Where Do Your Property Taxes Go? Find Out with BGR’s Dashboards

Property taxes are a basic means of financing local government, but the public faces a confusing array of tax...

NOLA ballot propositions; why it’s not time to panic over bottled water; history of Black QBs

Election day is almost here. And there is more on the ballot than candidates running for office. Voters in...

Editorial: The Times-Picayune makes these recommendations for Jefferson, St. Tammany, Orleans parishes

Orleans Parish School Board facilities millage renewal: Yes In the grueling recovery from Hurricane Katrina, the $1.8 billion lump...

BGR Analyzes New Orleans Propositions on the Oct. 14 Ballot

NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On Sept. 21, the Bureau of Governmental Research released three On...

N.O. City Council calls for outside reviews of citywide property assessments

The New Orleans City Council on Thursday asked state authorities to review whether Assessor Erroll Williams’ office properly conducted...

Orleans tax assessor answers questions in city council hearing

Orleans Tax Assessor Erroll Williams took part in a Q&A session with the New Orleans city council on property...

Council grills city assessor on spiking property valuations

Following a 23 percent spike in citywide property values in a recent property tax reassessment, the New Orleans City...

Tax bill sticker shock: New Orleans assessor sees 23% jump in property values citywide

The citywide assessment of New Orleans property values is set to give homeowners sticker shock this month as they...

Sticker shock! New property assessments have some residents worried

If you’ve opened your letter from the Orleans assessor’s office, you may have experienced a bit of sticker shock....

(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...