INFRASTRUCTURE
Ghassan Korban Discusses Rebuilding the S&WB for a Stronger Future
May 14, 2019
Today, Ghassan Korban, executive director of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, presented at a BGR Breakfast...
Sewerage & Water Board seats 3 new directors
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 29, 2019
Three new directors have joined the 11-member panel tasked with overseeing the Sewerage & Water Board. The additions follow a recent...
Key to Cantrell’s 2019 legislative agenda? Tourism cash to rebuild New Orleans S&WB, more
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
March 17, 2019
Less than a month away from the start of the 2019 legislative session, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s legislative agenda is...Working groups zeroing in on cash to meet Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s demands for S&WB help
By Tyler Bridges
Source: The Advocate
March 16, 2019
Two groups — one created by the mayor and the governor, the other consisting of tourism and business leaders working...New Orleans lawmakers see tough fight ahead for infrastructure money
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
March 10, 2019
With the Louisiana Legislature convening in exactly one month, the first proposals focused on raising more money for New Orleans road...Hotel taxes are at the center of Cantrell’s fight to provide more money for New Orleans infrastructure
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
February 24, 2019
This year agencies in New Orleans charged with overseeing the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, running the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center...Cantrell pressing governor to use convention center funds for New Orleans infrastructure
By Beau Evans and Julia O'Donoghue
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
February 22, 2019
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signaled she wants $75 million for city infrastructure repairs straight from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s...
Cantrell plan to aid New Orleans S&WB? $75M upfront, $40M in revenue from sports, tourism
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
February 14, 2019
Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Thursday gave the clearest outline yet of her vision for plugging budget holes at the...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...
Money should not be taken from tourism for infrastructure needs: Billy Nungesser
By Julia O'Donoghue
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
January 16, 2019
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser doesn’t think New Orleans hotel tax revenue should be redirected from state marketing, tourism and sports-related organizations...