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...

(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...