Taxation (New Orleans)
Gov. Edwards opposes plan to redirect hotel taxes to New Orleans infrastructure
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
November 13, 2018
A plan by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell to ask state lawmakers to shift some hotel taxes from tourism...
Voters To Decide On Constitutional Amendment Meant To Ease Blow Of Property Tax Increases
By Jess Clark
Source: WWNO
November 1, 2018
There will be several proposed changes to the state constitution on the ballot next Tuesday. One of them, Amendment...BGR Releases November 6, 2018 Ballot Reports
October 24, 2018
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases reports to inform voters on proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 6 and...
Jeff Sadow: Mayor Cantrell’s idea to fund New Orleans S&WB should be no brainer for Legislature
By Jeff Sadow
Source: The Advocate
October 13, 2018
Let New Orleans drown in water and red ink or stop giving special interests money to finance their real-life...Our Views: Mayor Cantrell needs to grab at more than tourism dollars to solve New Orleans’ drainage woes
By The Advocate Editorial Board
Source: The Advocate
October 12, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell built her political career by being a disruptor, and she won election with 60...
Hotel tax on the table in meetings with Mayor Cantrell, hospitality industry leaders
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
October 10, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is poised to meet with hotel and tourism industry leaders this week to broach potential tweaks to the existing occupancy tax...There’s a roadblock for LaToya Cantrell’s latest tax revenue-shifting plan: John Alario
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
October 6, 2018
Louisiana state Senate President John Alario on Friday threw cold water on Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s tentative plan to try to...Audubon’s tax strategy this time around: Share the money with other park and recreation agencies
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
October 5, 2018
Four years after New Orleans voters overwhelmingly rejected a 4.2-mill property tax for the Audubon Nature Institute that would...Mayor Cantrell: Tax money for tourism, sports industries, should help pay for drainage, infrastructure
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
October 4, 2018
Mayor LaToya Cantrell outlined tentative plans Thursday to shift some tax revenue away from various local tourism, sports and...
BGR Wins National Awards for Research
August 14, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...