Taxation (New Orleans)
On New Orleans tax propositions, BGR says yes for library and no for housing
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
November 22, 2021
A prominent government watchdog group is recommending New Orleans voters renew one expiring property tax on the Dec. 11...BGR comes out in support of library property tax, against housing tax on Dec. 11 ballot
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
November 22, 2021
The nonpartisan think tank the Bureau of Governmental Research released a new report on Monday with a split decision...BGR backs New Orleans library tax proposal, opposes housing millage
By WDSU Digital Team
Source: WDSU
November 22, 2021
A nonpartisan policy group is split on its opinion of two tax proposals New Orleans voters will consider Dec....BGR Weighs in on New Orleans Library and Housing Tax Propositions
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
November 22, 2021
BGR has released a new report that analyzes proposed 20-year property taxes for public libraries and housing that New...BGR Issues New Report on New Orleans Library and Housing Tax Propositions
November 22, 2021
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report that analyzes proposed 20-year property taxes for public...
There are 4 constitutional amendments on Louisiana ballots Saturday. Here’s what they mean.
By Mark Ballard
Source: The Advocate
November 12, 2021
After years of doing taxes the same way, Louisiana voters beginning Saturday are being asked to decide if the...
Despite ballot wording, French Quarter hotel rooms are exempt from this security tax
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
October 1, 2021
A tax agreement signed Thursday with the French Quarter Management District marked the final step toward resuming enhanced police...BGR: New Quarter Sales Tax Should Apply to Hotel Rooms
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
September 14, 2021
NEW ORLEANS – From the Bureau of Governmental Research: Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) published a new...BGR Raises Policy Concerns About Excluding Hotel Rooms from New French Quarter Sales Tax
September 14, 2021
In August, the New Orleans City Council excluded hotel room rentals from a new sales tax for enhanced public...City Council members maintain legally dubious hotel exemption while reinstating French Quarter sales tax
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
August 19, 2021
A special sales tax to fund supplemental police patrols in the French Quarter will be reinstated starting in October...