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...
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...
