Announcements

BGR Examines Elderly Services Tax Proposal

March 12, 2019

Today, BGR releases On the Ballot: New Orleans Elderly Services Tax Proposal, March 30, 2019. The report analyzes a...

BGR Welcomes New Board Members and Officers

February 4, 2019

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research announces its 2019 officers and board members. BGR’s 31-person board of directors held...

BGR Analyzes Orleans Parish Hotel Taxes

January 30, 2019

Today, BGR releases The Lost Penny: An Analysis of the Orleans Parish Hotel Tax Structure. The report explains the origin...

On the Ballot: S&WB Governance Change, December 8, 2018

November 15, 2018

Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a report to inform voters on a proposed City of New...

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...

BGR Announces 2018 Annual Luncheon Speaker

October 17, 2018

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) announced its 2018 annual luncheon speaker, Michael E. Leiter, the former director of...

Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Her First 100 Days in Office

September 18, 2018

Mayor LaToya Cantrell presented at a BGR Breakfast Briefing on her first 100 days in office and future initiatives....

BGR Questions Consultant’s Analysis of Convention Hotel Project

September 13, 2018

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases an open letter to the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The letter...

BGR Wins National Awards for Research

August 14, 2018

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...

BGR Releases Public Contributions to Convention Center Hotel Demand Scrutiny

July 19, 2018

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases Public Contributions to Convention Center Hotel Demand Scrutiny. The report provides an analytical framework...