Parks & Recreation
BGR Examines Nov. 15 Ballot on City Bonds and City Attorney Charter Amendment
October 24, 2025
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released two reports providing independent, nonpartisan analysis to New Orleans voters on...
BGR Reviews Spending and Impacts of the 2019 New Orleans Bond Authorization
October 20, 2025
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released Beyond the Ballot: Analyzing Spending and Impacts of the 2019 New...
How Audubon went from a rundown zoo to New Orleans’ ‘single-biggest attraction’
By Stephanie Riegel
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
August 20, 2023
Ron Forman arrived at New Orleans City Hall at the perfect time to build a zoo. It was 1973....
Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng Discusses Pandemic, Future Priorities at Breakfast Briefing
December 15, 2020
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) hosted a virtual Breakfast Briefing featuring Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng....
BGR Analyzes Past New Orleans Budgets to Guide Funding Priorities
October 3, 2019
Today, BGR releases A Look Back to Plan Ahead: Analyzing Past New Orleans Budgets to Guide Funding Priorities. The report...
Parks & Rec. millage approved by Orleans Parish voters
By Fox 8
Source: Fox 8
May 4, 2019
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – New Orleans voters approved a measure to consolidate taxes for the parish’s Parks and Recreation...New Orleans voters OK parks & rec tax consolidation
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 4, 2019
New Orleans voters approved a consolidation of soon-to-expire taxes for New Orleans parks and recreation organizations Saturday (May 4)....New Orleans voters overwhelmingly approve parks and recreation millage
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
May 4, 2019
New Orleans voters on Saturday roundly endorsed a new financial plan for parks and recreation in the city that...New Orleans area voters to decide on tax issues in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany on Saturday
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
May 3, 2019
Voters in much of the New Orleans area will head to the polls Saturday to consider mainly requests involving...New Orleans voters asked to carve up parks & rec tax pie
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 2, 2019
A measure to replace and redistribute expiring taxes for New Orleans parks and recreation organizations will be put to voters Saturday...