BGR board member - Bureau of Governmental Research

Senate staffer joins law firm; coffee company names new CCO; reunion for banker

South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations. New Orleans Steve Beiser has...

Article tags: Ben Billings, BGR board member, Bob Brickman, City of New Orleans, Megan McNeill, Merrick Sloss

Pictured right to left: Ben Billings, Bob Brickman, and Merrick Sloss

BGR Expands Board With Three New Members

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) has welcomed three new members to its Board of...

Article tags: Ben Billings, BGR board member, Bob Brickman, City of New Orleans, Merrick Sloss

David Kernstein is pictured in New Orleans on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)

David Kerstein selected to receive The Times-Picayune Loving Cup for 2025

David A. Kerstein, a soft-spoken lawyer, oil-company executive and philanthropist, does whatever he can to make all kinds of...

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