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Mary Zervigon, tireless civic activist and fixture at City Hall for decades, dies at 83
By John Pope
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
August 28, 2022
Mary Keller Zervigon, who held posts in two mayoral administrations and spent countless hours serving on civic boards working...BGR Wins National Research Awards, Welcomes New Board Member
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
August 24, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR received two research awards from the Governmental Research Association at a...
BGR Wins National Research Awards, Welcomes New Board Member
August 23, 2022
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) recently received two research awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its...
Watchdog: Power struggles between city, Sheriff’s Office has set back New Orleans jail’s progress
By Jillian Kramer
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
August 10, 2022
Power struggles between the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and the city have long stymied progress at the New Orleans...BGR Seeks Better Governance for New Orleans Jail
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
August 5, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR has released a report that urges the Orleans Parish...New Orleans jail operations could use an overhaul
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
August 4, 2022
A new report by the Bureau of Governmental Research has has a long list of recommendations to improve the...The Bureau of Governmental Research releases report on Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Jail and what they can do to make improvements
By Kenny Lopez
Source: WGNO
August 4, 2022
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— A new report by The Bureau of Governmental Research is now out and it focuses on...BGR Finds that Better Governance at the New Orleans Jail Can Support Reforms
August 4, 2022
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a report to assist local policymakers as they seek to end...
St. Tammany council tonight discusses possible tax increase
By Chris Miller
Source: WWL Radio
July 7, 2022
Tonight the St. Tammany Parish Council talks property taxes in a public hearing. There are some expenses stacking up...New & Notable: Becky Mowbray
By Kelly Massicot, Chris Price, Kim Singletary
Source: Biz New Orleans
July 1, 2022
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) was founded in New Orleans in January 1932 to monitor and analyze government...