Making City Government Work Better: A Breakfast Briefing with Mayor Helena Moreno

The Bureau of Governmental Research will host its first Breakfast Briefing of 2026 on Wednesday, March 11th, featuring a...

BGR Briefing Examines Post-Katrina Reforms, Future Civic Engagement

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina reshaped New Orleans, a panel of civic leaders and...

Does St. Tammany need more affordable housing? A new study aims to answer that, and more

When Chris Masingill makes recruiting calls to businesses scouting St. Tammany Parish, he says housing for their workers is...

New Orleans secures funding for water treatment, drainage infrastructure

New Orleans’ drainage and power infrastructure has just secured funding for a much needed upgrade that will address the...

Watch Replay of Breakfast Briefing: Sewerage and Water Board Update

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research hosted its fourth and final Breakfast Briefing of the year. Our speaker was...

New Orleans has about 200 days and 400 things to do before it hosts the Super Bowl

There are just less than 200 days to go until New Orleans hosts Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, 2025, and...

Addressing the State of the French Quarter at June 26 Breakfast Briefing

Today, BGR presented a Breakfast Briefing entitled “French Quarter in Focus: A Conversation on the State of the Vieux...

How can Jefferson Parish hide its ugly drainage canals? There’s a new idea in the works.

After years of handwringing over how to spruce up its unsightly and often unsafe drainage canals, Jefferson Parish is...

Severe storms overtopped Jefferson Parish canals for the first time in 10 years

Last Wednesday’s severe weather overwhelmed Jefferson Parish’s drainage infrastructure, causing widespread street flooding — and for the first time...

Addressing Jefferson Parish Infrastructure at April 16 Breakfast Briefing

Today, BGR presented a Breakfast Briefing with Cynthia Lee Sheng, Jefferson Parish President, and Mark Drewes, Director of the...