BGR Examines Nov. 15 Ballot on City Bonds and City Attorney Charter Amendment

Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released two reports providing independent, nonpartisan analysis to New Orleans voters on...

New Orleans voters OK measures on workers’ rights, affordable housing

New Orleans voters on Tuesday (Nov. 5) approved two new amendments to the city’s charter: one that will add...

New Orleans voters approve affordable housing trust fund

New Orleans is poised to see a massive influx of taxpayer funding for local affordable housing projects after voters...

Here’s how New Orleans, Jefferson Parish voted on ballot measures in 2024 election

New Orleans voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a city affordable housing fund and symbolic support for private sector workers,...

Candidates & Voters Gearing Up for November 5 Elections

As the City Council’s leading advocate on the quest for more affordable housing, District B Councilmember Lesli Harris has...

What’s on the Nov. 5 ballot? In New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, what’s there matters.

Other than the bitterly divisive presidential race, the Nov. 5 ballot features few contested elections in Orleans and Jefferson...

Voters to decide on a proposal to dedicate money for affordable housing initiatives

NEW ORLEANS — City leaders in New Orleans want to allocate a chunk of money from the general fund...

Affordable housing on the ballot for New Orleans residents

NEW ORLEANS — As city and state leaders clash over homeless encampments in New Orleans, Lesli Harris and other...

Housing Trust Fund

Proposition one on the ballot is asking New Orleans voters to approve two percent of the city’s general fund...

The Good Morning Show — BGR Report on Housing Trust Fund Charter Amendment

The Bureau of Governmental Research discussed its report, On the Ballot: New Orleans Housing Trust Fund, November 5, 2024...