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...
June 18 Breakfast Briefing Focuses on Post-Katrina Government Reforms and Future Citizen Engagement
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, BGR’s June 18 Breakfast Briefing discussed the disaster’s lasting impact on...
Robert Collins: What will the mass jailbreak mean for municipal elections in New Orleans?
On May 16, ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Prison through a hole cut in the wall. Even...
Orleans Parish School Board’s lawsuit against city postponed
NEW ORLEANS — The trial over millions of dollars the Orleans Parish School Board claims it is owed by...
Fixing the New Orleans jail and preventing more brownouts: 7am hour
* BGR released a report with recommendations on how to improve the New Orleans jail. Let’s break it down...
Stephanie Grace: Politicians’ pointy fingers won’t solve entrenched jail challenges
It’s good that Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is now taking “full accountability” for the mass breakout from the...
Around 160 locks need replacing at Orleans jail, AG estimates
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill toured the Orleans Justice Center jail on Wednesday (May 21)...
New Orleans sheriff Susan Hutson suspends reelection campaign, says jailbreak was ‘failure’
Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the New Orleans jail from which 10 inmates escaped last week, suspended her reelection...
Jailbreak Should Spur Sheriff and City to Tackle Jail’s Needs
Public outrage over the brazen escape of 10 men from the Orleans Parish jail is a clear call for...
