Announcements

NOPD’s New Chief Shares His Vision for a Safer New Orleans

March 27, 2019

The New Orleans Police Department’s new superintendent, Shaun Ferguson, presented at a BGR Breakfast Briefing on his vision and...

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...

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...

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...