Taxation (New Orleans)
New Report Examines Big Decision Ahead on Drainage Funding
January 8, 2026
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR)Ā released a new report todayĀ examining the Sewerage & Water Board’s effort to develop a...
BGR Examines Nov. 15 Ballot on City Bonds and City Attorney Charter Amendment
October 24, 2025
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released two reports providing independent, nonpartisan analysis to New Orleans voters on...
New Orleanians are being priced out of the city. Can the next assessor make a difference?
By Katie Jane Fernelius
Source: Verite News
September 26, 2025
New Orleans is at an inflection point. The city is losing businesses and residents, with many saying they simply...Gain Insights from BGR on Key Election Issues
July 8, 2025
Voters will head to the polls in October to decide New Orleans’ municipal elections, with the seats of the...
June 18 Breakfast Briefing Focuses on Post-Katrina Government Reforms and Future Citizen Engagement
June 18, 2025
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, BGRā€™s June 18 Breakfast Briefing discussed the disaster’s lasting impact on...
Highlights of BGR’s Work in Support of Better Local Government Post-Katrina
June 18, 2025
The reform and modernization of local government is a lasting legacy of Hurricane Katrina. By envisioning positive change and...
Orleans Parish School Board’s lawsuit against city postponed
By Metia Carroll
Source: WDSU
June 9, 2025
NEW ORLEANS ā€” The trial over millions of dollars the Orleans Parish School Board claims it is owed by...
Homestead exemption hike again moves forward in Louisiana
By Rob Masson
Source: FOX 8
May 13, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) – A proposal to increase Louisianaā€™s homestead exemption for the first time in more than...Millage Renewal for Orleans Parish Sheriff Passes by Just Two Votes
By Scott Ploof
Source: Big Easy Magazine
May 4, 2025
With the outcome hinging on just two votes, on May 3, 2025, Orleans Parish voters narrowly approved the renewal...Sheriff Susan Hutson’s tax renewal wins by historically close margin, two votes
By Joseph Cranney
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
May 3, 2025
By an almost surreal, historically close margin, Orleans Parish voters appeared to hand Sheriff Susan Hutson a huge reprieve...