Pensions
Q&A with the Lead Author of Our New Orleans Firefighter Pension Fund Report
July 17, 2024
On April 24, 2024, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) published Altering New Orleans Firefighter Benefits Demands Careful Analysis...
Mayor Cantrell reaches agreement with firefighters union without City Council
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
May 14, 2024
This radio interview with Newell Normand and BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray is no longer available online. Click...New Orleans firefighter pension controversy is back eight years after landmark settlement
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
May 11, 2024
Eight years after a landmark legal settlement quelled a bitter public feud between New Orleans firefighters and City Hall,...Why it’s important to protect firefighters’ pensions AND taxpayers
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL Radio
April 30, 2024
This interview with BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray is no longer available online. Click here to read BGR’s...
BGR Calls for Clear Justification of Future Firefighter Pension Proposals
April 24, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a new report, Altering New Orleans Firefighter Pension Benefits Demands Careful Analysis...
BGR slams New Orleans for reinstating more generous pension payouts
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
July 1, 2021
A recent hike in pension benefits for New Orleans municipal employees will cost taxpayers millions and is fiscally irresponsible,...BGR Urges City of New Orleans to Reinstate Pension Reforms and Improve Weakening Pension System
June 30, 2021
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report, A Retreat on Pension Reform: City of New...
BGR Wins National Awards for Research
August 14, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...
New Orleans Council passes pension changes affecting only new hires
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 5, 2017
Current New Orleans City Hall employees will avoid changes to their retirement plans under a deal City Councilwoman Stacy...BGR Again Wins National Awards for Research
July 27, 2017
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...