Announcements
BGR Issues Ballot Report on Constitutional Amendment No. 4
September 27, 2019
Today, BGR releases On the Ballot: Housing Tax Exemptions in New Orleans, October 12, 2019. The report analyzes Constitutional Amendment...
BGR to Present A Conversation with Michael Lewis at its 2019 Annual Luncheon
September 18, 2019
Don’t miss this year’s Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) Annual Luncheon featuring bestselling author Michael Lewis. The luncheon will...
Supt. Trey Folse Discusses St. Tammany Schools at BGR Breakfast Briefing
September 17, 2019
Today, Trey Folse, superintendent of the St. Tammany Parish Public School System, presented at a BGR Breakfast Briefing entitled...
BGR Surveys Jefferson Parish Council Candidates on Key Policy Issues
September 13, 2019
Today BGR releases Questions for a New Parish Council, the second in a two-part report series providing the views...BGR Surveys Jefferson Parish President Candidates on Key Policy Issues
September 12, 2019
Today BGR releases Questions for a New Parish President, the first in a two-part series of reports providing the...
BGR Research Honored by National Peers
August 5, 2019
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...
Stay Informed with The Daily Dispatch
July 30, 2019
Sign up for The Daily Dispatch, our new weekday email of news about government and public policy in the New...Introducing The Daily Dispatch
July 17, 2019
At BGR, we take seriously our mission of fostering an informed public policy dialogue in the New Orleans metropolitan region....
Ghassan Korban Discusses Rebuilding the S&WB for a Stronger Future
May 14, 2019
Today, Ghassan Korban, executive director of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, presented at a BGR Breakfast...
BGR Updates Estimates of Local Tax Revenue in Orleans Parish
April 25, 2019
Today, BGR releases The $1 Billion Question Revisited: Updating BGR’s 2015 Analysis of Orleans Parish Tax Revenues. With New Orleans...