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 ...

WEBVTT FLOOD VICTIMSARE STILL CLEANING UP.REPORTER: YES, WE ARE AT CIRCLEFOOD STORE IN TREMAINE.YOU CAN SEE THE WATER THAT ISSTILL OUT HERE RIGHT NEW.THERE IS SO MUCH TO CLEAN UP.YOU CAN SEE THE WATER ...

The paper has continued to report that responsibility for catch basin maintenance was transferred from the Sewerage & Water Board to the City of New Orleans in 1991. The newspaper has made this ...