Ahead of hurricane season, it is best to make sure your storm drain is clean to prevent any possible flooding. The Department of Public Works’ maintenance department is responsible for cleaning and ...

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 ...

As the region enters another hurricane season, New Orleans' Department of Public Works is unclogging catch basins at a rate that lags behind where it was last year. So far this year, 1,143 of the city ...

Last week's news that the New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) would begin monitoring contractor performance in catch basin cleaning was welcome. The Department of Public Works (DPW), which ...

NEIGHBORS TO SEE IF IT’S MAKING A DIFFERENCE. IF YOU LIVE IN A CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE CITY ON ANY GIVEN DAY, YOU MIGHT WALK OUT OF YOUR HOME AND SMELL WHAT SMELL YOU SMELL. IT’S AN ONGOING ...

NEW ORLEANS — It's a question New Orleanians are often heard asking before expected heavy rain, "Are my catch basins clean?" According to the city's most recent numbers, thousands upon thousands of ...

After Monday's heavy rain, some streets across the metro area were covered in stagnant water. According to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, falling leaves from the live oaks add another ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans’ Department of Public Works said Wednesday (March 21) its contractor has cleaned 503 catch basins in the last month, but there’s more than 6,500 to go. The city is ...

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 ...