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...

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...

Gain Insights from BGR on Key Election Issues

Voters will head to the polls in October to decide New Orleans’ municipal elections, with the seats of the...

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...

Stephanie Grace: Politicians’ pointy fingers won’t solve entrenched jail challenges

It’s good that Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is now taking “full accountability” for the mass breakout from the...

Around 160 locks need replacing at Orleans jail, AG estimates

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill toured the Orleans Justice Center jail on Wednesday (May 21)...