Announcements
New Report — More Cash for Trash: How New Orleans Can Align Sanitation Fees with Service Costs and Protect Ratepayers
On October 1, the trash fee on New Orleans water bills went up from $24 to $32.25 a month....
BGR Breakfast Briefing: Keeping Levees First: Who’s Running Our Flood Protection?
October 6, 2026
We don’t have a region without flood protection. After the 2005 levee failures, New Orleanians demanded a new kind...
Watch: Breakfast Briefing with Orleans Parish Sheriff Michelle Woodfork
September 9, 2026
On September 9, BGR welcomed Orleans Parish Sheriff Michelle Woodfork for a Breakfast Briefing on the challenges and opportunities...
Annual Luncheon: Taking a City to the Next Level With Mayor David Holt
July 27, 2026
Join us for BGR’s 2026 Annual Luncheon as we explore lessons from Oklahoma City’s remarkable transformation and what they...
New Video: What Residents Should Know About Proposed SWBNO Changes
August 28, 2026
New Orleans is considering one of the most significant changes to Sewerage & Water Board governance in the utility’s...
Convention Center Moves to Reduce Public Cost of Hotel Project as BGR Recommended
August 26, 2026
AT A GLANCE Today, the Convention Center board revised the financial structure of the planned Omni headquarters hotel in...Hear From New Orleans’ New Sheriff at BGR’s September 9 Breakfast Briefing
August 17, 2026
The Orleans Parish Jail has been at the center of some of New Orleans’ most important public safety debates...BGR Announces Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt as Featured Speaker for 2026 Annual Luncheon
August 6, 2026
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release – August 6, 2026 Oklahoma City mayor has helped guide one of the nation’s...BGR Shares Research with Working Group Examining the Future of the Sewerage & Water Board
July 24, 2026
Following major changes approved by the Louisiana Legislature this year, New Orleans leaders are evaluating how the Sewerage &...
Watch: Breakfast Briefing on Population and Economic Development
July 9, 2026
On July 9, BGR convened three of the region’s leading economic development voices—Annalisa Kelly (JEDCO), Walt Leger (New Orleans...