Why has your New Orleans garbage collection fee jumped from $24 to more than $32 a month, and where is that money going?

The Story City sanitation fees recently jumped from $24 to over $32 a month. BGR’s Becky Mowbray (President and...

How much sanitation shortfalls are costing New Orleans

The Story New Orleans will have spent over $80 million to cover sanitation shortfalls from 2021 through the end...

BGR: New Orleans Trash Subsidies Could Reach $80.6M

The Story  A new report from the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) estimates that the City of New Orleans...

New Orleans city workers call for more funding for sanitation, code enforcement, permitting

The Story New Orleans workers charged with public sanitation, blight remediation and permitting would see their scant resources further...

Watchdog BGR urges oversight of New Orleans sanitation fees

The Story The Bureau of Governmental Research is calling for stronger oversight of New Orleans’ sanitation contracts as the...