S&WB
Watch Replay of Breakfast Briefing: Sewerage and Water Board Update
September 10, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research hosted its fourth and final Breakfast Briefing of the year. Our speaker was...
Five years later, LaToya Cantrell’s ‘fair share’ deal delivering results, BGR says
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
September 7, 2024
Five years after New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell struck a historic deal to direct tourism-related taxes to city infrastructure...
What has been the impact of the 2019 “Fair Share” deal?
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
September 6, 2024
This article is no longer available online. Please review BGR’s report here: https://www.bgr.org/report-index/bgr-analyzes-impact-of-fair-share-deal-for-new-orleans-infrastructure/BGR Finds ‘Fair Share’ Deal is Improving New Orleans Infrastructure, Can Be Strengthened
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
September 6, 2024
NEW ORLEANS — This week, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR), a private, nonprofit, independent research organization dedicated to...BGR Finds ‘Fair Share’ is Improving N.O. Infrastructure, Can Be Strengthened
September 5, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research released a report analyzing the impact of the 2019 “Fair Share” deal to direct new...Gambit’s Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down for Aug. 19
By Gambit Staff
Source: Gambit
August 18, 2024
THUMBS UP The Bureau of Governmental Research, a nonprofit public policy watchdog based in New Orleans, recently won three...National Association Honors BGR’s Research and Property Tax Dashboards
August 8, 2024
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won three awards from its peer organizations in the Governmental Research Association (GRA)...
A city falling apart: Why New Orleans fails to stay dry, functional despite billions in funding
By Joseph Cranney
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
June 27, 2024
Renata Young blocks her front door with sandbags when it rains. During a recent downpour, the water near her...
Flood of suggestions
By Delaney Dryfoos
Source: The Lens
April 4, 2024
After focusing on “the frequent failures” of the city’s Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, Gov. Jeff Landry’s...
Change ahead for the S&WB? Here’s how a proposed law could reshape the troubled utility.
By Jerry DiColo
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
April 3, 2024
A New Orleans lawmaker late Tuesday submitted a bill that would make sweeping changes to how the Sewerage &...