BGR in the News
Sticker shock! New property assessments have some residents worried
By Meg Farris
Source: WWL-TV
July 18, 2023
If you’ve opened your letter from the Orleans assessor’s office, you may have experienced a bit of sticker shock....
Is There Concern Over The Cost Of A New Facility For A Jail?
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL Radio
July 13, 2023
Rebecca Mowbray and Paul Rioux join Tommy Tucker to talk about the cost and design of a new jail...“Medieval at best” – multiple groups criticize proposed wing for NOLA prison
By Michael Perlstein
Source: WWL-TV
July 12, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — Following a series of stories by WWL-TV over the controversial design proposed for a new mental...Design, cost concerns plague proposed Orleans Parish Jail facility
By Zach Labbé
Source: WGNO
July 12, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Bureau of Governmental Research released a report supporting a review of the design and...Good-government group backs review of costs, design of controversial Orleans jail wing
By Joseph Cranney
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
July 12, 2023
A federal judge should order a fresh review of the proposed design and costs of the controversial expansion to...BGR Supports Review of Jail Facility Design and Cost
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
July 11, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On July 11, BGR published a report discussing concerns that...
Push to shrink St. Tammany Parish Council debated. Is smaller better?
By Bob Warren
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
June 20, 2023
The St. Tammany Parish Council has 14 members, the most of any council in the New Orleans area and...
New Orleans affordable housing development fund aims to close widening financing gaps
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 26, 2023
The New Orleans City Council on Thursday approved $32 million for a new affordable housing fund, nearly doubling the...How Is New Orleans Spending From The General Fund Reserve?
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL Radio
May 25, 2023
Becky Mowbray and Stephen Stuart join Tommy to talk about how the city is spending the money from the...As city allocates last federal pandemic funds, community groups say their priorities were ignored
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: Verite
May 25, 2023
The New Orleans City Council on Thursday (May 25) approved a city spending plan for more than $120 million...