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BGR Discusses Awards Program, Local Issues with Oliver Thomas on WBOK January 23, 2020
By Oliver Thomas
Source: WBOK recorded broadcast via BGR
January 23, 2020
BGR President and CEO Amy Glovinsky and Vice President & Research Director Stephen Stuart talked about the 2020 Excellence...BGR Seeks Nominations for 2020 Excellence in Government Awards
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
January 16, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Governmental Research is now accepting nominations for its 2020 Excellence in Government Awards honoring...
Community meeting about the rise of crime in Uptown informative and contentious
By Sue Strachan
Source: Uptown Messenger
January 15, 2020
Having your car broken into via smashed windows has become the new normal in New Orleans. On Tuesday, Jan....BGR Seeks Nominations for 2020 Excellence in Government Awards
January 14, 2020
One of BGR’s most important and exciting programs – the biennial Excellence in Government Awards – returns this year,...
New Orleans court clerk says he won’t furlough employees for at least a week
By Matt Sledge
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
January 6, 2020
Deputy clerks at Orleans Parish Criminal District Court can breathe a sigh of relief — at least for now....BGR Opens Nominations for 2020 Excellence in Government Awards
December 18, 2019
BGR is accepting nominations through February 14 for its 2020 Excellence in Government Awards. Don’t miss your opportunity to...
‘The Second Battle of New Orleans’ republished for 50th anniversary of end to Riverfront Expressway fight
By Sandra Stokes
Source: The Lens
December 17, 2019
If you’re really lucky, at least once in your life you cross paths with someone truly extraordinary. I was...
‘It will be a mess:’ Traffic headaches from Convention Center Blvd. not expected to go away when construction ends
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 12, 2019
Large portions of Convention Center Boulevard are closed for the entire month of December. It’s just the latest in...
Rear Admiral John Nadeau Discusses Coast Guard’s Work in New Orleans and Beyond
December 10, 2019
Today, Rear Admiral John Nadeau, the new commander of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Eighth District, presented at a BGR...Newell: Is New Orleans better off with one property tax assessor instead of seven?
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
November 25, 2019
Newell talks to BGR Vice President and Research Director Stephen Stuart and research analyst Jamie Parker about what’s changed...