Push to shrink St. Tammany Parish Council debated. Is smaller better?

The St. Tammany Parish Council has 14 members, the most of any council in the New Orleans area and...

BGR Breakfast Briefing: As St. Tammany Grows, Should the Parish Council Shrink?

Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) held a panel discussion in Covington that explored whether St. Tammany Parish...

BGR Honors 2022 Excellence in Government Award Winners at Luncheon

Today, BGR honored the recipients of its 2022 Excellence in Government Awards at a luncheon ceremony at the Sheraton...

NEWS ROUNDUP: Awards all around St. Tammany Parish

Two St. Tammany Parish residents have been awarded the Bureau of Governmental Research’s prestigious 2022 Excellence in Government Awards...

BGR Announces Excellence in Government 2022 Honorees

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has announced the recipients of its 2022 Excellence in Government Awards....

St. Tammany council tonight discusses possible tax increase

Tonight the St. Tammany Parish Council talks property taxes in a public hearing. There are some expenses stacking up...

St. Tammany voters reject new sales tax for criminal prosecutions

North shore District Attorney Warren Montgomery failed to get a new revenue stream to support his office Saturday, as...

Our Views: The Times-Picayune makes these recommendations on parish tax proposals

Voters in three area parishes are being asked to enact new taxes on April 30; early voting begins Saturday....

Concerned about ‘defunding the DA’s office,’ St. Tammany district attorney pushing new tax

If they blink, St. Tammany voters might miss the vote for a new sales tax to fund criminal prosecutions....

BGR Analyzes DA Sales Tax in St. Tammany Parish

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (press release) — The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a new report that analyzes...