News and Events
BGR Issues Ballot Report on Constitutional Amendment No. 4
September 27, 2019
Today, BGR releases On the Ballot: Housing Tax Exemptions in New Orleans, October 12, 2019. The report analyzes Constitutional Amendment...
Former judge and retired postal worker vie for Jefferson Parish Council District 1 seat
By Chad Calder
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
September 24, 2019
The race to replace Ricky Templet in the Jefferson Parish Council’s District 1 seat is between two candidates who...
New Orleans City Council wants nonprofits to pay more in taxes, but obstacles are many
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
September 24, 2019
The New Orleans City Council is looking for ways to get nonprofits to contribute more to the city’s bottom...
BGR to Present A Conversation with Michael Lewis at its 2019 Annual Luncheon
September 18, 2019
Don’t miss this year’s Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) Annual Luncheon featuring bestselling author Michael Lewis. The luncheon will...
Supt. Trey Folse Discusses St. Tammany Schools at BGR Breakfast Briefing
September 17, 2019
Today, Trey Folse, superintendent of the St. Tammany Parish Public School System, presented at a BGR Breakfast Briefing entitled...BGR Surveys Jefferson Parish Council Candidates on Key Policy Issues
September 13, 2019
Today BGR releases Questions for a New Parish Council, the second in a two-part report series providing the views...BGR Surveys Jefferson Parish President Candidates on Key Policy Issues
September 12, 2019
Today BGR releases Questions for a New Parish President, the first in a two-part series of reports providing the...City leaders to scrutinize property tax breaks for nonprofits
By Sabrina Wilson
Source: Fox 8
August 29, 2019
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – As large numbers of homeowners are outraged over higher property assessments, members of the...
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...