Here’s how New Orleans’ mayoral candidates would fix the Sewerage and Water Board

Here’s how New Orleans’ mayoral candidates would fix the Sewerage and Water Board

The New Orleans mayoral election comes at a critical juncture for the Sewerage and Water Board, as agency officials...

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)...

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...

Task force releases report recommending replacement of Mayor’s board governing Sewerage and Water Board

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The task force appointed by Governor Jeff Landry to look at the myriad of issues...

As Jeff Landry’s S&WB task force winds down, members say ‘trust is essential’

Gov. Jeff Landry’s task force to reform the long-troubled New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board met for the third...

Why is the Sewerage & Water Board run the way it is?

Tommy talks to Becky Mowbray, President and CEO of BGR, about the Sewerage and Water Board, its governance problems,...