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...