New Orleans has avoided losing drinking water due to a saltwater ‘wedge’ traveling up the Mississippi River – but in Plaquemines parish, it has already happened
A water main break near Tall Timbers caused the pressure to drop below the recommended level. Pressure has been restored and the water was sent for testing.
SWBNO, with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has issued a precautionary boil water advisory (BWA) for a limited portion of New Orleans' Westbank.