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That Bourbon St. renovation that was supposed to prevent flooding totally didn't work

Posted on 2/22/18 at 12:27 am
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 12:27 am
Welp

quote:

On the night of February 10th, the Saturday before Mardi Gras, there was a downpour and a viewer captured the scene that unfolded on Bourbon. The street was covered in water with catch basins seemingly backed up. Travelers had no option but to make their way across the street in ankle deep water. The same viewer who shot the video has been documenting the construction, and noted flood issues have not improved since work began.


And then there's this tidbit...
quote:

Others on Bourbon say the flooding went down quicker than it has ever before.


Posted by Ford Frenzy
337 posts
Member since Aug 2010
6876 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 12:31 am to
Didn’t watch bc ad
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 12:33 am to
Looked to be like 20 feet of the road and on one side

All good to go imo
Posted by Chuker
St George, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2015
7544 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 12:50 am to
God that water looks disgusting.
Posted by the LSUSaint
Member since Nov 2009
15444 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 12:55 am to
Who fricking cares

Entire city needs to turn into Venice (Italy)
Posted by Jimbeaux28
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
4051 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 2:36 am to
Its the beads still stuck in the drain
Posted by Flynn2Bryd
Member since Sep 2015
606 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 2:41 am to
Good thing I was drunk as hell cause I waded through that shite like I was wading out to get some ducks out the marsh
Posted by TigerPimpNationTrank
NOLA Raised / Northshore Livin'
Member since Nov 2005
3116 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 2:46 am to
$hithole
Posted by Beessnax
Member since Nov 2015
9184 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 4:11 am to
Bourbon isn't what it once was. I wouldn't care if it stayed flooded and they raced mud boats on it
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 5:57 am to
How heavy was the downpour? Could it have been more than the design capacity?

Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
67497 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:17 am to
quote:

That Bourbon St. renovation that was supposed to prevent flooding totally didn't work

Bc Bourbon St. is still below sea level
Posted by Statestreet
Gueydan
Member since Sep 2008
12959 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:23 am to
Mitch is an idiot
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18681 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:30 am to
quote:

Travelers had no option but to make their way across the street in ankle deep water.


And all subsequently were hospitalized due to a nasty infection.
Posted by 0
Member since Aug 2011
16650 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:32 am to
Who would have thought it.
Posted by Icansee4miles
Trolling the Tickfaw
Member since Jan 2007
29233 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:36 am to
No matter, I'm sure the design and construction firms on that project made bank and Mitch got his share
Posted by Lou Pai
Member since Dec 2014
28149 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:41 am to
lolNOLA
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
19426 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 8:25 am to
At the 2:08 mark of the video you see five guys standing with their hands on their hips while four work.

And you wonder why it took so long

Biggest waste of manpower ever is any city/government job.
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Malibu
Member since Sep 2013
29178 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 9:45 am to


Gotta love that shithole.
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
14776 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 9:48 am to
quote:

The street was covered in water with catch basins seemingly backed up. Travelers had no option but to make their way across the street in ankle deep water.


They are really trying to make something out of nothing. Oh my god ankle deep water for a little bit. It absolutely dumped for about 15-20 minutes, ask anyone who rode in Endymion if it was coming down. You can see the trash not letting the water go down.
Posted by idlewatcher
County Jail
Member since Jan 2012
79358 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 9:53 am to
And the great people of NOLA will accept it and move on.....after getting fleeced
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