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May 24 Webinar Explores Choices in Cities’ Basic Governing Structures
May 9, 2023
Join the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) for a free lunchtime webinar, “Designing City Governments for Success,” on Wednesday,...
BGR Urges JP Council to Improve Fiscal Planning, Accountability
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
May 5, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: In an April 28 letter to the Jefferson Parish Council, BGR recommends...BGR Recommends Improvements to Jefferson Parish Council’s Fiscal Planning and Accountability
May 5, 2023
In an April 28 letter to the Jefferson Parish Council, BGR recommends ways in which the council can improve planning and...
(Opinion) Editorial: Defeat of Orleans Parish sheriff’s tax brings hard-earned lessons
By Staff Editorial
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 3, 2023
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposal to double her office’s property tax millage didn’t just go down to defeat...Sheriff Susan Hutson faces ‘monumental’ task of restoring confidence after tax hike rejection
By Joseph Cranney
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 1, 2023
New Orleanians of every stripe can all agree on maybe just a few things. Crawfish are good. Potholes are...
BGR Seeks Proposals for Communications Planning
May 1, 2023
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) issued a request for proposals seeking a partner to develop the organization’s...Proposed tax hike measures fail in Orleans, St. Tammany parishes
By FOX 8 Staff
Source: FOX 8
April 29, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Voters in Orleans and St. Tammany parishes overwhelmingly rejected property tax hikes Saturday (April 29)...New Orleans voters reject Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposed tax hike by huge margin
By Joseph Cranney
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
April 29, 2023
New Orleans on Saturday delivered a nearly unanimous rejection of a proposal from Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to...Election Day today features tax issues on both sides of the lake
By Staff Report
Source: WWL Radio
April 29, 2023
Voters are going to the polls across Southeast Louisiana today consider tax issues and a handful of races. Elections...Tax propositions await voters in New Orleans, St. Tammany Parish on Saturday
By Staff Report
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
April 29, 2023
New Orleans voters will decide the fate Saturday of a tax proposition that would nearly double the tax collected...