Uptown homeowners frustrated over skyrocketing S&WB bills


Video and story by Madison Mcloughlin, Pack News

Uptown homeowner Mark Heller noticed what he said had to be a mistake in one of his Sewerage & Water Board bills several months ago. What was usually a bill for around $100 was now a bill for $697 for a single month. There was no explanation.

“I would expect there to be a small flood somewhere in my yard with a bill that size, but we don’t see any leaks anywhere,” he said.

Mardi Gras 2020 has some new and revised rules: Port-o-lets, prohibited throws, ladders and parade elements

By Sue Strachan, Uptown Messenger

Need to go to the bathroom during a parade?

For Carnival 2020, parade-goers might have to walk farther to use private port-o-lets on trucks parked in the streets.

This was part of one of two ordinances passed unanimously Thursday (Jan. 30) by the City Council “updating sections of the Municipal Code that address Mardi Gras regulations, clarifying parade terms and codifying reforms,” states a City Council press release.