Critics urging Sen. Cloud to kill public records access bill
NEW ORLEANS — Sen. Heather Cloud, a Republican from central Louisiana is trying to resurrect a bill now on...
Why it’s so important to protect public records laws & hold lawmakers accountable
Tommy talks with Becky Mowbray, President and CEO of BGR. Listen to podcast here. Read BGR’s commentary on public...
The Breakdown: Sen. Cloud to amend bill casting dark shadow over Louisiana’s sunshine laws
NEW ORLEANS — In your Breakdown: Senator Heather Cloud says she will dial back some of her efforts to...
BGR Opposes Bill Limiting Access to Public Records
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR is a private, nonprofit, independent research organization dedicated to...
BGR Voices Concern about Proposed Limits on Accessing Public Records
On Wednesday, April 17, BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray joined a host of concerned citizens at the Louisiana...
Flood of suggestions
After focusing on “the frequent failures” of the city’s Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, Gov. Jeff Landry’s...
Change ahead for the S&WB? Here’s how a proposed law could reshape the troubled utility.
A New Orleans lawmaker late Tuesday submitted a bill that would make sweeping changes to how the Sewerage &...
New Orleans lawmaker files bill to take over S&WB, in line with Jeff Landry’s task force plan
A New Orleans-based lawmaker filed legislation late Tuesday to dismiss the local overseers of the beleaguered Sewerage and Water...
Sewerage & Water Board director says proposed state oversight of utility would be ‘disruptive’
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The man in charge of the day-to-day operations of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water...
Bureau of Governmental Research raises concerns over proposed recovery district for New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research is raising what they call significant concerns with a proposed plan...
