PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN PRIVATE SECTOR
Should New Orleans voters OK millions for affordable housing? No, good government group says.
By Joni Hess
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
October 9, 2024
A good government group has come out in opposition to a plan that would dedicate millions in public funding...
BGR Analyzes New Orleans Housing Trust Fund Charter Proposal on Nov. 5 Ballot
October 9, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases an On the Ballot report analyzing a proposed charter amendment in the November 5...Will New Orleans dedicate millions of dollars a year to housing? It’s up to the voters.
By Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
September 23, 2024
It’s a problem New Orleanians know all too well: Housing costs in the city have skyrocketed in recent years,...
BGR Finds ‘Fair Share’ is Improving N.O. Infrastructure, Can Be Strengthened
September 5, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research released a report analyzing the impact of the 2019 “Fair Share” deal to direct new...
Inspector general questions city process for tax exemption deals
By Katie Jane Fernelius
Source: Verite
August 6, 2024
A city of New Orleans agency that’s responsible for tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks is in...
New Orleans has about 200 days and 400 things to do before it hosts the Super Bowl
By Chelsea Brasted
Source: Axios New Orleans
July 30, 2024
There are just less than 200 days to go until New Orleans hosts Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, 2025, and...
After years of false starts, New Orleans Convention Center has a new plan for a major hotel
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
May 22, 2024
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s oversight board OK’d a new proposal Wednesday that could finally make a “headquarters”...BGR Highlights Essential Elements for Economic Development Incentive Programs
April 11, 2024
On April 4, 2024, BGR provided research-based guidance to New Orleans City Council leaders as they review economic development...
Addressing Homelessness through Health and Public-Private Partnerships at March 21 Briefing
March 21, 2024
Today, BGR presented a Breakfast Briefing with the Director of the Health Department for the City of New Orleans Dr....
Will affordable housing get steady funding? New Orleans City Council asks voters to approve.
By Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
March 9, 2024
New Orleans City Council members are pressing forward with plans to enshrine an unprecedented local investment in affordable housing...