BGR Honors 2022 Excellence in Government Award Winners at Luncheon

Today, BGR honored the recipients of its 2022 Excellence in Government Awards at a luncheon ceremony at the Sheraton...

BGR Announces Excellence in Government 2022 Honorees

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has announced the recipients of its 2022 Excellence in Government Awards....

Stephanie Grace: Criminal justice issues drive election, but results show a bigger malaise in Orleans

When Marlin Gusman was elected to the New Orleans City Council more than two decades ago, Oliver Thomas was...

Voters approve renewal of library tax, but reject housing tax renewal

New Orleans voters approved a ballot measure to fund the Public Library system on Saturday, but a second tax...

Despite recent hardships, New Orleans voters decide to scrap tax for housing programs

New Orleans voters on Saturday narrowly rejected the renewal of a 0.91-mill property tax housing programs that had been...

New Orleans voters head to polls Saturday. Here’s what’s on the ballot.

New Orleans voters will head to the polls on Saturday with four City Council seats at stake along with...

Our Views: In Saturday’s election, The Times-Picayune makes these recommendations

Public library millage renewal: Yes In 2020, voters soundly rejected a complicated property tax swap that would have cut...

Tax to fund New Orleans library on Saturday’s ballot; here’s what it would pay for

New Orleans voters will decide Saturday whether to renew a tax that largely funds the city’s public library system,...

High stakes in library and housing tax renewal votes on Saturday, proponents say

New Orleans residents will head to the polls on Saturday to decide whether to renew two existing property taxes...

Housing advocates, BGR spar over $4 million New Orleans property tax

New Orleans voters will decide Saturday whether to continue paying a $4 million property tax for housing assistance. The...