Economic Development
Riverfront district needs agreement between developer, Convention Center
By Andrew Valenti
Source: New Orleans CityBusiness
February 18, 2022
A preliminary agreement between the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the master developer selected to transform 39 acres...New Orleans Convention Center to revive riverfront hotel project; here’s what it could look like
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
August 17, 2021
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s plans for a riverfront hotel crumbled in October when its financial backers pulled...St. Tammany Leaders Discuss Hot Topics at BGR Breakfast
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
March 25, 2021
NEW ORLEANS – On March 23, the Bureau of Governmental Research kicked off its 2021 Breakfast Briefing Series with...St. Tammany Leaders Discuss Important Issues Affecting the Parish at BGR Breakfast Briefing
March 24, 2021
Yesterday, the Bureau of Governmental Research kicked off its 2021 Breakfast Briefing Series with “The Vision for St. Tammany...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....Gambit Commentary: A note to our readers
By Gambit
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 9, 2020
We find ourselves in the uncomfortable, but necessarily so, position of having to start this week’s Commentary with an...Stephanie Grace: Voters sent LaToya Cantrell a clear message on library tax. She should listen.
By Stephanie Grace
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 9, 2020
The voters in Orleans Parish spoke quite clearly Saturday when they rejected three millage proposals that Mayor LaToya Cantrell...New Orleans voters reject Cantrell’s tax proposals
By WDSU Digital Team
Source: WDSU
December 5, 2020
In Orleans Parish, multiple property tax measures were on the Dec. 5 ballot. New Orleans overwhelmingly rejected Mayor LaToya...Orleans millage proposals beaten badly despite Cantrell threatening layoffs
By WWL Staff
Source: WWL-TV
December 5, 2020
New Orleans voters roundly defeated all three of Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s tax proposals just days after she had warned...Voters shoot down all three Cantrell-backed tax proposals
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 5, 2020
New Orleans voters on Saturday rejected a package of ballot propositions put forward by Mayor LaToya Cantrell that would...