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Member Webinar: Inside BGR’s Convention Center Hotel Report
January 12, 2026
BGR recently released a major new report examining the public subsidies proposed for the Convention Center headquarters hotel and...
Convention Center Can Secure New Hotel While Reducing Public Subsidies
December 18, 2025
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a report today presenting several ways in which the New Orleans Ernest...
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...
New Orleanians are being priced out of the city. Can the next assessor make a difference?
By Katie Jane Fernelius
Source: Verite News
September 26, 2025
New Orleans is at an inflection point. The city is losing businesses and residents, with many saying they simply...
Insurance Commissioner Speaks at BGR Breakfast Briefing
By Kelly Hite
Source: Biz New Orleans
September 18, 2025
NEW ORLEANS – Before introducing Tim Temple, the Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance, BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray kicked off the Sept. 18...
Watch BGR’s Sept. 18 Breakfast Briefing with Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple
September 18, 2025
Today, BGR held a Breakfast Briefing with Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Tim Temple. He shared his outlook for the state’s property...Gain Insights from BGR on Key Election Issues
July 8, 2025
Voters will head to the polls in October to decide New Orleans’ municipal elections, with the seats of the...June 18 Breakfast Briefing Focuses on Post-Katrina Government Reforms and Future Citizen Engagement
June 18, 2025
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, BGR’s June 18 Breakfast Briefing discussed the disaster’s lasting impact on...
Highlights of BGR’s Work in Support of Better Local Government Post-Katrina
June 18, 2025
The reform and modernization of local government is a lasting legacy of Hurricane Katrina. By envisioning positive change and...