New Orleans S&WB Director says utility failed with communication during Hurricane Francine

Published: Sep 12, 2024 Duration: 00:01:38 Category: News & Politics

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HE SAID MOMENTARILY, BUT WHAT DID HE TELL YOU? HEY, RANDI. SO WHEN I SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH THE SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD DIRECTOR AND ASKED HIM DIRECTLY ABOUT HIS COMMENTS AND THOUGHTS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION DURING THIS MAJOR HURRICANE OR HURRICANE. FRANCINE. HE SAID IF PEOPLE WERE NOT SATISFIED, QUOTE, WE FAILED. SO TAKE A LOOK. OF COURSE, THIS HAS BEEN A HOT BUTTON ISSUE ALL WEEK, RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. WHEN IT COMES TO HURRICANE FRANCINE, THE SEWAGE AND WATER BOARD HAS FACED MAJOR SCRUTINY THIS WEEK. OTHER PARISHES THAT SAW MAJOR FLOODING WERE COMMUNICATING WITH THE MEDIA AND RESIDENTS IMPACTED AND FLOODED AREAS, GIVING LIVE UPDATES AT A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY, MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL SAID SHE'S PUSHING FOR MORE RESOURCES FROM GOVERNOR LANDRY, THE CITY COUNCIL'S UTILITY COMMITTEE HAS CALLED A SPECIAL MEETING THAT'S EXPECTED FOR MONDAY. THEY WILL DISCUSS ISSUES AND PROBLEMS WITH COMMUNICATION DURING HURRICANE FRANCINE. WE SPOKE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT THEY WERE NOT AT ALL SATISFIED WITH THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMMUNICATION. THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT IT, NO MATTER HOW I FEEL, I DID. IF YOU DON'T THINK I COMMUNICATED WELL, WE FAILED.. SO I AM TOTALLY, TOTALLY RESIGNED TO THE FACT THAT IF SOMEBODY OUT THERE DOESN'T FEEL WE COMMUNICATED ENOUGH OR WELL, WE'RE IT'S ON US. AND THAT MEETING THAT IS SET FOR MONDAY, IT'S EXPECTED TO START AT 10 A.M. STAY WITH US ON THIS D

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