New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno, S&WB tangle over bill for local control

The Sewerage & Water Board has come out against a legislative bill that would give the New Orleans City...

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...

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...

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...

New Orleans levee police to see another spending boost in new budget. What’s behind the increase?

The agency added 19 police positions while its engineering department remains a third unstaffed. New Orleans’ regional flood control...

The S&WB has a detailed plan for New Orleans water mains. It’s 23 years old.

After four floods in six weeks caused by bursting water mains, New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and furious City...

Editorial: Helena Moreno is approaching New Orleans’ sanitation shortfall the right way

Of all the things Helena Moreno hoped to do when she was running for mayor of New Orleans, raising...

The structure of the Sewerage and Water Board is flawed. We need an overhaul

How should the Sewerage and Water Board be governed? Should New Orleans officials have more control? We talk with...

Moreno Pushes Budget Fixes Service Improvements at BGR

NEW ORLEANS – Mayor Helena Moreno told business and civic leaders gathered for the March 11 Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) Breakfast...

New Report Examines Big Decision Ahead on Drainage Funding

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a new report today examining the Sewerage & Water Board’s effort to develop a...