GOVERNMENT FINANCE
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...Here’s how Convention Center can help fund New Orleans public safety plan
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
February 11, 2017
The $40 million public safety plan proposed recently by Mayor Mitch Landrieu and being considered by other New Orleans...Why will New Orleans property owners get another tax bill this year?
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
February 1, 2017
Tuesday (Jan. 31) was the deadline for New Orleans property owners to pay their 2017 taxes, but they can...Major expansion of surveillance cameras in French Quarter, 20 hot spots
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
January 23, 2017
A massive expansion of the New Orleans Police Department’s surveillance capabilities, in both the French Quarter and 20 “hot...
BGR Wins National Honors for Research
July 28, 2016
BGR won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Tuesday,...