The law, sponsored by state Sen. Jimmy Harris, D-New Orleans, did not specify when or how the transfer must occur, and council members, along with officials with the S&WB and Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s ...

The shift, required by a new state law, also puts some smaller drainage pipes under the ... initiative to deal with severely clogged catch basins and pipes, and to respond to 311 complaints ...

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 ...