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See the Morial Convention Center hotel developers want
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 13, 2018
The developer of a proposed 1,200-room Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hotel has released a rendering of the structure,...
Voters To Decide On Constitutional Amendment Meant To Ease Blow Of Property Tax Increases
By Jess Clark
Source: WWNO
November 1, 2018
There will be several proposed changes to the state constitution on the ballot next Tuesday. One of them, Amendment...Jefferson Parish tax renewals on the ballot, with new taxes proposed for local fire departments
By Faimon A. Roberts III
Source: The Advocate
October 24, 2018
Jefferson Parish voters will take up three parishwide tax renewals when they go to the polls Nov. 6, while...BGR Releases November 6, 2018 Ballot Reports
October 24, 2018
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases reports to inform voters on proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 6 and...
BGR Announces 2018 Annual Luncheon Speaker
October 17, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) announced its 2018 annual luncheon speaker, Michael E. Leiter, the former director of...Jeff Sadow: Mayor Cantrell’s idea to fund New Orleans S&WB should be no brainer for Legislature
By Jeff Sadow
Source: The Advocate
October 13, 2018
Let New Orleans drown in water and red ink or stop giving special interests money to finance their real-life...Our Views: Mayor Cantrell needs to grab at more than tourism dollars to solve New Orleans’ drainage woes
By The Advocate Editorial Board
Source: The Advocate
October 12, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell built her political career by being a disruptor, and she won election with 60...
Hotel tax on the table in meetings with Mayor Cantrell, hospitality industry leaders
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
October 10, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is poised to meet with hotel and tourism industry leaders this week to broach potential tweaks to the existing occupancy tax...There’s a roadblock for LaToya Cantrell’s latest tax revenue-shifting plan: John Alario
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
October 6, 2018
Louisiana state Senate President John Alario on Friday threw cold water on Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s tentative plan to try to...Audubon’s tax strategy this time around: Share the money with other park and recreation agencies
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
October 5, 2018
Four years after New Orleans voters overwhelmingly rejected a 4.2-mill property tax for the Audubon Nature Institute that would...