S&WB
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...What will it take to fix the Sewerage and Water Board? Editorial
By The Times-Picayune Editorial Board
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
August 27. 2017
An emergency management team led by former Louisiana Recovery Authority director Paul Rainwater took over the Sewerage & Water Board last...City Council ‘didn’t care until everything went south’ at S&WB: J.P. Morrell
By Richard Rainey
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
August 17, 2017
As state Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, has watched the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board endure withering accusations of being asleep...
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...First projects in New Orleans’ multibillion-dollar street repair campaign behind schedule
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
June 26, 2017
New Orleans’ ambitious plan to pour billions of dollars into fixing its crumbling streets is already behind schedule before...