West Bank Levees and St. Tammany Charter Changes

Overview BGR analyzes two property tax propositions meant to sustain west bank flood protection systems and three proposed St....

Keep Coastal Money Focused on the Coast

Overview In Keep Coastal Money Focused on the Coast: Our Future Depends on It, BGR opposes a proposal to...

French Quarter Tax and State Infrastructure Bank

Overview This On the Ballot report informs voters in the October 24, 2015 election about a proposed quarter-cent sales...

Right-Sizing the Courts: A Defeat for Transparency

Overview This release discusses the Louisiana Supreme Court’s refusal to hear BGR’s lawsuit seeking public access to the records...

Orleans Schools Tax and Jefferson Charter Changes

Overview BGR reviews a proposed property tax for the upkeep of public school facilities in New Orleans and 11...

BGR Comments on Draft Contracting Ordinance

Overview In an open letter to the Jefferson Parish Council, BGR comments on a proposed ordinance that would change...

SB 469 – Does It Eliminate the Public’s Rights?

Overview In this open letter to the Louisiana State Legislature in 2014, BGR expresses concern that SB 469 might...

Special Counsel Bill Threatens Levee Boards’ Independence

Overview In this release, BGR addresses a bill in the 2014 legislative session that would require the regional flood...

Amended SB 79 Still Threatens Levee Boards’ Independence

Overview In this release, BGR addresses a bill in the 2014 legislative session that would allow the governor to...

Opening Floodgates to Gubernatorial Interference

Overview In this release, BGR addresses a bill in the 2014 legislative session that would move the regional flood...