Episode 282: The Louisiana Legislature is Voting Now to Cut New Orleans Judges – BGR is Sounding the Alarm

About this episode

Rebecca Mowbray discusses the implications of proposed cuts to New Orleans judges amidst ongoing legislative debates.

Since Hurricane Katrina, the issue of whether New Orleans has too many judges, and if so, how many, has been bantered around. But now, in the current session, the house is debating one bill, and the Senate has already passed another that aims to cut judges from New Orleans courts based on what BGR says is incomplete data. What could this mean for our courts and our city’s finances? BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray speaks out on this week’s Biz Talks.

People in this episode

Guest: Rebecca Mowbray

Topics covered

• Louisiana Legislature
• New Orleans judges
• court system
• BGR
• city finances

Keywords

• Hurricane Katrina
• judicial system
• legislation
• court cuts

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Louisiana, New Orleans

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