Boil water advisory issued after Uptown water main break
Several streets remain closed
BREAKING NEWS IF YOU DRIVE UPTOWN, YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO BE AWARE OF A LOT OF BREAKING NEWS AND DEVELOPING STORY RIGHT NOW. A MASSIVE WATER MAIN BREAK HAS SHUT DOWN ROADS AND A BOIL WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW. LET’S GET STRAIGHT TO OUR REPORTER, ANUM SIDDIQUI, WHO’S LIVE ON THE SCENE FOR US. ANUM WHAT’S THE LATEST? YEAH, FIRST THINGS FIRST. THOUSANDS OF YOU HAVE TO BOIL YOUR WATER THIS MORNING. SO IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN, WE DO HAVE A MAP TO SHOW YOU THAT THIS WATER MAIN BREAK IS OBVIOUSLY AFFECTING PEOPLE LIVING UPTOWN, BUT ALSO NEW ORLEANS, EAST MID-CITY AND THE GENTILLY AREA. NOW, AS FOR WHERE I’M AT RIGHT NOW, PANOLA STREET HERE, I’LL SHOW YOU THE PROGRESS HERE. THE WATER WAS SHUT OFF RIGHT BEFORE 530 THIS MORNING. HERE, THE WATER HAS GONE DOWN A LOT, BUT NEW ORLEANS POLICE TELL US THAT THE SIDE STREETS ARE TAKING IN A LOT OF WATER. SO WE JUST WANT YOU TO ALL WHO LIVE UPTOWN TO BE CAREFUL. AND WE ALSO GOT AN UPDATE FROM SEWAGE AND WATER BOARD LEADERS. THEY TELL US THAT THIS WAS A 40 INCH MAIN BREAK. IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT DID BUST BEFORE THAT COULD HAPPEN. NOW, AS FOR SEWAGE AND WATER BOARD, THEY SAY THAT RIGHT NOW THEY ARE IN DC TO MEET WITH FEDERAL LAWMAKERS TO DISCUSS ISSUES JUST LIKE THIS. THEY SAY THE WAY THAT THEY CAN REALLY GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS, IF THEY CAN GET MORE FEDERAL FUNDING AND START PROGRAMS TO WHERE THEY CAN DO ROUTINE REPAIRS, AND ALSO REPLACEMENTS, SO OBVIOUSLY WILL BE UPTOWN AL
Boil water advisory issued after Uptown water main break
Several streets remain closed
Updated: 11:57 AM CDT Mar 9, 2026
A boil water advisory is issued for most of the East Bank of New Orleans after a water main break Uptown.According to Sewerage and Water Board, the advisory impacts Uptown, the CBD, French Quarter, 9th Ward, Mid City, and Gentilly, as well as two separate areas in New Orleans East. The water has been turned off, and water is receding from the street.New Orleans city leaders ask you to avoid S. Carrollton Avenue, Panola Street, Burdette Street, S. Claiborne Avenue, and Hickory Street. Stay with WDSU for updates.
NEW ORLEANS —
A boil water advisory is issued for most of the East Bank of New Orleans after a water main break Uptown.
According to Sewerage and Water Board, the advisory impacts Uptown, the CBD, French Quarter, 9th Ward, Mid City, and Gentilly, as well as two separate areas in New Orleans East.
The water has been turned off, and water is receding from the street.
New Orleans city leaders ask you to avoid S. Carrollton Avenue, Panola Street, Burdette Street, S. Claiborne Avenue, and Hickory Street.
Stay with WDSU for updates.