Bureau of Governmental Research https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html BGR Expands Board With Three New Members David Kerstein selected to receive The Times-Picayune Loving Cup for 2025 New Orleans levee police to see another spending boost in new budget. What’s behind the increase? Editorial: Helena Moreno is approaching New Orleans’ sanitation shortfall the right way The S&WB has a detailed plan for New Orleans water mains. It’s 23 years old. The structure of the Sewerage and Water Board is flawed. We need an overhaul Home Jefferson Parish Watchdog Rips Leaders As $87 Million Left Dangling Nonprofit BGR calls for fairness, transparency in S&WB stormwater fee The Breakdown: BGR report warns New Orleans may need stormwater fee amid drainage funding shortfall BGR Report Finds Significant Drainage Funding Gap Inside Helena Moreno’s 100-day plan to improve New Orleans: ‘24/7 mayor’ How the Sewerage and Water Board can have a fair, transparent plan for paying for drainage We can’t keep putting off finding funding for drainage in New Orleans Inside Leah Chase School’s renewal; diversifying New Orleans’ economy amid its budget crisis; Endymion turns 60 Mayor Helena Moreno mostly quiet about broader vision for S&WB as agency faces turning point BGR Highlights Achievements in 2025 Impact Report Here’s How We Ensure New Orleans has a Smart, Sustainable Budget BGR Dashboards Show Property Tax Rate Fluctuations New Orleans levee board turmoil rises after resignations, allegation police chief was punched Moody’s Ratings smacks New Orleans with another credit downgrade New Orleans mulls more state help to cover expenses Staffing woes, maintenance concerns: New NORD board gets earful about chronic issues BGR has updated it’s Property Tax Dashboards with the latest property tax rates for Orleans, St. Tammany, and Jefferson Parishes Meet Rex 2026 Merritt Lane, a CEO with a heart for civic responsibility in New Orleans HDLC Approves Sugar Mill Site Demolition for Omni Project BGR Research Analyst Despite backlash, New Orleans Mayor Moreno urges council to pass trash fee increase On trash fee hike, Mayor Helena Moreno cites New Orleans finances, says she has ‘no choice’ BGR on HB1243: Moving Forward and Planning Carefully Are Not in Conflict Careers After water main breaks, Mayor Helena Moreno puts S&WB on frontburner June 18 Breakfast Briefing: The Population Question Some New Orleans leaders call for folding S&WB to City Hall as bill advances Why New Orleans’ depleted public works department is unlikely to add more staff any time soon $25K Donation Match for GiveNOLA Day! BGR to Legislature: Don’t Cut Orleans Parish Judges Without a Full Study S&WB Bill Moves Forward. And Hopefully the Planning Process BGR Has Long Called For. BGR: City’s Casino Revenue Deal Makes Sense, but Add Safeguards Now BGR Supports City’s Casino Revenue Deal but Demands Financial Safeguards BGR Kicks Off GiveNOLA Day Early Giving With a $25K Match 2026 Update: BGR Property Tax Dashboards Show Latest Local Rates New Orleans hotel project faces scrutiny over public subsidies Watchdog says reworking Omni Hotel deal could save taxpayers at least $100m Fitch Ratings issues latest downgrade to New Orleans bond rating The Good Morning Show 12/23/2025 (BGR interview begins at 26:45)  How LaToya Cantrell went from grassroots star to political outcast as New Orleans mayor BGR Opposes Cuts to Orleans Parish Judgeships Without a Supreme Court Study $510 Million in Bonds: What New Orleans Residents Should Know New Orleanians are being priced out of the city. Can the next assessor make a difference?