New Orleans secures funding for water treatment, drainage infrastructure
New Orleans’ drainage and power infrastructure has just secured funding for a much needed upgrade that will address the...
New Orleans is in a ‘good place’ before storm Francine, Sewerage & Water Board chief says
New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board Director Ghassan Korban said Tuesday the city’s pumping and drainage system is in...
Addressing Jefferson Parish Infrastructure at April 16 Breakfast Briefing
Today, BGR presented a Breakfast Briefing with Cynthia Lee Sheng, Jefferson Parish President, and Mark Drewes, Director of the...
Stormwater fees expected to go before voters in flood-prone New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Just days after an intense rainstorm caused yet another round of flooding, a push is under...
Will a stormwater fee finally fly in New Orleans? Officals are preparing a new pitch
After two recent whiffs in persuading the City Council to approve new revenue proposals, the Sewerage & Water Board...
On Politics: Is ‘Healthy Homes’ funded?; S&WB drainage fee revisited; graffiti gains
Housing advocates and City Council members were surprised when they opened up Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s proposed 2024 budget to...
Nonprofit floats stormwater fee to shore up drainage system costs
Inevitably, impossibly, New Orleans lives with water. “With,” though, is a flexible term that, for more than 100 years,...
Rough Patch: How long can you keep kicking the can down the road when the road’s falling apart?
Over on Webster Street, Ellis Arjmand can’t drive to his house without going the wrong way down the one-way...
