WDSU-TV’s New Orleans mayoral debate on Tuesday (Oct. 3) was a careful, plodding affair with almost no friction between the candidates, and a list of boilerplate questions that did little to d
University of New Orleans president John Nicklow said he was “very optimistic about our future” Tuesday (Sept. 5), as the university announced that it experienced the largest percentage i
Good News! Luncheon Road to Rhodes Mark A. Mayer, outgoing board chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bureau of Governmental Research, opened the program at the BGR 2016 annual Luncheon with word
BGR won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. BGR won the award for Outstanding Policy Achievement for
Every day, dozens of local governments – from large parish governments to small special districts – deliver services, build infrastructure, support the economy and otherwise shape the quality
An integral part of BGR’s work is government monitoring. BGR’s research team tracks more than 70 local and state government entities. Through our regular monitoring, we stay abreast of pol
ANNUAL REPORTS Read our recent annual reports for an overview of our work and its impact: 2019 Impact Report 2018 Annual Report 2017 Annual Report WORKING FOR RESULTS BGR’s work to achieve results i
Overview In On the Ballot: October 19, 2013, BGR explains, analyzes and takes positions on three tax propositions on the ballot in Jefferson Parish and two proposed charter amendments in New Orleans,
Overview In On the Ballot: November 6, 2012, BGR examines three proposed constitutional amendments, two propositions pertaining to multiple parishes in the New Orleans area, a proposed change to the C
Overview Among the propositions on the ballot for October 4, 2003, are three constitutional amendments relating to coastal restoration, and another providing for the possible state takeover of failing
