Down The Drain: The Future of the SWBNO, and possible solutions to improve it

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Down The Drain: The Future of the SWBNO, and possible solutions to improve it

By Lily Cummings

Source: WWL-TV

May 17, 2023

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research, a nonpartisan independent research group, released a 52-page report outlining what...

New Orleans S&WB needs sweeping changes if it wants to avoid more pitfalls, BGR says

By Ben Myers

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

May 17, 2023

The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board is overseen by a board controlled by the mayor. Its funding is...

BGR recommends S&WB restructure how it is governed

By FOX 8 Staff

Source: FOX 8

May 17, 2023

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BGR report claims way S&WB is governed contributes to city’s water, drainage problems

By Cassie Schirm

Source: WDSU

May 17, 2023

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research says the way that Sewerage and Water Board is governed is...

Research nonprofit suggests multiple changes to be made at Sewerage & Water Board

By WWL-TV Staff

Source: WWL-TV

May 17, 2023

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research, a research nonprofit, released its findings on the New Orleans Sewerage...

BGR report says New Orleans should restructure governance of Sewerage and Water Board

By Ken Daley

Source: FOX 8

May 17, 2023

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The Sewerage and Water Board is hamstrung by bureaucratic inefficiencies and competing interests, and will...

BGR Examines S&WB Governance Problems and Potential Reform Options

May 17, 2023

Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report that connects the flawed governance structure of the...

Crescent City Connection lighting plans moving forward, but funding not yet in place

By Ben Myers

Source: The Times Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

March 6, 2023

State officials are advancing new plans to light up the Crescent City Connection, the distinctive twin bridges connecting downtown...

Breakfast Briefing Explains How Jefferson is Preparing for Future Storms

September 15, 2022

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) hosted a Breakfast Briefing in Jefferson Parish about “Preparing Jefferson for Future...

Rough Patch: How long can you keep kicking the can down the road when the road’s falling apart?

By Kaylee Poche

Source: Gambit

May 9, 2022

Over on Webster Street, Ellis Arjmand can’t drive to his house without going the wrong way down the one-way...