BGR Analyzes Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax on April 29 Ballot

BGR Analyzes Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax on April 29 Ballot

NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On April 19, BGR released a report intended to help Orleans Parish...

New Orleans watchdog group opposes Sheriff Susan Hutson’s tax hike

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposal to nearly double a tax her office collects is premature, skirts the practices...

Sheriff Hutson’s plan for proposed tax hike opposed by policy nonprofit as too vague

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Sheriff Susan Hutson’s push for higher property taxes to increase her agency’s budget should be...

Research group calls Sheriff Susan Hutson’s explanation of proposed millage increase “too vague”

ORLEANS PARISH, La. (WGNO) — “What is the timeline for all these investments? Why are they priorities? Which ones...

BGR Analyzes Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Tax on the April 29 Ballot

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases a new report, On the Ballot: Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax,...

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson wants tax hike to increase deputy pay, renovate jail

Just a few months after the New Orleans City Council rejected Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s request for a...

Watchdog: Power struggles between city, Sheriff’s Office has set back New Orleans jail’s progress

Power struggles between the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and the city have long stymied progress at the New Orleans...

BGR Seeks Better Governance for New Orleans Jail

NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR has released a report that urges the Orleans Parish...

New Orleans jail operations could use an overhaul

A new report by the Bureau of Governmental Research has has a long list of recommendations to improve the...

The Bureau of Governmental Research releases report on Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Jail and what they can do to make improvements

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— A new report by The Bureau of Governmental Research is now out and it focuses on...