S&WB
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to create task force to review ‘failures’ of Sewerage & Water Board
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
February 27, 2024
In his latest move to reshape New Orleans, Gov. Jeff Landry is launching a task force to investigate what...
Stormwater fees expected to go before voters in flood-prone New Orleans
By Greg LaRose
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
February 9, 2024
NEW ORLEANS — Just days after an intense rainstorm caused yet another round of flooding, a push is under...
Will a stormwater fee finally fly in New Orleans? Officals are preparing a new pitch
By Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
January 25, 2024
After two recent whiffs in persuading the City Council to approve new revenue proposals, the Sewerage & Water Board...
On Politics: Jeff Landry and New Orleans politicos are all smiles; French Quarter food lottery
By James Finn, Ben Myers and Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
December 3, 2023
Since Jeff Landry won the Louisiana governor’s race, New Orleans political circles have been abuzz with the question of...BGR Asks City Council to Change Process for Evaluating S&WB Funding Proposals
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
November 30, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: At the end of this week, the New Orleans City...BGR Recommends Improving the City Council’s Evaluation of S&WB Funding Proposals
November 30, 2023
In a November 28 letter to the New Orleans City Council, BGR expressed concern that the council does not...On Politics: Is ‘Healthy Homes’ funded?; S&WB drainage fee revisited; graffiti gains
By Sophie Kasakove and Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
November 19, 2023
Housing advocates and City Council members were surprised when they opened up Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s proposed 2024 budget to...Reaching out: BGR translates S&WB report into Spanish, Vietnamese
By Minh Ha
Source: Verite News
August 2, 2023
The Bureau of Governmental Research has published Spanish and Vietnamese translations of its recent report summaries on the Sewerage...BGR Offers Spanish and Vietnamese Translations of S&WB Report Summaries
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
July 25, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has released Spanish and Vietnamese translations of a new report about the...BGR Offers Spanish and Vietnamese Translations of S&WB Report Summaries
July 25, 2023
New Orleans residents concerned about the future of the Sewerage and Water Board, but whose primary language is Spanish...