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Sticker shock! New property assessments have some residents worried
By Meg Farris
Source: WWL-TV
July 18, 2023
If you’ve opened your letter from the Orleans assessor’s office, you may have experienced a bit of sticker shock....
Is There Concern Over The Cost Of A New Facility For A Jail?
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL Radio
July 13, 2023
Rebecca Mowbray and Paul Rioux join Tommy Tucker to talk about the cost and design of a new jail...“Medieval at best” – multiple groups criticize proposed wing for NOLA prison
By Michael Perlstein
Source: WWL-TV
July 12, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — Following a series of stories by WWL-TV over the controversial design proposed for a new mental...Design, cost concerns plague proposed Orleans Parish Jail facility
By Zach Labbé
Source: WGNO
July 12, 2023
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Bureau of Governmental Research released a report supporting a review of the design and...Good-government group backs review of costs, design of controversial Orleans jail wing
By Joseph Cranney
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
July 12, 2023
A federal judge should order a fresh review of the proposed design and costs of the controversial expansion to...
Young Professionals share views on Public Policy at the BGR Social
July 12, 2023
BGR welcomed three young professional groups to discuss their perspective on public policy in New Orleans. The three groups...BGR Supports Review of Jail Facility Design and Cost
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
July 11, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On July 11, BGR published a report discussing concerns that...Phase III Concerns of Sheriff and City Council Deserve Further Review
July 11, 2023
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) issued a report discussing concerns that the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and...
Push to shrink St. Tammany Parish Council debated. Is smaller better?
By Bob Warren
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
June 20, 2023
The St. Tammany Parish Council has 14 members, the most of any council in the New Orleans area and...BGR Breakfast Briefing: As St. Tammany Grows, Should the Parish Council Shrink?
June 20, 2023
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) held a panel discussion in Covington that explored whether St. Tammany Parish...