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Sanitation & Recycling Services - City of New Orleans: Data Analytics Manager Chris Magee recaps a new LLA report that analyzes the sufficiency of sanitation and recycling fees in New Orleans and the discrepancies between the number of sanitation and recycling service locations in the city versus the number of service locations billed by the Sewerage and Water Board. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast
The Sewerage and Water Board is losing a ton of its water to leaky pipes. We talk about the enormity of this problem with engineer HJ Bosworth
Algiers has had multiple boil water advisories in the last few weeks, and the Sewerage and Water Board says it lacks the data to identify what caused the first one. We talk with Councilmember Freddie King.
Hour 3: What's up with the Sewerage and Water Board? full 965 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:58:00 +0000 6C2GE0IQFlkfQn8GkbFi2dIwDUhkz3oW new orleans,news WWL First News with Tommy Tucker new orleans,news Hour 3: What's up with the Sewerage and Water Board? Tommy Tucker takes on the days' breaking headlines, plus weather, sports, traffic and more © 2026 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?fee
* Why leaks are a huge problem for the Sewerage & Water Board * Saints training camp: making sense of the injuries * What's with the recent boil water advisories in Algiers? * LSU QB Sam Leavitt is loving the transfer to Baton Rouge * Who can afford to wait it out longer: the US or Iran? * Demolition on the old Lindy Boggs site is finally beginning
We check in with Councilmember Matthew Willard about the Sewerage and Water Board reform package and what he wants to see happen next.
* Getting the latest on Saints training camp and who's been looking good with Mike Hoss, the Voice of the Saints. * Checking in with Councilmember Matthew Willard about the Sewerage and Water Board reform package and what he wants to see happen next.
Full Show 8-7-26: Reforming the Sewerage & Water Board, Saints updates, and Frank Brigsten's legacy full 6052 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:00:02 +0000 jtQRT0yxKHvDPS2tDQNK3AWUjWpYzs8R new orleans saints,new orleans,politics,food and drink,lsu sports,news WWL First News with Tommy Tucker new orleans saints,new orleans,politics,food and drink,lsu sports,news Full Show 8-7-26: Reforming the Sewerage & Water Board, Saints updates, and Frank Brigsten's legacy Tommy Tucker takes on the days' breaking headlines, plus weather, sports, traffic and more © 2026 Audacy, Inc. News
Big changes are a-coming to the Sewerage and Water Board. We talk with Councilmember Aimee McCarron about the upcoming vote on Thursday and what people can expect.
* Big changes are a-coming to the Sewerage and Water Board. We'll talk with Councilmember Aimee McCarron about the upcoming vote on Thursday.. * President Trump says oil companies should lower gas prices because they're making too much money. We'll take a look at how things have changed since the Iran war began with Greg Upton, the director of LSU's Energy Institute.
* How New Orleans has continued to make progress on violent crime * Have the insurance reforms of the last couple years helped the crisis? * Changes are coming to the S&WB. Here's what to expect * A bill to transform college sports was agreed to. Here's what to know * Do we have enough firefighters in New Orleans?
Many New Orleanians are taking it upon themselves to clean catch basins in their neighborhoods because they're tired of waiting for the city and Sewerage and Water Board. We talk with Vassiliki Ellwood Davis from Smoke & Honey about why she was fed up.
* We'll get another Saints training camp update with WWL sports director Steve Geller. Who has stood out to him so far? What was the first practice in pads like? * Many New Orleanians are taking it upon themselves to clean catch basins in their neighborhoods because they're tired of waiting for the city and Sewerage and Water Board. We'll talk with Vassiliki Ellwood Davis from Smoke & Honey about why she was fed up.
* New Orleans Councilmember JP Morrell says changes are coming to the Sewerage and Water Board * Phishing, spoofing…malvertising? The list of ways bad actors try to steal your info online is a long one. We'll go over some of most common ones and how AI is changing the game
The New Orleans City Council will soon have more control over the Sewerage and Water Board. Council President JP Morrell says changes are coming.
This hour, The New Orleans City Council is taking expanded control over the Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO) effective Saturday, August 1, 2026. Also, Scoot asks if paid parking would ruin West End? Then, President Trump just cannot get past his legal entanglement with E. Jean Carroll, who a jury determined he sexually assaulted in the 90s.
* The City Council laid out a plan for once they get more control over the Sewerage and Water Board. We'll go over it with Councilmember Aimee McCarron. * Will the new rules help NOPD keep Mardi Gras safe for everyone? How difficult is policing during Carnival season? We'll talk with former NOPD chief Ronal Serpas.
* The City Council laid out a plan for once they get more control over the Sewerage and Water Board. We'll go over it with Councilmember Aimee McCarron.
Kaitlin Tymrak joins Dave Cohen to talk about what the Sewage and Water Board are doing to prepare for possible storm weather.
Dave Cohen talks to the Sewage and Water Board about preparations along with Eric Smith from Tulane to talk about oil and gas prices.
* Eugene Green on the S&WB: "The bottom line is they have to do better" * The Downtown Development District has launched “Activate Downtown,” a new program to try and fill vacant properties around downtown New Orleans. We'll get the details
We talk with Councilmember Eugene Green about the Blue Green Corridors project in Gentilly and about the Sewerage and Water Board's struggles.
* We talk with Council President JP Morrell about the Sewerage and Water Board's struggles and what he'd like to see change come August 1st when the city gets more control. * We'll continue to discuss pumping failures during the flooding over the weekend. We'll do a little Pumping and Drainage 101 with engineer HJ Bosworth.
We talk with Council President JP Morrell about the Sewerage and Water Board's struggles and what he'd like to see change come August 1st when the city gets more control.
Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly at the age of 71 due to an aortic dissection. His office shared preliminary findings from the Washington, D.C. medical examiner confirming the cause of death as a tear in his aorta stemming from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is currently facing intense public and political scrutiny following severe weekend flash flooding, ongoing infrastructure construction battles, and upcoming legal and legislative shifts. Dr. Markalain Dery, an infectious disease physician, epidemiologist, and Chief Innovation Officer at Access Health Louisiana, joins Scoot to talk about cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis that triggers severe, "explosive" watery diarrhea and is currently spreading rapidly across the United States. The death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells on Horn Island, Mississippi, is the subject of an intensive active death investigation. Local law enforcement believes Wells may have drowned accidentally, but his family, high-profile civil rights leaders, and community members have raised serious doubts and are demanding transparency.
The death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells on Horn Island, Mississippi, is the subject of an intensive active death investigation. Local law enforcement believes Wells may have drowned accidentally, but his family, high-profile civil rights leaders, and community members have raised serious doubts and are demanding transparency. The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is currently facing intense public and political scrutiny following severe weekend flash flooding, ongoing infrastructure construction battles, and upcoming legal and legislative shifts. Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly at the age of 71 due to an aortic dissection. His office shared preliminary findings from the Washington, D.C. medical examiner confirming the cause of death as a tear in his aorta stemming from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is currently facing intense public and political scrutiny following severe weekend flash flooding, ongoing infrastructure construction battles, and upcoming legal and legislative shifts. Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly at the age of 71 due to an aortic dissection. His office shared preliminary findings from the Washington, D.C. medical examiner confirming the cause of death as a tear in his aorta stemming from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is currently facing intense public and political scrutiny following severe weekend flash flooding, ongoing infrastructure construction battles, and upcoming legal and legislative shifts.
* What happened with flooding in parts of New Orleans over the weekend? * The ceasefire with Iran is over, but officials are working to get peace talks going again. We get the latest on the war with Iran
Heavy rains and "human error" played a part in street flooding in parts of New Orleans over the weekend. Randy Heyman, executive director of the Sewerage and Water Board, joins us to explain what happened.
* Why is the S&WB's new $300 million power complex already unreliable? * 10 takes on the Saints before training camp * There's a new head of the Mardi Gras Guide. Here's his story * Would you want a car without all the bells and whistles we see nowadays? * How enforcing traffic laws is a key part of reducing crime
* The City Council grilled the Sewerage and Water Board over the power failures during Arthur. We talk to Councilmember Aimee McCarron about what they learned. * The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's order to end birthright citizenship. We'll break down that ruling and the others with David Schultz, a professor of political science at law at Hamline University.
The City Council grilled the Sewerage and Water Board over the power failures during Arthur. We talk to Councilmember Aimee McCarron about what they learned.
What happened with the Sewerage and Water Board's new substation during Arthur? We check in with Councilmember JP Morrell about what we know.
* Tulane recently announced major plans to transform the old Charity Hospital into a national bioscience hub. We'll get all the details from Tulane president Michael Fitts. * What happened with the Sewerage and Water Board's new substation during Arthur? We'll check in with Councilmember JP Morrell about what we know.
Steven Giang joins Tommy to talk about how New Orleans handled the tropical weather this morning.
The slow pace of construction in the French Quarter has been hurting businesses. We'll talk to Councilmember Freddie King about what he's hearing, from the Sewerage and Water Board and his constituents.
Mayor Moreno's new PUMPS task force on the Sewerage and Water Board starts meeting this week to work on changes and reforms. We get into it with Councilmember Aimee McCarron.
* Mayor Moreno's new PUMPS task force on the Sewerage and Water Board starts meeting this week to work on changes and reforms. We'll get into it with Councilmember Aimee McCarron. * We talk with Michael Vinsanau, Director of Public Information for St. Tammany Parish, about a tornado warning in the area.
It's Thursday, and that means it's time to talk politics with The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate's Stephanie Grace. Today, we hear why New Orleans is gaining access to unspent Katrina money from FEMA. We also learn about Mayor Moreno's recent win: bringing the Sewerage and Water Board under more city control. A sports medicine physician has opened one of the world's first clinics and treatment centers specifically for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome at the Fascia Institute. Also known as EDS, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome affects the body's connective tissues, often categorized by loose skin, unstable joints and hypermobility.The doctor at the helm of the new clinic, Dr. Jacques Courseault, tells us more about the condition, why it often goes undiagnosed and how to treat it.The new documentary “GASLIT” explores how communities along the Gulf Coast are impacted by liquified natural gas export terminals. Academy Award winner and activist Jane Fonda travelled throughout Texas and Louisiana, meeting and talking with the various people who have concerns about the expansion of the industry. She met with shrimpers, cattle farm workers, former oil workers and “reluctant activists” to learn how they are banding together to protect the coastlines. The film's director, Katie Camosy, joins us with more.—Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Bob Pavlovich. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber. We get production and technical support from Garrett Pittman, Adam Vos and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!
We'll talk with Kaitlin Tymrak, Interim General Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board, about rusty discharge bells and rusty discharge bells and how they've prepared for hurricane season.
* We'll talk with Kaitlin Tymrak, Interim General Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board, about how they've prepared for hurricane season. * One of the things legislature approved was a bill reshaping the New Orleans court system. What will its impacts be? We'll talk to Rafael Goyeneche, the president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission.
* Changes to NOLA justice system will "adversely impact delivery of justice" * Did the legislature add a number of unnecessary regulations to business? * Why Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes * The Sewerage and Water Board says they're in a better position than previous years * Redistricting, Clerk of Court battle dominated legislative session * Athletes are more vocal about mental health. Some fans are weaponizing that
Councilmember Eugene Green wants the Sewerage and Water Board to speed up its work on cleaning catch basins. We talk with him about his concerns and the possibility of getting state assistance.
* “Out of 4,500 federal statutes, I haven't found one that says falling in love was a federal offense,” former Mayor LaToya Cantrell's lawyer argued. We'll bring you the latest on the case against her with Doug Sunseri * Councilmember Eugene Green wants the Sewerage and Water Board to speed up its work on cleaning catch basins. We'll talk with him about his concerns and the possibility of getting state assistance.
New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell joins us to discuss the mess with the clerk of court - and what he says is a bizarre situation - and what's up with the Sewerage and Water Board.
Stephanie Hilferty joins Tommy to talk about her bill and what would happpen with the New Orleans Sewage and Water Board.
Aimee McCarron, New Orleans City Councilmember, joins Tommy to talk about the Sewage and Water Board in New Orleans along with other topics on city council's agenda. Plus Cameron Henry, Louisiana State Senate President, tells us how they plan on redistricting the Louisiana congressional maps.
Aimee McCarron joins Tommy to talk about the latest issues in City Council of New Orleans.
The Sewerage and Water Board has successfully plugged the broken pipe that was leaking wastewater into the Industrial Canal. We'll get an update on the situation with Kaitlin Tymrak, the Interim General Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board.