Justice System
Gov. John Bel Edwards on State Priorities of Local Importance
November 13, 2018
Governor John Bel Edwards presented at a BGR Breakfast Briefing on State of Louisiana priorities of local importance. BGR...
Jefferson Parish tax renewals on the ballot, with new taxes proposed for local fire departments
By Faimon A. Roberts III
Source: The Advocate
October 24, 2018
Jefferson Parish voters will take up three parishwide tax renewals when they go to the polls Nov. 6, while...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...
St. Tammany business groups endorse sales tax renewals for jail and courthouse
By Sara Pagones
Source: The Advocate
March 13, 2018
Three prominent business groups are backing a pair of proposed sales tax renewals for the St. Tammany Parish courthouse...St. Tammany West Chamber backs taxes for jail, courthouse
By Robert Rhoden
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 12, 2018
The St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce has announced its support of March 24 ballot proposals to renew sales taxes to...St. Tammany making third try on sales tax renewals for jail, courthouse
By Sara Pagones
Source: The Advocate
March 6, 2018
For the third time in two years, St. Tammany Parish voters are being asked this month to approve a...On the Ballot: St. Tammany Parish Sales Tax Renewals
March 2, 2018
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases On the Ballot: St. Tammany Parish Tax Renewals. On March 24, 2018, St....Government watchdog group endorses Tammany jail tax, but not courthouse tax
By Robert Rhoden
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 2, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research is backing a St. Tammany Parish sales tax renewal for the operation and maintenance of the...Government watchdog group endorses St. Tammany sales tax for jail but not for courthouse
By Sara Pagones
Source: The Advocate
March 2, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research has come out against a one-fifth cent sales tax for the St. Tammany Justice...