{"id":237252,"date":"2026-04-18T20:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237252\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T20:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:33:10","slug":"swbno-crews-responding-to-sewer-main-break-discharging-into-industrial-canal-near-florida-ave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237252\/","title":{"rendered":"SWBNO crews responding to sewer main break discharging into Industrial Canal near Florida Ave."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SWBNO crews responding to sewer main break discharging into Industrial Canal near Florida Ave.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMAY. WOW. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 948. JIM, I DON\u2019T THINK WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE SEEING ANY SKIING TODAY. MAYBE SOME WATER SKIING IF IT ALLOWS ON THE LAKE. BUT NO, NO SNOW SKIING, WATER SKIING ON THE LAKE TODAY I THINK PROBABLY A LITTLE TOO BREEZY. LIKE IT TO BE REAL SMOOTH, YOU KNOW, BUT WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BREEZY BY THIS AFTERNOON. WE\u2019RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE BREEZY TOMORROW. BUT YOU SEE THE CLOUDS INCREASING ON OUR LIVE CAMERAS BEHIND ME. AND WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN TO CALL IT RAIN, MAYBE A STRETCH, BUT WDSU FIRST WARNING RADAR TRACKING A COUPLE OF VERY, VERY, VERY LIGHT SHOWERS. THESE ARE GOING TO BE KIND OF REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT WE MAY SEE LATER ON THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON, IF YOU GO TO FRENCH QUARTER FEST, I MENTIONED IT BEFORE. IT\u2019S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WORLD. THE EMERGENCY RAIN PONCHO FOR TWO BUCKS. YOU KEEP IT IN YOUR BACK POCKET. IF YOU GET A SHOWER, IT\u2019S ONLY GOING TO LAST FOR A FEW MINUTES, BUT I THINK WE\u2019LL SEE A FEW MORE OF THESE SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. EARLY THIS EVENING WE HAVE BRAND NEW COMPUTER MODEL DATA THAT I\u2019LL SHOW YOU HERE IN JUST A MOMENT. 76 OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE IN BOGALUSA IS WE\u2019RE WARM TODAY. NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THAT. 76 OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE ON BEAUTIFUL GRAND ISLE. HERE\u2019S ONE LITTLE CHANGE BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TODAY. THE DEW POINT HAS COME UP AS ANTICIPATED. OUR WINDS ARE BECOMING A BIT MORE SOUTHERLY, A LITTLE MORE MOISTURE IN PLACE. WHEN A COLD FRONT GETS HERE, IT\u2019S GOING TO HELP TO PRODUCE RAIN. SOME OF THE RAIN MAY ACTUALLY BE BEHIND THIS FRONT. IT IS A DISTURBANCE. JUST KIND OF RIDES THE FRONT AS WE LOOK TOWARD LATER ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING. THAT\u2019S WHEN I THINK WE\u2019RE GOING TO GET THE MAJORITY OF THE RAIN. BUT HERE THIS AFTERNOON, THIS COMPUTER MODEL PICKING UP A COUPLE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS. CHANCE FOR RAIN ABOUT 10%. AND THESE SHOWERS ARE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY BRIEF AND GENERALLY VERY LIGHT. HERE\u2019S THE NEW INFORMATION WE HAVE FOR YOU REGARDING THE MODEL DATA. THE FRONT STILL TO THE NORTH OF US HERE AT ABOUT 9:00, BUT THE SHOWERS AND MAYBE EVEN AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM A LITTLE MORE SIGNIFICANT HERE AT 9 P.M., STOPPING THINGS AT MIDNIGHT, STARTING TO SEE SOME RAIN APPROACHING THE METRO. BUT HERE\u2019S THE REAL CHANCE FOR RAIN. THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH, BUT BY 6 A.M., RAIN BEHIND THE FRONT. MAKE SURE TO BE WATCHING US RIGHT HERE IN WDSU. STARTING AT 6 A.M. WE\u2019LL BE TRACKING THIS RAIN, MAYBE A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BUT IF YOU\u2019RE PLANNING ON GOING TO FRENCH QUARTER FEST ON SUNDAY, THIS MODEL DATA PRETTY MUCH JIVES WITH WHAT WE HAD ABOUT 4 OR 5 SIX HOURS AGO OR SO. IT STILL SHOWS MOST OF THE RAIN MOVING OUT OF THE METRO HERE BY ABOUT 1030 11:00. THEN BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. OBVIOUSLY, NOT ONLY DOES THE RAIN START TO LEAVE US, BUT THE CLOUDS START TO LEAVE US AS WELL, GRADUALLY CLEARING SKIES EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES GOING TO BE IN THE LOW 70S, BUT THE WIND IS GOING TO BE FROM THE NORTH AND IT\u2019S GOING TO BE FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CLOUDS, VERY ISOLATED SHOWER IN THE FORECAST TODAY 85 TO 87. I THINK THE NORTH SHORE COULD GET INTO THE UPPER 80S BECOMING CLOUDY TONIGHT. SHOWERS DEVELOPING FOR US. LATE AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN TOMORROW LOOK AT THE WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 GUSTING UP NEAR 30. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, BUT THEY SHOULD BE ENDING BY THE LATE MORNING. AND THEN WE START TO CLEAR OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE 70S, BUT FEELING MORE LIKE THE 60S. TOMORROW, A LITTLE CHILLY ON THE NORTH SHORE. MONDAY MORNING. WE STAY BREEZY ALL THE WAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LESS HUMID MONDAY AND TUE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>SWBNO crews responding to sewer main break discharging into Industrial Canal near Florida Ave.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wdsu.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WDSU logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 3:15 PM CDT Apr 18, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSewerage and Water Board New Orleans crews are actively responding to a sewer main break discharging into the Industrial Canal near Florida Ave. SWBNO was alerted to the damage on Saturday morning, and based on the assessment, it appears a vessel struck and damaged a submerged sewer force main around 7 p.m. on Friday.Crews are working to assess the situation, while efforts are currently underway to isolate the broken sewer main discharging into the canal.Residents are asked to stay clear of the area surrounding the Industrial Canal at Florida Ave. and to avoid recreational activities such as fishing in the Canal.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNEW ORLEANS \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Sewerage and Water Board New Orleans crews are actively responding to a sewer main break discharging into the Industrial Canal near Florida Ave. <\/p>\n<p>SWBNO was alerted to the damage on Saturday morning, and based on the assessment, it appears a vessel struck and damaged a submerged sewer force main around 7 p.m. on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Crews are working to assess the situation, while efforts are currently underway to isolate the broken sewer main discharging into the canal.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are asked to stay clear of the area surrounding the Industrial Canal at Florida Ave. and to avoid recreational activities such as fishing in the Canal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SWBNO crews responding to sewer main break discharging into Industrial Canal near Florida Ave. MAY. 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