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BGR Releases November 6, 2018 Ballot Reports
October 24, 2018 – Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases reports to inform voters on proposed Constitutional Amendment No....
BGR Announces 2018 Annual Luncheon Speaker
October 17, 2018 –The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) announced its 2018 annual luncheon speaker, Michael E. Leiter, the...
Jeff Sadow: Mayor Cantrell’s idea to fund New Orleans S&WB should be no brainer for Legislature
By Jeff Sadow
Source: The Advocate
October 13, 2018
Let New Orleans drown in water and red ink or stop giving special interests money to finance their real-life...Our Views: Mayor Cantrell needs to grab at more than tourism dollars to solve New Orleans’ drainage woes
By The Advocate Editorial Board
Source: The Advocate
October 12, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell built her political career by being a disruptor, and she won election with 60...Hotel tax on the table in meetings with Mayor Cantrell, hospitality industry leaders
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
October 10, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is poised to meet with hotel and tourism industry leaders this week to broach potential tweaks to the existing occupancy tax...There’s a roadblock for LaToya Cantrell’s latest tax revenue-shifting plan: John Alario
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
October 6, 2018
Louisiana state Senate President John Alario on Friday threw cold water on Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s tentative plan to try to...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...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 STRs, 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...