2025 Sheriff Primary Candidates by Issue
Read BGR’s Issue Summaries and Questions, and How the Candidates Responded (Alphabetical by Last Name)
Here’s how New Orleans’ mayoral candidates would fix the Sewerage and Water Board
The New Orleans mayoral election comes at a critical juncture for the Sewerage and Water Board, as agency officials...
Orleans sheriff candidates mull jail management at public forums
Candidates for sheriff are laying out plans to take charge of the Orleans Parish jail, offering their visions for...
BGR Honored for Helping New Orleans Save $88.5M
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won three awards at the national Governmental Research Association conference July 13-16...
BGR Wins Award for Helping the City of New Orleans Save Taxpayers $88.5 Million in Interest Costs over 30 Years
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won three awards at the national Governmental Research Association conference July 13-16 in...
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...
