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...