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Rotten utility poles collapse, knocking out power in Algiers
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Over 1,200 people were without power Sunday (June 9) after two rotten utility poles broke and compromised equipment, according to Councilmember JP Morrell. Entergy says the outage was first reported around 3:33 p.m. in the English Turn and Patterson Road areas of Algiers. Repairs were initially...
New Orleans plans to fence off Claiborne Avenue underpass cleared of homeless encampments
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As leaders in New Orleans work to revitalize the Claiborne Avenue corridor -- the area below Interstate 10 in Treme -- they said the groundwork is being laid to erect fencing around areas that recently have been cleared of homeless encampments. The state dollars for the...
Looking for a pool to rent in Louisiana? You can look or list on Swimply.com
Your child has a birthday coming up and they want a pool party. But you don’t have a pool and no access to one. You want to swim laps in private without having to share a lane with a stranger at the gym. Or, you already have a pool, and you’re looking for a summer side hustle to make some extra cash. What can you do? Just log onto Swimply.com and browse for pools listed by pool owners in...
New Orleans' most significant artwork of the 21st century is about to be torn down
On a recent afternoon, a yellow backhoe clawed at the base of a long-vacant, five-story apartment building in Algiers as dump trucks waited to haul away the wreckage. The derelict building slowly being demolished was one of several similar structures in the DeGaulle Manor apartment complex, once home to hundreds of residents.
Aged equipment, clogged drains cause concern during hurricane season
NEW ORLEANS — If there were a big takeaway from Hurricane Ida, General Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Steve Nelson would say it’s about power. “The key lesson for Hurricane Ida was the amount of time, the length of time, the power was...
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