S&WB
Bill to place a N.O. city councilperson on S&WB closer to final approval
By Sabrina Wilson
Source: FOX 8
April 18, 2018
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – A bill in the State Legislature to place a member of the New Orleans...New Orleans should regulate, not run Sewerage & Water Board, watchdog group says
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 10, 2018
Adding a New Orleans City Council member back to the Sewerage & Water Board could “create a false sense of security” along with...
City Council Members Should Regulate, Not Govern, the Sewerage & Water Board
April 9, 2018
Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases City Council Members Should Regulate, Not Govern, S&WB. The release addresses a bill...A City Council member on New Orleans S&WB would give ‘false sense of security,’ group says
By The Advocate
Source: The Advocate
April 9, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research has come out against a proposal to restore representation from the New Orleans City...
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...