The potholes are still there, and garbage pickup is spotty. The Sewerage and Water Board can’t keep the power on during a rainstorm. And yet, New Orleans keeps signing checks—big ones. While city workers and departments struggle with understaffing and outdated equipment, tens of millions of dollars flow to private consultants each year. Whether it’s […]
In New Orleans, when basic services fail, the answer often sounds the same: the city is “working with outside partners” to address the issue. Whether it’s crumbling roads, persistent homelessness, or failing utilities, more and more of the public response is being managed by private consultants or nonprofits funded with public dollars. On paper, it […]
You don’t need a city council report to know something’s wrong. The roads say it all. Torn up asphalt, fences around half-dug trenches, and crews that come and go without warning. Some blocks haven’t seen progress in months. Others get repaved, only to be torn up again—clear signs of ongoing New Orleans infrastructure issues. New […]
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