Louisiana Legislature
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 &...New Orleans lawmaker files bill to take over S&WB, in line with Jeff Landry’s task force plan
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
April 2, 2024
A New Orleans-based lawmaker filed legislation late Tuesday to dismiss the local overseers of the beleaguered Sewerage and Water...Sewerage & Water Board director says proposed state oversight of utility would be ‘disruptive’
By Sabrina Wilson
Source: FOX 8
April 2, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The man in charge of the day-to-day operations of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water...Bureau of Governmental Research raises concerns over proposed recovery district for New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board
By Erin Lowrey
Source: WDSU
April 2, 2024
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research is raising what they call significant concerns with a proposed plan...
Governor Jeff Landry’s proposal to merge Louisiana’s coastal agency with energy offices appears on hold
By Mark Schleifstein
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
March 30, 2024
Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposal to move the state agency overseeing coastal restoration and hurricane protection under the Department of...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...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...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...
Leading Louisiana into 2022: A BGR Virtual Breakfast Briefing with Gov. John Bel Edwards
December 17, 2021
Today, Governor John Bel Edwards joined the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) for a Virtual Breakfast Briefing to discuss...BGR’s Dec. 17 Virtual ‘Breakfast Briefing’ to Feature Gov. Edwards
By Rich Collins
Source: Biz New Orleans
December 16, 2021
The Bureau of Governmental Research presents a free virtual “breakfast briefing” featuring Gov. John Bel Edwards at 8 a.m....