Some New Orleans leaders call for folding S&WB to City Hall as bill advances
In a first on Thursday, the chief proponents of a bill to give the New Orleans City Council sweeping...
After water main breaks, Mayor Helena Moreno puts S&WB on frontburner
Mayor Helena Moreno didn’t plan to spend so much time on the Sewerage & Water Board so early in...
Mayor Helena Moreno mostly quiet about broader vision for S&WB as agency faces turning point
As she led her first meeting of New Orleans’ Sewerage and Water Board, Mayor Helena Moreno on Wednesday remained...
We can’t keep putting off finding funding for drainage in New Orleans
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a report earlier this week called “Paying for Drainage,” examining the Sewerage...
BGR Report Finds Significant Drainage Funding Gap
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – A new report from the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) finds that New Orleans’ drainage system...
The Breakdown: BGR report warns New Orleans may need stormwater fee amid drainage funding shortfall
New Orleanians do not need a new report to know the city’s drainage system is in trouble. But a...
Nonprofit BGR calls for fairness, transparency in S&WB stormwater fee
If the Sewerage and Water Board proposes a stormwater management fee this year to bolster its dilapidated drainage system, it should...
New Report Examines Big Decision Ahead on Drainage Funding
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) released a new report today examining the Sewerage & Water Board’s effort to develop a...
Here’s how New Orleans’ mayoral candidates would fix the Sewerage and Water Board
The New Orleans mayoral election comes at a critical juncture for the Sewerage and Water Board, as agency officials...
