INFRASTRUCTURE
Cantrell’s quest for more infrastructure dollars centers on $160 million in tourism taxes
By Tyler Bridges
Source: The Advocate
January 12, 2019
In her push to find money to improve New Orleans’ decrepit infrastructure, Mayor LaToya Cantrell is targeting a share...
‘Everything is on the table’ — including rate hikes — as S&WB looks to improve operations
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
January 10, 2019
Since his first few weeks on the job as executive director of the Sewerage & Water Board, Ghassan Korban...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...
New Orleans voters back slight change on Sewerage & Water Board roster
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 8, 2018
New Orleans voters have chosen to slightly reel back a change they made five years ago to the makeup...What to know about the Sewerage & Water Board ballot initiative for Saturday’s election
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 7, 2018
To change who oversees the Sewerage & Water Board or not to change it? That question is on the ballot for...N.O. voters to decide a charter amendment related to the S&WB
By Sabrina Wilson
Source: FOX 8
December 7, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Drainage issues, boil water advisories and complaints about inflated water bills have thrust the New...Should New Orleans City Council be represented on S&WB? Voters will decide on election day
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
December 6, 2018
New Orleans voters will decide Saturday whether to approve a City Charter change that would return City Council representation...Ahead Of Weekend Vote, State Senator Says Sewerage And Water Board Should Be Changed
By Travis Lux
Source: WWNO
December 6, 2018
The Sewerage and Water Board oversees most of the water and drainage in the city. It’s faced lots of...
Ex-S&WB leader disputes firing over pay raise
By Dennis Woltering
Source: WWL-TV
December 3, 2018
NEW ORLEANS — Tensions were already running high in mid-August when the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board resumed...City Council’s powers over S&WB are limited, councilman says
By Letters to the Editor
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
December 3, 2018
In a Dec. 2 editorial titled, “No on adding a council representative to S&WB,” the Times-Picayune editorial board quotes a recent Bureau...