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New Orleans hospitality workers: New health care initiative a ‘timid’ but ‘good’ first step
By Emily Woodruff
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
August 9, 2019
The hospitality industry in New Orleans brings in $8.7 billion per year, according to a report commissioned by the city in...
BGR Research Honored by National Peers
August 5, 2019
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...
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July 30, 2019
Sign up for The Daily Dispatch, our new weekday email of news about government and public policy in the New...Introducing The Daily Dispatch
July 17, 2019
At BGR, we take seriously our mission of fostering an informed public policy dialogue in the New Orleans metropolitan region....
Controversial New Orleans convention center hotel bill gets OK; a look at what’s next
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Advocate
June 9, 2019
The controversial 1,200-room hotel proposed for the upriver end of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center passed a major milestone...New Orleans will get millions of dollars for roads, drainage; here are 3 big winners
By Tyler Bridges
Source: The Advocate
June 2, 2019
New Orleans will receive tens of millions of dollars to replace antiquated sewage pipes, fix faulty drainage pumps and...
S&WB unveils new ways to show old pipes
By Danny Monteverde
Source: WWL-TV
May 14, 2019
NEW ORLEANS — The year was 1919. The rotary telephone hit the market, the Grand Canyon became a national...
How old are your water pipes? A new Sewerage & Water Board map will show you
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 14, 2019
The Sewerage & Water Board has released a new interactive map that shows the location and age of underground...How will New Orleans S&WB spend new tourism funds? Repairs, changes, upgrades, more
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
May 14, 2019
In his first detailed public remarks since city officials wrung millions of dollars for New Orleans infrastructure out of the...Ghassan Korban Discusses Rebuilding the S&WB for a Stronger Future
May 14, 2019
Today, Ghassan Korban, executive director of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, presented at a BGR Breakfast...