INFRASTRUCTURE
On Politics: Is ‘Healthy Homes’ funded?; S&WB drainage fee revisited; graffiti gains
By Sophie Kasakove and Ben Myers
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
November 19, 2023
Housing advocates and City Council members were surprised when they opened up Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s proposed 2024 budget to...
East bank levee authority president may have violated political campaigning ban
By Mark Schleifstein
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
November 10, 2023
Clay Cosse, the president of the east bank levee authority, has issued an endorsement statement and contributed money to...
Will Sutton: New Orleans City Council holds the key to street repairs
By Will Sutton
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
Sept3ember 29, 2023
As New Orleanians focus on whether the City Council will confirm Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s choice for the permanent police...
DPW Acting Director Out, more money needed for road projects
By Deja Brown
Source: WDSU
September 28, 2023
There’s a changing of the guard at the Department of Public Works, Sarah McLaughlin-Porteous, who took over a little...Briefing: N.O. Public Works Leaders Discuss Progress on Street Projects
September 27, 2023
Today, BGR presented “Rebuilding Our Infrastructure, Making New Orleans Resilient,” a Breakfast Briefing to discuss progress on New Orleans’...
Reaching out: BGR translates S&WB report into Spanish, Vietnamese
By Minh Ha
Source: Verite News
August 2, 2023
The Bureau of Governmental Research has published Spanish and Vietnamese translations of its recent report summaries on the Sewerage...BGR Offers Spanish and Vietnamese Translations of S&WB Report Summaries
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
July 25, 2023
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has released Spanish and Vietnamese translations of a new report about the...BGR Offers Spanish and Vietnamese Translations of S&WB Report Summaries
July 25, 2023
New Orleans residents concerned about the future of the Sewerage and Water Board, but whose primary language is Spanish...Eiffel Tower, Panama Canal… S&WB? New Orleans’ drainage system joins cadre of engineering marvels
By Jerry DiColo
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
May 23, 2023
There are wonders of the ancient world. There are wonders of the modern world. There are UNESCO World Heritage...Nonprofit floats stormwater fee to shore up drainage system costs
By Joshua Rosenberg
Source: The Lens
May 22, 2023
Inevitably, impossibly, New Orleans lives with water. “With,” though, is a flexible term that, for more than 100 years,...