote against a new property tax that...BGR Examines Elderly Services Tax Proposal
March 12, 2019
Today, BGR releases On the Ballot: New Orleans Elderly Services Tax Proposal, March 30, 2019. The report analyzes a...