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' ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- There are 67,688 catch basins or storm drains in Louisville, most of those currently covered in snow. That could be a problem come this weekend. "We are going to be going ...

The city officially launched its “Adopt-A-Catch Basin” pilot program in Greenpoint on Tuesday, hoping to deputize locals as volunteer storm drain supervisors. Greenpointers who sign up for the program ...

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 ...

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 ...