Fees & Charges
S&WB task force highlights agency’s financial crisis, calls for drainage fees
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
January 28, 2019
The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board is in desperate need of money for critical infrastructure projects and should...Should New Orleans have a drainage fee? City Council member is wary
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 20, 2018
New Orleans Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer warned this week that she would not support any new fee levied on residents...
BGR Wins National Awards for Research
August 14, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...Our levees and pumps arenât enough to keep New Orleans dry | Editorial
By The Times-Picayune Editorial Board
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 27, 2018
The start of hurricane season always raises our collective anxiety level a bit. South Louisianians have to be on...Mayor LaToya Cantrell: New Orleans drainage projects have âbeen on hold far too longâ
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 22, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell held a news conference on Tuesday (May 22) to level with the public about the city’s...New Orleansâ SELA drainage work should end this year, except on Florida Ave.
By Susan Buchanan
Source: The Louisiana Weekly
February 19, 2018
On some days, you need nerves of steel to drive down Louisiana Avenue during rush hour. Itâs one of...
Federal inspector general to audit S&WB use of Katrina recovery funds
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
December 18, 2017
The Sewerage & Water Board will open the new year facing both a federal audit of its post-Hurricane Katrina...Mayoral candidates discuss drainage, other S&WB issues
By Sabrina Wilson
Source: FOX 8
November 2, 2017
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – The unexpected July and August outraged many people in the city and revealed deficiencies...VERIFY: How much does New Orleans really earn from traffic cameras?
By Meg Farris
Source: WWL-TV
October 12, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — The city’s traffic cameras became a hot-button issue after their numbers nearly doubled over the past...3 things we learned from Tuesdayâs WDSU mayoral debate
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
October 4, 2017
WDSU-TV’s New Orleans mayoral debate on Tuesday (Oct. 3) was a careful, plodding affair with almost no friction between the candidates,...