INFRASTRUCTURE
Why is the Sewerage & Water Board run the way it is?
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL Radio
March 19, 2024
Tommy talks to Becky Mowbray, President and CEO of BGR, about the Sewerage and Water Board, its governance problems,...‘Agonizing’ problems at S&WB draw resident complaints at Jeff Landry’s task force meeting
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
March 15, 2024
Outrageous water bills, flood-damaged property and unpaid court judgments were among the many frustrations about the Sewerage and Water...Bill on the table to appoint special master to oversee Sewerage and Water Board billing disputes
By David Jones
Source: FOX 8
March 14, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Governor Jeff Landry’s special task force examining issues with the Sewerage and Water Board met...New Orleans’ Sewerage & Water Board needs ‘complete overhaul and facelift,’ task force member says
By FOX 8 Staff
Source: FOX 8
February 28, 2024
Click the video on this webpage to watch the news story. Click here to explore BGR’s recommendations on improving...
Editorial: Louisiana’s coastal agency is working, don’t weaken it
By Staff Editorial
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
February 28, 2024
Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposal to consolidate and reorganize the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority under the Louisiana Department of...Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to create task force to review ‘failures’ of Sewerage & Water Board
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
February 27, 2024
In his latest move to reshape New Orleans, Gov. Jeff Landry is launching a task force to investigate what...BGR Urges Landry to Keep State’s Standalone Coastal Protection Agency
By Rich Collins
Source: Biz New Orleans
February 21, 2024
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research, a nonprofit government watchdog group, is urging Gov. Jeff Landry to...Louisiana Should Keep Separate Agency Dedicated to Saving Coast
February 20, 2024
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research sent a letter to Governor Jeff Landry urging him to keep Louisiana’s separate...
Stormwater fees expected to go before voters in flood-prone New Orleans
By Greg LaRose
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
February 9, 2024
NEW ORLEANS — Just days after an intense rainstorm caused yet another round of flooding, a push is under...
Will a stormwater fee finally fly in New Orleans? Officals are preparing a new pitch
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
January 25, 2024
After two recent whiffs in persuading the City Council to approve new revenue proposals, the Sewerage & Water Board...