Drainage/Stormwater
Our levees and pumps aren’t 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 ‘been on hold far too long’
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 Orleans’ 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. It’s 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...3 things we learned from Tuesday’s 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,...New Orleans mayoral candidates tout plans for Sewerage & Water Board, NOPD at forum
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
September 21, 2017
Six leading New Orleans mayoral candidates vowed this week to keep the troubled Sewerage & Water Board under city...Cantrell calls for $84 million a year in infrastructure spending, bringing S&WB into City Hall
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
August 31, 2017
In the midst of new concerns about the reliability of the Sewerage & Water Board’s drainage system and longstanding...Landrieu considers stormwater fees to pay for New Orleans drainage system upgrades
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
August 29, 2017
Mayor Mitch Landrieu is in the early stages of a plan to put a stormwater management fee proposal before the New...
BGR Again Wins National Awards for Research
July 27, 2017
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...