S&WB consolidation bill passes House with the department director and council behind it while the mayor criticizes

A bill to consolidate drainage in New Orleans unanimously passes the state House. It's a major step in the efforts to reform the Sewerage and Water Board and get the pipe system under one umbrella.Council members say it's a move that would speed up projects that have been plaguing neighborhoods for months and some even years.The Senate bill sponsored by Jimmy Harris would let the Sewerage and Water Board handle all pipes despite size in the city."It looks like finally consolidation of drainage is going to happen, something that's going...