4+ week, 2+ day ago   (467+ words) Get your fans out, New Orleans. A heat wave is set to bring higher-than-average temperatures to the city for the next week during what is already the hottest month of the year. Through at least the middle of next week,…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (452+ words) The Sewerage and Water Board has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for New Orleans' entire West Bank due to a drop in water pressure. In a statement on its website, the agency said water pressure in the area fell…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (120+ words) NOLA.com States and communities are encouraged to replace fountains, faucets and other parts containing lead. A boil water advisory was issued Friday afternoon for all of Venetian Isles due to a drop in water pressure, according to an alert…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (162+ words) People negotiating a disability, their own or those of others, have additional challenges before, during and after a disaster. A workshop is coming up to help plans for those. State and local officials are joining with a group of nonprofits…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (153+ words) A boil water advisory for the West Bank of New Orleans was lifted just before noon on Sunday, according to the Sewerage and Water Board. The precautionary advisory affected the entire West Bank and was put in place on Saturday…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (256+ words) Dangerously high temperatures are expected across the New Orleans metro and southeast Louisiana through much of the coming week, with afternoon highs in the high 90s and “feels-like” temperatures of up to 115 degrees in the forecast. Heat advisories will be in…...