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...