2-minute voter guide: New Orleans’ Oct. 11 primary

New Orleans will overhaul City Hall in the upcoming election with a new mayor, City Council members and other key leaders on...

ANTIGRAVITY VOTER EDUCATION GUIDE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025

Welcome once again to your ANTIGRAVITY voter education guide for the October 11 election. On this ballot, you will be voting...

BGR Surveys Reveal Candidates’ Views on Key Issues for New Orleans

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases the answers of mayor, City Council and sheriff candidates to BGR’s...

2025 Sheriff Primary Candidates by Name

Complete BGR Survey Responses, Alphabetical by Candidate’s Last Name

2025 Sheriff Primary Candidates by Issue

Read BGR’s Issue Summaries and Questions, and How the Candidates Responded (Alphabetical by Last Name)

Orleans sheriff candidates mull jail management at public forums

Candidates for sheriff are laying out plans to take charge of the Orleans Parish jail, offering their visions for...

BGR Wins Award for Helping the City of New Orleans Save Taxpayers $88.5 Million in Interest Costs over 30 Years

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won three awards at the national Governmental Research Association conference July 13-16 in...

Louisiana Considered: How LSU prospects fared in MLB draft; ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’; pre-jailbreak problems at Orleans Parish Justice Center

Day 2 of the MLB draft wrapped up Monday, and now several Louisiana college ballplayers know where they’ll be...

Robert Collins: What will the mass jailbreak mean for municipal elections in New Orleans?

On May 16, ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Prison through a hole cut in the wall. Even...

Fixing the New Orleans jail and preventing more brownouts: 7am hour

* BGR released a report with recommendations on how to improve the New Orleans jail. Let’s break it down...