New Report Examines Big Decision Ahead on Drainage Funding
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR)Ā released a new report todayĀ examining the Sewerage & Water Board’s effort to develop a...
Jefferson Parish drainage system haunted by 2017 tax decision
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. ā€” Amid a simmering political scandal, Jefferson Parish voters bit the bullet in December 2016 and...
Stormwater fees expected to go before voters in flood-prone New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS ā€” Just days after an intense rainstorm caused yet another round of flooding, a push is under...
Will a stormwater fee finally fly in New Orleans? Officals are preparing a new pitch
After two recent whiffs in persuading the City Council to approve new revenue proposals, the Sewerage & Water Board...
BGR Recommends Improving the City Council’s Evaluation of S&WB Funding Proposals
In a November 28 letter to the New Orleans City Council, BGR expressed concern that the council does not...
On Politics: Is ‘Healthy Homes’ funded?; S&WB drainage fee revisited; graffiti gains
Housing advocates and City Council members were surprised when they opened up Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s proposed 2024 budget to...
