PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN PRIVATE SECTOR
‘The Second Battle of New Orleans’ republished for 50th anniversary of end to Riverfront Expressway fight
By Sandra Stokes
Source: The Lens
December 17, 2019
If you’re really lucky, at least once in your life you cross paths with someone truly extraordinary. I was...
‘It will be a mess:’ Traffic headaches from Convention Center Blvd. not expected to go away when construction ends
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 12, 2019
Large portions of Convention Center Boulevard are closed for the entire month of December. It’s just the latest in...Convention Center approves 2020 spending plan, defers vote on major architectural contract
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
November 21, 2019
The governing body of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center set its 2020 budget at its Wednesday...
BGR Evaluates Assessor’s Progress on Property Assessment Reform in New Orleans
November 19, 2019
Today, BGR releases Assessing the Assessor: Progress on Property Assessment Reform in New Orleans. The report evaluates whether and...Ahead of major tourism industry merger, council members worry about accountability and public input in the city’s tourism future
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
November 15, 2019
On Friday, The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, a public municipal entity, provided some of the first details into...(Opinion) City Seeks to Raise Your Taxes
By Jeff Thomas
Source: Think504
October 27, 2019
One of the reasons you love Think504 is that we keep you informed about important political and civic decisions...
At meeting this week, more details emerge on new convention center hotel deal
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
October 23, 2019
The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center reached a deal last week with a consortium of private developers...Officials say Convention Center hotel will bring jobs and tourism; some residents aren’t sold
By Kaylee Poche
Source: Gambit
October 22, 2019
At a public meeting Monday night, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s governing body touted its plans for a...
Voters reject Amendment 4, aimed at New Orleans affordable housing
By WDSU Digital Team
Source: WDSU
October 12, 2019
Louisiana voters flatly denied New Orleans the right to shield small apartment buildings from property taxes. Amendment 4 on...Inform Your Vote in Tomorrow’s Election with BGR’s Reports
October 11, 2019
Citizens in Orleans and Jefferson parishes who plan to vote in tomorrow’s election can inform their decisions with three...