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...

Gambit’s Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down for Aug. 19

THUMBS UP The Bureau of Governmental Research, a nonprofit public policy watchdog based in New Orleans, recently won three...

Flood of suggestions

After focusing on “the frequent failures” of the city’s Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, Gov. Jeff Landry’s...

Change ahead for the S&WB? Here’s how a proposed law could reshape the troubled utility.

A New Orleans lawmaker late Tuesday submitted a bill that would make sweeping changes to how the Sewerage &...

New Orleans lawmaker files bill to take over S&WB, in line with Jeff Landry’s task force plan

A New Orleans-based lawmaker filed legislation late Tuesday to dismiss the local overseers of the beleaguered Sewerage and Water...

Sewerage & Water Board director says proposed state oversight of utility would be ‘disruptive’

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The man in charge of the day-to-day operations of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water...

Bureau of Governmental Research raises concerns over proposed recovery district for New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board

NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research is raising what they call significant concerns with a proposed plan...

Task force releases report recommending replacement of Mayor’s board governing Sewerage and Water Board

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The task force appointed by Governor Jeff Landry to look at the myriad of issues...

As Jeff Landry’s S&WB task force winds down, members say ‘trust is essential’

Gov. Jeff Landry’s task force to reform the long-troubled New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board met for the third...

Why is the Sewerage & Water Board run the way it is?

Tommy talks to Becky Mowbray, President and CEO of BGR, about the Sewerage and Water Board, its governance problems,...