BGR Welcomes Sold-Out Crowd for October 21 Annual Luncheon with Rick Atkinson

Thank you to everyone who joined us for BGR’s 2025 Annual Luncheon on October 21 at the Hilton Riverside....

BGR Names Pulitzer Prize-Winner as Annual Luncheon Speaker

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) has announced that Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, journalist and...

BGR Announces Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Rick Atkinson as 2025 Annual Luncheon Speaker

Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) announces Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, journalist and bestselling author, as its...

Nell Nolan: BGR Luncheon, BK House 2024, Cancer Crusaders Survivors

Held at the New Orleans Marriott, the annual Bureau of Governmental Research Luncheon showcased, as the keynote speaker, David...

Praising New Orleans’ charter schools, policy expert calls district-run school a ‘mistake’

A prominent public policy expert argued during in an event in New Orleans Thursday that the city’s decentralized system...

BGR Annual Luncheon Highlights David Osborne’s Keys to Government Performance

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) welcomed hundreds of guests to our 2024 Annual Luncheon at the New...

Attend BGR’s annual luncheon

New Orleans area residents lamenting public services and infrastructure have a chance to hear from someone who literally wrote...

BGR Announces 2024 Annual Luncheon Speaker, David Osborne

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) is excited to announce its 2024 Annual Luncheon speaker, David Osborne, an author...

BGR Announces David Osborne as 2024 Annual Luncheon Speaker

NEW ORLEANS (press release) — On July 10, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) announced its 2024 Annual Luncheon...

Nell Nolan: NOMA Odyssey, Eden Centers, BGR Luncheon, Beaujolais Nouveau

Excerpt: The Acadia-Bissonet Ballroom of the New Orleans Marriott was filled on a Friday for the BGR annual luncheon...