BGR Reviews St. Tammany Term Limits Proposition

Overview In On the Ballot: St. Tammany Parish, March 5, 2016, BGR explains and analyzes a proposition to impose...

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...

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...

Court Committee Lining Up to Punt Away Public Dollars

Overview In this release, BGR points out that the Supreme Court committee charged with re-assessing the number of judgeships...

Open, Fact-Based Process Needed to Address Judgeships

Overview In this release, BGR calls on the Supreme Court committee that is reviewing court efficiency to conduct its...

Metro Area Pension Costs and the Factors that Drive Them

Overview In The Rising Cost of Yesterday: Metro Area Pension Costs and the Factors that Drive Them, BGR examines...

BGR Analyzes State and Local Ballot Propositions

Overview In On the Ballot: November 6, 2012, BGR examines three proposed constitutional amendments, two propositions pertaining to multiple...