Public Safety
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...
Orleans sheriff candidates mull jail management at public forums
By Kat Stromquist
Source: WWNO
August 21, 2025
Candidates for sheriff are laying out plans to take charge of the Orleans Parish jail, offering their visions for...Louisiana Considered: How LSU prospects fared in MLB draft; ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’; pre-jailbreak problems at Orleans Parish Justice Center
By Alana Schreiber
Source: WWNO
July 15, 2025
Day 2 of the MLB draft wrapped up Monday, and now several Louisiana college ballplayers know where they’ll be...
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...Robert Collins: What will the mass jailbreak mean for municipal elections in New Orleans?
By Robert Collins
Source: Verite News
June 10, 2025
On May 16, ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Prison through a hole cut in the wall. Even...Fixing the New Orleans jail and preventing more brownouts: 7am hour
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL Radio
May 27, 2025
* BGR released a report with recommendations on how to improve the New Orleans jail. Let’s break it down...Stephanie Grace: Politicians’ pointy fingers won’t solve entrenched jail challenges
It’s good that Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is now taking “full accountability” for the mass breakout from the...Around 160 locks need replacing at Orleans jail, AG estimates
By Chris Joseph
Source: FOX 8
May 21, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill toured the Orleans Justice Center jail on Wednesday (May 21)...New Orleans sheriff Susan Hutson suspends reelection campaign, says jailbreak was ‘failure’
By James Finn and Missy Wilkinson
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
May 20, 2025
Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the New Orleans jail from which 10 inmates escaped last week, suspended her reelection...