Grass-clogged catch basins and lack of public oversight were among drainage-related concerns voiced by New Orleans residents Thursday night (Aug. 17), during a town hall meeting in response to the ...

Down the Drain is a WWL-TV investigative project that explores what went wrong and where the blame lies for New Orleans' drainage crisis. Down the Drain was reported and produced by WWL-TV's ...

OF NICHOSLA HERE IN NEW ORLEANS MANY OF YOU SAY YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT THE RAIN FROM THIS TROPICAL STORM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT OF DEBRIS LEFT FROM IDA. SOME OF IT IS BLOCKING STORM. DRAINS ...

NEW ORLEANS -- There was excitement in the 5800 block of Louis XIV when the city of New Orleans replaced broken and long neglected catch basins in front of their homes. Lakeview neighbor Carol Lewis ...

The Sewerage and Water Board and City Hall are on the cusp of something they’ve long agreed is necessary but have repeatedly failed to accomplish: the transfer of responsibility for New Orleans' ...

With more lake-effect snowfall on the way, Erie and county officials are preparing for the melting snow down the road, and into the catch basins.

WEBVTT THE DEPARTMENT WILL HIRE OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS TO CLEAN THEM OUT. TALK TO RESIDENTS IN NEW ORLEANS, THEY WILL TELL YOU DRAINAGE IS A TOP PRIORITY. >> WE NEED TO STOP THE CITY FROM DROWNING. AS ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After years of discussion and planning, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) will formally take over catch basin maintenance and related drainage work starting ...

If New Orleans city officials were serious about keeping our catch basins clear, the first move they'd make would be to pass an ordinance that forbids the Mardi Gras krewes from throwing plastic beads ...