BGR in the News
Bureau of Governmental Research urges voters to reject tax to fund elderly services
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
March 12, 2019
The Bureau of Governmental Research is urging New Orleans voters to reject a proposed property tax hike to fund...
Assessor: proposed hotel probably wouldn’t get tax exemption
By The Associated Press
Source: The Associated Press via WWL-TV
March 12, 2019
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Orleans Parish tax assessor says he’s told convention center officials that a $558 million...Tax for New Orleans elderly services should be rejected, BGR says
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 12, 2019
New Orleans voters should reject a new tax later this month dedicated to senior services because it gives city...BGR comes out against proposed city elderly services tax
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
March 12, 2019
A new report by the Bureau of Governmental Research urges New Orleans residents to vote against a new property tax that...
Activists turn up the heat in New Orleans
By C.C. Campbell-Rock
Source: The Louisiana Weekly
March 11, 2019
Community activism is alive and well in New Orleans at the grassroot level. One group, The New Orleans Peoples’...New Orleans lawmakers see tough fight ahead for infrastructure money
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 10, 2019
With the Louisiana Legislature convening in exactly one month, the first proposals focused on raising more money for New Orleans road...Planned New Orleans convention center hotel would not qualify for tax exemption, assessor says
By Tyler Bridges
Source: The Advocate
March 10, 2019
Erroll Williams, the Orleans Parish tax assessor, is complicating plans for a hotel that officials of the Ernest N....Plan to save $330M on New Orleans Convention Center hotel has yet to draw interest from board
By Tyler Bridges
Source: The Advocate
February 28, 2019
A respected investment banker has a plan that he says could save the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hundreds...Hotel taxes are at the center of Cantrell’s fight to provide more money for New Orleans infrastructure
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
February 24, 2019
This year agencies in New Orleans charged with overseeing the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, running the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center...Cantrell pressing governor to use convention center funds for New Orleans infrastructure
By Beau Evans and Julia O'Donoghue
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
February 22, 2019
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signaled she wants $75 million for city infrastructure repairs straight from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s...