They say New Orleans is a city rich in culture. That it feeds the soul, and moves to its own rhythm. But what no one says loudly enough is how expensive that rhythm has become, and who’s left paying for it. In 2025, the economic picture in New Orleans is no longer just about gentrification […]
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as we receive additional information. Residents on the East Bank of New Orleans are only now being notified of a drinking water violation that occurred in January 2025—nearly five months ago—raising serious concerns over transparency, public health, and accountability at the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans […]
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 […]
New Orleans residents have had it with the bills. Not just the rent or the groceries — but the utility costs that keep climbing with no clear end in sight. From Entergy New Orleans to the Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO), households are paying hundreds of dollars every month just to pay Entergy bill, keep […]
If you’ve lived in New Orleans for more than a week, you’ve likely hit a pothole that could swallow a bike—or watched a perfectly good street get torn up for the fifth time in two years. Locals joke about “potholes big enough to throw a second line in,” but beneath the humor is real frustration […]
New Orleans was built on a dream—and on a swamp. And in 2025, that dream is collapsing under the weight of cracked asphalt, sunken sewer lines, and a city government that keeps digging holes deeper than it knows how to fill. At the heart of the New Orleans infrastructure crisis: an $800 million budget shortfall […]
It's a tale as old as time in New Orleans: A problem needs fixing, people call the Sewerage and Water Board, they do nothing about it for a ridiculous amount of time. If ever. And everybody lives crappily ever after. You're not an actual New Orleanian until you've had your first mind-bogglingly frustrating altercation with […]
With two tropical systems set to impact the New Orleans area this week, the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO) is racing to complete infrastructure work and pump repairs before the systems arrive. Hurricane Marco is forecast to impact the New Orleans area on Monday morning, with what is expected to become Hurricane Laura […]
Once again the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board is in the news with another systemic failure: its engines are literally burning and SWB did not pay its federal payroll taxes causing the IRS to file a tax lien. This time lip service and piecemeal solutions will not get the agency out of hot water. […]
As 2019 draws to a close and we head into 2020, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) faces several challenges. Aging infrastructure experiencing failures on an increasingly catastrophic level and almost nonexistent public confidence and trust (not to mention numerous financial woes) show virtually no sign of abating as the city heads […]
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