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...
Flood of suggestions
After focusing on “the frequent failures” of the city’s Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, Gov. Jeff Landry’s...
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...
BGR Recommends Improving the City Council’s Evaluation of S&WB Funding Proposals
In a November 28 letter to the New Orleans City Council, BGR expressed concern that the council does not...
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,...
