Pensions

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...

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...

Stacy Head: Why we need municipal employee pension reform now

By Stacy Head

Source: The Advocate

April 20, 2017

We’re running out of time. That’s how I feel with a little less than a year left in office...

Councilwoman Stacy Head proposes money-saving changes to city retirement system

By Jeff Adelson

Source: The Advocate

March 7, 2017

New Orleans City Councilwoman Stacy Head is proposing changes that would make the city’s main pension plan less generous...