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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Catch basins are essential parts of the city’s drainage infrastructure, allowing rain to drain from streets and be conveyed to the city’s sewer system," according to Jimmy Zammar, Director of Urban ...