BGR Highlights Essential Elements for Economic Development Incentive Programs

On April 4, 2024, BGR provided research-based guidance to New Orleans City Council leaders as they review economic development...

New Orleans River District project begins with promise of jobs, request for lower taxes

The River District development formally got underway on Wednesday, with New Orleans and Louisiana officials gathering in the shadow...

Spanish Plaza would get new music space, revamped restaurant under City Hall tax-funded plan

Spanish Plaza, the public space at the foot of Canal Street that New Orleans officials have long worried was...

St. Tammany Leaders Discuss Important Issues Affecting the Parish at BGR Breakfast Briefing

Yesterday, the Bureau of Governmental Research kicked off its 2021 Breakfast Briefing Series with “The Vision for St. Tammany...