BGR in the News

Bureau of Governmental Research adds board members

By Staff Report

Source: The Times Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

March 12, 2023

The Bureau of Governmental Research has appointed eight new members to its board of directors. The new members, who...

Crescent City Connection lighting plans moving forward, but funding not yet in place

By Ben Myers

Source: The Times Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

March 6, 2023

State officials are advancing new plans to light up the Crescent City Connection, the distinctive twin bridges connecting downtown...

BGR Welcomes 8 New Directors, Announces Officers for 2023

By Biz New Orleans Staff

Source: Biz New Orleans

March 03, 2023

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has announced the appointment of eight new members to its board...

Government watchdog group says Orleans Registrar of Voters’ office needs to be more transparent

By David Jones

Source: FOX 8

February 27, 2023

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – As the leaders of the effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell go head-to-head...

What is the American Rescue Plan Act money for New Orleans East being used for?

By Devin Bartolotta

Source: WWL-TV

January 23, 2023

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans East is getting some much-needed funding for some big projects. Councilman Oliver Thomas announced...

ZURIK: Ousted contractor says Cantrell administration orchestrated trash crisis

By Lee Zurik and Dannah Sauer

Source: FOX 8

January 17, 2023

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – As residents complained about garbage left to rot on the streets for weeks, the company...

Nell Nolan: Society of Colonial Wars, Churchill Society Dinner, BGR Luncheon, Ditta Dinner UHC

By Nell Nolan

Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

January 4, 2023

90th Anniversary At the annual luncheon of the Bureau of Governmental Research in the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, the...

Cantrell administration should boost transparency on $388 million in federal funds, BGR says

By Matt Sledge

Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

December 18, 2022

When the New Orleans City Council passed a massive, $262 million amendment to the 2023 budget in the waning...

BGR Analyzes City’s Use of Federal Pandemic Relief Funds

By Biz New Orleans Staff

Source: Biz New Orleans

December 15, 2022

NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On Dec. 13, BGR released a new report that shows...

City hasn’t spent bulk of $388 million in federal COVID relief, BGR report finds

By Michael Isaac Stein

Source: The Lens

December 15, 2022

A new report from the local think tank the Bureau of Governmental Research analyzed how New Orleans has managed...