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Should New Orleans have a drainage fee? City Council member is wary
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 20, 2018
New Orleans Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer warned this week that she would not support any new fee levied on residents...
Superdome, arenas get record-setting boost from hotel taxes: audit
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 17, 2018
The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, the state entity with oversight of Mercedes-Benz Superdome and Smoothie King Center, raked...
New Orleans’ hospitality jobs far fewer than industry claims, report says; so, what gives?
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
December 11, 2018
Amid new pressure from unions and an ongoing debate over whether the city’s hospitality and tourism industry is doing...
New Orleans voters back slight change on Sewerage & Water Board roster
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 8, 2018
New Orleans voters have chosen to slightly reel back a change they made five years ago to the makeup...
BGR Holds 2018 Annual Luncheon
December 7, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research today held its 2018 Annual Luncheon featuring speaker Michael E. Leiter, the former director of...
Top counterterrorism expert visits N.O. for BGR annual meeting
By Karen Swensen
Source: WWL-TV
December 7, 2018
Former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Michael Leiter, visited New Orleans Friday to speak at the Bureau of...What to know about the Sewerage & Water Board ballot initiative for Saturday’s election
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 7, 2018
To change who oversees the Sewerage & Water Board or not to change it? That question is on the ballot for...N.O. voters to decide a charter amendment related to the S&WB
By Sabrina Wilson
Source: FOX 8
December 7, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Drainage issues, boil water advisories and complaints about inflated water bills have thrust the New...Latest New Orleans hotel tax idea could generate $6.7M for city projects; LaToya Cantrell calls plan ‘inadequate’
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
December 6, 2018
Facing political pressure to share some of their hotel tax revenue with city agencies, New Orleans tourism leaders on...New Orleans hospitality leaders pitch hotel sales tax increase dedicated to local infrastructure
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 6, 2018
New Orleans hospitality industry and business representatives are pitching a plan to raise $81 million in one-time money to...