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 ...
It may be because a catch basin is clogged or a drainage pipe isn't working. Starting in January, no matter what the reason is for stalled water, you'll only have to make one call. "I think things get ...
including the installation of larger stormwater pipes and a detention basin. The detention basin is designed to fill with stormwater during rain events and will gradually drain until it is dry.
"When the tides get high, the water basically infiltrates through the storm drain system and ends up ... or English Bayou to the neighborhoods. Catch basins, or holes, tie to the straw to ...