GOVERNMENT FINANCE
BGR Analyzes Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax Renewal on May 3 Ballot
April 9, 2025
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released On the Ballot: Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax Renewal, May 3,...
Without an accurate starting point, how can the city prioritize expenses?
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
April 8. 2025
This recording is no longer available online. Read BGR’s report urging the City of New Orleans to improve its...Newell Normand: What’s keeping the city from managing their money correctly?
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
April 7. 2025
Listen to Newell Normand’s commentary in response to BGR’s report urging the City of New Orleans to improve its...Amid settlement fallout, report warns of uncertain financial future for New Orleans
By Alyssa Curtis
Source: WWL-TV
April 7, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — After months of unclear back-and-forth from city leaders regarding the city’s financial standing- sparked by the...Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration, City Council lack sound fiscal policies, report says
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
April 7, 2025
New Orleans officials don’t have a long-term plan for the city’s finances or safeguards for the city’s reserves, leaving...BGR Calls on City of New Orleans to Strengthen its Financial Practices
April 7, 2025
The recent dispute about a proposed $90 million legal settlement between the City of New Orleans and the Orleans...
Quin Hillyer: Back home in Louisiana, where personalities and politics are bigger than life
By Quin Hillyer
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
February 1, 2025
Early 20th-century novelist Thomas Wolfe wrote, “You can’t go home again.” Dorothy Gale, in “The Wizard of Oz,” though,...
BGR Dashboards Show Most Property Tax Rates Lower
By Site Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
January 31, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) updated its interactive Property Tax Dashboards with the...BGR Dashboards Show Most Property Tax Rates Lower After Reassessments
January 30, 2025
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) has updated its interactive Property Tax Dashboards with the latest rates for Jefferson,...
Good government group wants guidelines for New Orleans’ public housing money
By Joni Hess
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
December 19, 2024
A government watchdog group has issued guidance that it says City Hall and its partners must follow before dispersing...