Budget Agreement between City and Sheriff Critical to Solving Jail’s Chronic Problems

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) published a report today calling on the City of New Orleans and the Orleans...

BGR Research Honored by National Peers

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...

BGR: Jail’s problems need officials working together for fix

On April 29, New Orleans voters made a clear statement against paying more in taxes for the city jail. But a...

(Opinion) Editorial: Defeat of Orleans Parish sheriff’s tax brings hard-earned lessons

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposal to double her office’s property tax millage didn’t just go down to defeat...

Sheriff Susan Hutson faces ‘monumental’ task of restoring confidence after tax hike rejection

New Orleanians of every stripe can all agree on maybe just a few things. Crawfish are good. Potholes are...

Proposed tax hike measures fail in Orleans, St. Tammany parishes

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Voters in Orleans and St. Tammany parishes overwhelmingly rejected property tax hikes Saturday (April 29)...

New Orleans voters reject Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposed tax hike by huge margin

New Orleans on Saturday delivered a nearly unanimous rejection of a proposal from Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to...

Election Day today features tax issues on both sides of the lake

Voters are going to the polls across Southeast Louisiana today consider tax issues and a handful of races. Elections...

Tax propositions await voters in New Orleans, St. Tammany Parish on Saturday

New Orleans voters will decide the fate Saturday of a tax proposition that would nearly double the tax collected...

(Opinion) Editorial: New Orleans voters should say no to sheriff’s tax hike

Tomorrow is the first Saturday of Jazz Fest. It’s also Election Day in New Orleans — but we doubt...