New BGR Report Urges Budget Agreement for Jail
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has published a report calling on the City of New Orleans and the...
New Bureau of Governmental Research report urges budget agreement for Orleans Parish Prison
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — As the New Orleans City Council prepares its 2024 budget, the Bureau of Governmental Research...
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...
Is There Concern Over The Cost Of A New Facility For A Jail?
Rebecca Mowbray and Paul Rioux join Tommy Tucker to talk about the cost and design of a new jail...
“Medieval at best” – multiple groups criticize proposed wing for NOLA prison
NEW ORLEANS — Following a series of stories by WWL-TV over the controversial design proposed for a new mental...
Design, cost concerns plague proposed Orleans Parish Jail facility
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Bureau of Governmental Research released a report supporting a review of the design and...
Good-government group backs review of costs, design of controversial Orleans jail wing
A federal judge should order a fresh review of the proposed design and costs of the controversial expansion to...
BGR Supports Review of Jail Facility Design and Cost
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On July 11, BGR published a report discussing concerns that...
Phase III Concerns of Sheriff and City Council Deserve Further Review
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) issued a report discussing concerns that the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and...
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...