News and Events
Peter Reichard shares the Bureau of Governmental Research’s new study calling for a drainage fee
By Janae Pierre
Source: WWNO
March 6, 2017
This week on All Things New Orleans, we spoke with representatives of the Global Livingston Institute about their annual...BGR report proposes using fees, not taxes, to fund New Orleans’ drainage system
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
February 14, 2017
The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board should consider levying usage fees to pay for the upkeep of its...Here’s how Convention Center can help fund New Orleans public safety plan
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
February 11, 2017
The $40 million public safety plan proposed recently by Mayor Mitch Landrieu and being considered by other New Orleans...Why will New Orleans property owners get another tax bill this year?
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
February 1, 2017
Tuesday (Jan. 31) was the deadline for New Orleans property owners to pay their 2017 taxes, but they can...Major expansion of surveillance cameras in French Quarter, 20 hot spots
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
January 23, 2017
A massive expansion of the New Orleans Police Department’s surveillance capabilities, in both the French Quarter and 20 “hot...
Nell Nolan: BGR annual luncheon; Catholic Foundation Dinner; Eugene Schreuiber Award
By Nell Nolan
Source: The Advocate
January 3, 2017
Good News! Luncheon Road to Rhodes Mark A. Mayer, outgoing board chairman of the Board of Directors of the...
Economic Trend Lines for a Changing Jefferson Parish
December 6, 2016
Jerry Bologna (JEDCO President & CEO) and Robert Edgecombe (GCR, Inc. Urban Planner and Consultant) spoke at a BGR...
BGR Membership Elects New Directors to Board
November 30, 2016
Tthe Bureau of Governmental Research elected seven new directors at the organization’s annual members’ meeting, held at the New...BGR Provides Framework for Report on Convention Center
By Lee Zurik and Tom Wright
Source: FOX 8
November 4, 2016
Released in 2015, BGR’s report The $1 Billion Question: Do the Tax Dedications in New Orleans Make Sense? serves as a...
BGR Wins National Honors for Research
July 28, 2016
BGR won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Tuesday,...