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Hotel taxes are at the center of Cantrell’s fight to provide more money for New Orleans infrastructure
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
February 24, 2019
This year agencies in New Orleans charged with overseeing the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, running the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center...
BGR Wins National Awards for Research
August 14, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...
VERIFY: How much does New Orleans really earn from traffic cameras?
By Meg Farris
Source: WWL-TV
October 12, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — The city’s traffic cameras became a hot-button issue after their numbers nearly doubled over the past...Cantrell calls for $84 million a year in infrastructure spending, bringing S&WB into City Hall
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
August 31, 2017
In the midst of new concerns about the reliability of the Sewerage & Water Board’s drainage system and longstanding...First projects in New Orleans’ multibillion-dollar street repair campaign behind schedule
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
June 26, 2017
New Orleans’ ambitious plan to pour billions of dollars into fixing its crumbling streets is already behind schedule before...Traffic cam money pads the general fund
By Tommy Tucker
Source: WWL Radio
May 30, 2017
A new report from the Bureau of Government Research says New Orleans isn’t using ANY traffic camera money to...A discussion of street maintenance and how to pay for it with Amy Glovinsky, President of BGR
By Janae Pierre
Source: WWNO
May 26, 2017
This week on All Things New Orleans, we chat with Stand with Dignity’s lead organizer, Toya Lewis, about a...Report: Money from traffic cam fines isn’t going to city streets
By Paul Murphy
Source: WWL-TV
May 26, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — According to a new report, the City of New Orleans is only spending $3.8 million on...BGR Releases ‘Paying For Streets: Options For Funding Road Maintenance In New Orleans’
By Biz New Orleans
Source: Biz New Orleans
May 10, 2017
NEW ORLEANS – BGR released “Paying for Streets: Options for Funding Road Maintenance in New Orleans,” yesterday, Tuesday, May...New Orleans spends a fraction of what it needs to on street maintenance, group says
By Wilborn P. Nobles III
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 9, 2017
The city of New Orleans only spends an average of $3.8 million annually on street maintenance tasks like pothole repairs...