BGR Opposes Dilution of Open Meetings Laws

Overview In this letter to the members of the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee of the State Legislature, BGR...

BGR Reviews Expansion of Subsidized Rental Housing

Overview Building on prior BGR research, The House that Uncle Sam Built provides numbers on the existing and projected...

BGR Analyzes Local Propositions, Constitutional Amendments

Overview BGR provides analysis of local propositions as well as amendments to the state constitution appearing on the ballot for...

BGR Views Changes to Constitution, Tammany Charter

Overview The Bureau of Governmental Research analyzes four proposed amendments to the State constitution and one proposed amendment to the...

Post-Katrina Distribution of Subsidized Rental Housing

Overview Cementing Imbalance: A Post-Katrina Analysis of the Regional Distribution of Subsidized Rental Housing is the latest in a...

BGR Reviews Assessor Consolidation, Other Amendments

Overview This On the Ballot report analyzes proposed constitutional amendments of particular significance to the New Orleans region. This...

BGR Examines Constitutional Amendments on the Ballot

Overview On September 30, Louisiana voters were asked to approve 13 constitutional amendments. This report focuses on those that...

BGR Reports: ‘Road Home’ Takes a Wrong Turn

Overview BGR comments on misplaced priorities in Louisiana’s housing recovery program as part of its web-based reports on the...

BGR and PAR Issue Report on Municipal Bankruptcy

Overview BGR and the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc. (PAR) have issued a joint report calling for...

BGR Reports: Building a Trust Takes Time

Overview BGR comments on proposed legislation to create the Louisiana Housing and Land Trust. This report is part of...