BGR in the News
Audubon’s tax strategy this time around: Share the money with other park and recreation agencies
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
October 5, 2018
Four years after New Orleans voters overwhelmingly rejected a 4.2-mill property tax for the Audubon Nature Institute that would...Mayor Cantrell: Tax money for tourism, sports industries, should help pay for drainage, infrastructure
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
October 4, 2018
Mayor LaToya Cantrell outlined tentative plans Thursday to shift some tax revenue away from various local tourism, sports and...
A phone call with S&WB shouldn’t replace a public meeting
By The Times-Picayune Editorial Board
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
September 21, 2018
Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she held private conversations with Sewerage & Water Board members just to keep them informed after controversial...
Danae Columbus: Mayor Cantrell needs Gov. Edwards’ help to keep more tourism taxes in New Orleans
By Danae Columbus
Source: Uptown Messenger
September 20, 2018
When Mayor LaToya Cantrell addressed the Bureau of Governmental Research on Tuesday, she was quick to talk about her...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...