BGR in the News
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...BGR: Convention Center consultant for hotel project underestimates value of proposed public contributions; Convention Center reacts
By Sabrina Wilson
Source: FOX 8
September 13, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -The Bureau of Governmental Research, a watchdog group released an open-letter it sent to the New...Watchdog group questions consultant’s analysis of Convention Center hotel project
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
September 13, 2018
A local government watchdog offered a detailed rebuttal to arguments that it’s necessary for developers of a $558 million...Investment or giveaway? Despite rosy projections, some question New Orleans Convention Center’s hotel proposal
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
September 2, 2018
It’s a $156 million difference of opinion. That’s the gap between two estimates of the public subsidies involved in...Convention Center officials stress hotel proposal’s economic impact
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
August 23, 2018
Convention Center officials on Wednesday (Aug. 22) released an economic impact study that showed a proposed 1,200-room Convention Center...Proposed New Orleans convention center hotel would bring in $282M a year, consultant says
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
August 23, 2018
Hoping to counteract mounting criticism over plans to build a publicly subsidized 1,200-room hotel, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center officials...Proponents say Convention Center hotel would generate millions; residents outraged over funding
By Katherine Mozzone
Source: FOX 8
August 23, 2018
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – Residents packed the Convention Center board meeting Wednesday (Aug. 22) to voice their opinions...