Councilmember Harris Refutes BGR’s Report on Housing Trust Fund & Underscores Its Need
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — District ‘B’ Councilmember Lesli Harris, who chairs the Quality of Life Committee and has...
New Orleans plans to turn a 100-year-old firehouse into affordable housing, childcare center
Construction is set to begin on a blighted, century-old firehouse on Louisiana Avenue that will become New Orleans’ first...
BGR Reviews Housing Trust Fund Charter Amendment on Nov. 5 Ballot
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) has released an On the Ballot report analyzing...
Should New Orleans voters OK millions for affordable housing? No, good government group says.
A good government group has come out in opposition to a plan that would dedicate millions in public funding...
BGR Analyzes New Orleans Housing Trust Fund Charter Proposal on Nov. 5 Ballot
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases an On the Ballot report analyzing a proposed charter amendment in the November 5...
Will New Orleans dedicate millions of dollars a year to housing? It’s up to the voters.
It’s a problem New Orleanians know all too well: Housing costs in the city have skyrocketed in recent years,...
Five years later, LaToya Cantrell’s ‘fair share’ deal delivering results, BGR says
Five years after New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell struck a historic deal to direct tourism-related taxes to city infrastructure...
What has been the impact of the 2019 “Fair Share” deal?
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BGR Finds ‘Fair Share’ Deal is Improving New Orleans Infrastructure, Can Be Strengthened
NEW ORLEANS — This week, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR), a private, nonprofit, independent research organization dedicated to...
BGR Finds ‘Fair Share’ is Improving N.O. Infrastructure, Can Be Strengthened
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research released a report analyzing the impact of the 2019 “Fair Share” deal to direct new...
