BGR in the News

Stephanie Grace: From City Hall to SWB, here’s 1st steps LaToya Cantrell has taken on her to-do list

By Stephanie Grace

Source: The Advocate

September 20, 2018

Being mayor of a major city such as New Orleans is a big, big job, and realistically speaking, no...

New Orleans Mayor Considers Moving City Hall To Armstrong Park

By Eileen Fleming

Source: WWNO

September 19, 2018

A task force is examining if the shuttered Municipal Auditorium could be the new home for city government. After...

Cantrell eyes Municipal Auditorium as the new City Hall, but what about rest of Armstrong Park?

By Jennifer Crockett

Source: WDSU

September 19, 2018

NEW ORLEANS —On Tuesday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell floated the idea of turning the blighted Municipal Auditorium in Armstrong Park...

Grace Notes: LaToya Cantrell has a Ray Nagin moment (and no, not in the criminal way)

By Stephanie Grace

Source: The Advocate

September 19, 2018

Speaking at a Tuesday morning briefing hosted by the Bureau of Governmental Research, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell answered...

Cantrell defends phone ‘calls’ with Sewerage & Water Board members; lawyer says it violated the law

By Beau Evans

Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

September 18, 2018

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Tuesday (Sept. 18) defended her decision to hold at least one private phone call with members of...

Cantrell proposes moving City Hall to Municipal Auditorium

By WWL Staff

Source: WWL-TV

September 18, 2018

The Municipal Auditorium has had many uses during its 88-year history: concert hall, home of Carnival balls, basketball arena...

Municipal Auditorium for City Hall? Not so fast, Cantrell’s CAO says

By Kevin Litten

Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

September 18, 2018

New Orleans city officials are still in the very early stages of exploring options for a new City Hall,...

Like others, Cantrell pitches City Hall move; Navy compound, Municipal Auditorium are options

By Jeff Adelson

Source: The Advocate

September 18, 2018

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has made evaluating options for relocating or renovating City Hall an “absolute priority,”...

Letters: Convention Center should explore better deal

By Letter to the Editor

Source: The Advocate

September 14, 2018

I read with interest a recent article in The Advocate in which a group that includes Joe Jaeger is...

Convention Center hotel subsidies questioned by watchdog group

By Greg LaRose

Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

September 14, 2018

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center’s proposal to build a 1,200-room hotel on its property is drawing...