Closing in on the New Convention Center Hotel in New Orleans

Closing in on the New Convention Center Hotel in New Orleans

The Story For nearly a decade, New Orleans tourism officials have delivered the same warning — without a hotel...

Board approves $120M deal for planned Omni headquarters hotel

The Story In a major financial pivot aimed at breaking a legislative stalemate and salvaging a fall groundbreaking, the...

New Orleans Convention Center board makes new deal with Omni for downtown hotel

The Story The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center board has approved a new deal with the developers of a...

Convention Center Revises Omni Hotel Financing

The Story The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center board decided Aug. 26 to change the financing structure for the...

Hour 3: How to improve the Sewerage and Water Board

The Story New Orleans getting more control over the Sewerage and Water Board could be great, but there are...

Opinion | Infrastructure failures are unavoidable in New Orleans. They don’t have to be

The Story When New Orleans infrastructure fails, it is easy to focus on the immediate inconvenience: the flooded street,...

BGR head: Local takeover of SWB has promise, but cautions remain

City officials are exercising new control over the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, which could ultimately lead...

BGR on The Good Morning Show 8/10/2026

The Story Ro Brown sits down with BGR’s Becky Mowbray (President and CEO), Stephen Stuart (Senior Vice President and...

New Orleans council passes S&WB oversight measures; some employees skeptical

The Story The New Orleans City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a series of measures to increase oversight of the Sewerage...

Rebecca Mowbray with the Bureau of Governmental Research and Mayor Moreno discuss changes within the Sewage and Water Board members

The Story Changes within the Sewage and Water Board are coming. The N.O., City Council and the Mayor’s office...