BGR Finds ‘Fair Share’ is Improving N.O. Infrastructure, Can Be Strengthened

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research released a report analyzing the impact of the 2019 “Fair Share” deal to direct new...

Gambit’s Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down for Aug. 19

THUMBS UP The Bureau of Governmental Research, a nonprofit public policy watchdog based in New Orleans, recently won three...

National Association Honors BGR’s Research and Property Tax Dashboards

The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won three awards from its peer organizations in the Governmental Research Association (GRA)...

A city falling apart: Why New Orleans fails to stay dry, functional despite billions in funding

Renata Young blocks her front door with sandbags when it rains. During a recent downpour, the water near her...

Flood of suggestions

After focusing on “the frequent failures” of the city’s Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, Gov. Jeff Landry’s...

Change ahead for the S&WB? Here’s how a proposed law could reshape the troubled utility.

A New Orleans lawmaker late Tuesday submitted a bill that would make sweeping changes to how the Sewerage &...

New Orleans lawmaker files bill to take over S&WB, in line with Jeff Landry’s task force plan

A New Orleans-based lawmaker filed legislation late Tuesday to dismiss the local overseers of the beleaguered Sewerage and Water...

Sewerage & Water Board director says proposed state oversight of utility would be ‘disruptive’

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The man in charge of the day-to-day operations of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water...

Bureau of Governmental Research raises concerns over proposed recovery district for New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research is raising what they call significant concerns with a proposed plan...

As State Task Force Considers S&WB Reforms, BGR Advances Governance Recommendations

In early 2024, Gov. Jeff Landry formed a Task Force to review the billing, governing structure, and management and...