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Traffic cam money pads the general fund
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL Radio
May 30, 2017
A new report from the Bureau of Government Research says New Orleans isn’t using ANY traffic camera money to...A discussion of street maintenance and how to pay for it with Amy Glovinsky, President of BGR
By Janae Pierre
Source: WWNO
May 26, 2017
This week on All Things New Orleans, we chat with Stand with Dignity’s lead organizer, Toya Lewis, about a...Report: Money from traffic cam fines isn’t going to city streets
By Paul Murphy
Source: WWL-TV
May 26, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — According to a new report, the City of New Orleans is only spending $3.8 million on...
Port of New Orleans: President’s Perspective and Plans
May 18, 2017
Brandy D. Christian, Port of New Orleans President and CEO, spoke at a BGR Breakfast Briefing sponsored by IBERIABANK....BGR Releases ‘Paying For Streets: Options For Funding Road Maintenance In New Orleans’
By Biz New Orleans
Source: Biz New Orleans
May 10, 2017
NEW ORLEANS – BGR released “Paying for Streets: Options for Funding Road Maintenance in New Orleans,” yesterday, Tuesday, May...New Orleans spends a fraction of what it needs to on street maintenance, group says
By Wilborn P. Nobles III
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 9, 2017
The city of New Orleans only spends an average of $3.8 million annually on street maintenance tasks like pothole repairs...Why did New Orleans property owners just get another tax bill?
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 29, 2017
New Orleans property owners are venting their frustration after finding a second property tax bill for 2017 in their...New River Ridge-area fire millage, parishwide library tax renewal on Saturday ballot
By Chad Calder
Source: The Advocate
April 27, 2017
Voters throughout Jefferson Parish will be asked Saturday to renew the 6.5-mill property tax that funds the parish’s public...Amid strong opposition from city employees, Stacy Head pulls plan to reform pension system
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
April 27, 2017
After a boisterous New Orleans City Council committee meeting Thursday at which dozens of city workers railed against a...Lawmaker proposes redirecting some Convention Center taxes to New Orleans roads
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
April 23, 2017
A state representative is proposing to redirect about $16 million a year in taxes from the Ernest N. Morial...