GOVERNMENT FINANCE
VERIFY: How much does New Orleans really earn from traffic cameras?
By Meg Farris
Source: WWL-TV
October 12, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — The city’s traffic cameras became a hot-button issue after their numbers nearly doubled over the past...3 things we learned from Tuesday’s WDSU mayoral debate
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
October 4, 2017
WDSU-TV’s New Orleans mayoral debate on Tuesday (Oct. 3) was a careful, plodding affair with almost no friction between the candidates,...‘Yes’ on three Orleans Parish school tax renewals | Editorial
By The Times-Picayune Editorial Board
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
October 3, 2017
The Times-Picayune editorial board makes the following recommendations for the Oct. 14 ballot. Early voting is open through Saturday, Oct....$9.8 million in property taxes up for renewal to fund Jefferson Parish bus service
By Drew Broach
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
September 28, 2017
The government agency overseeing Jefferson Parish’s two bus systems is sitting on a big pile of cash: $21.2 million. And...New Orleans mayoral candidates tout plans for Sewerage & Water Board, NOPD at forum
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
September 21, 2017
Six leading New Orleans mayoral candidates vowed this week to keep the troubled Sewerage & Water Board under city...Cantrell calls for $84 million a year in infrastructure spending, bringing S&WB into City Hall
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
August 31, 2017
In the midst of new concerns about the reliability of the Sewerage & Water Board’s drainage system and longstanding...Landrieu considers stormwater fees to pay for New Orleans drainage system upgrades
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
August 29, 2017
Mayor Mitch Landrieu is in the early stages of a plan to put a stormwater management fee proposal before the New...
BGR Again Wins National Awards for Research
July 27, 2017
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...First projects in New Orleans’ multibillion-dollar street repair campaign behind schedule
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
June 26, 2017
New Orleans’ ambitious plan to pour billions of dollars into fixing its crumbling streets is already behind schedule before...Traffic cam money pads the general fund
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL Radio
May 30, 2017
A new report from the Bureau of Government Research says New Orleans isn’t using ANY traffic camera money to...