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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A massive push to clean New Orleans’ catch basins in the wake of last summer’s floods was spread widely through much of the city's east bank, though not always in the worst-inundated areas, and with a ...

UMass Lowell has established a Catch Basin Stenciling/Marking Program where University staff and student volunteers can stencil a message next to catch basins or install storm drain markers reminding ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - People who live in the 4000 block of D'Hemecourt say an afternoon shower makes them nervous. "Yeah, it's frustrating. Now, I wonder every time it rains whether or not it's ...

The Town of Hempstead has installed two storm-drain catch basins to help alleviate flooding on a two-block stretch of Woodside Avenue in Baldwin, but residents say they are waiting for Nassau County ...

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 ...