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City suffers another broken water main
Residents have repeatedly reported leaks at Uptown intersection BY BEN MYERS and JULIA GUILBEAU
Staff writers
Water flooded several Uptown streets near Tulane University after a 30-inch water main ruptured Thursday afternoon, the second major break in the Sewerage & Water Board’s tap water pipes this week and fourth since Jan. 31. The break occurred near the intersection of Audubon and Willow streets along a line where residents and District A City Council member Aimee McCarron have repeatedly reported leaks. Mc-
Carron publicly warned this week that a major leak along that line at the nearby intersection of Willow and Calhoun would be the site of the next major water main break. “My office was worried this was going to happen,” McCarron said near the site of the break Thursday afternoon. “This is the third one that has happened in District A in the last two months, and it’s got to stop.” Water was inches deep in the streets near the break, and a few cars appeared to close to flooding. The threat to private property overall seemed less severe than
a break early Monday in a 48-inch water main near the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Panola Street. That line also broke on Jan. 31, creating a sinkhole that swallowed a car. A different 48-inch main burst on Feb. 23 along South Claiborne Avenue near Louisiana Avenue, flooding streets and forcing schools and businesses to close. Unlike the other three major breaks, officials said Thursday’s break had not caused a dangerous pressure drop and would therefore not necessitate a boil-water
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New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board employees secure the area around the water main break on Willow Street near Audubon Street on ä See BROKEN, page 6A Thursday.
Book Fest kicks off with war discussion
Recreational gator hunting proposed Bill would create season for licensed hunters BY JOSIE ABUGOV Staff writer
A $50 lottery could soon give anyone a chance to reel in one of Louisiana’s 3 million alligators. Senate Bill 244, sponsored by state Sen. Robert Allain, R-Franklin, would expand alligator hunting by adding a recreational season. Currently, the state has a three-month commercial period when licensed hunters can harvest alligators on land they own or designated public land and water bodies. If the Louisiana Legislature passes Allain’s bill, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries would be able to issue 10,000 tags for recreational hunters, accessible via a lottery. Increasing hunting of the reptile could help
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Jeffery Goldberg, left, leads a conversation with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, center, and George Packer during the first day of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University on Thursday.
Journalists, retired general weigh in on U.S. action against Iran BY RICH COLLINS
Colleges struggling with enrollment, budget challenges
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Two journalists and a retired U.S. Army general told an audience of nearly 2,000 people at Tulane’s McAlister Auditorium on Thursday night that the United States’ military action in the Middle East is a sign the world has entered an era “where the rules are gone.” Talking to Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, and retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Atlantic staff writer George Packer said the bombings in Iran are a troubling sign of the times. “I worry that what we’re seeing is
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Does Louisiana higher education need overhaul? BY HALEY MILLER and MARIE FAZIO Staff writers
We don’t tell the American people. We certainly don’t worry about the U.N. or let allies in on the plan. We just do it because we can, which is essentially a world of ‘might makes
Between the LSU system, the University of Louisiana system and the Southern University system, students have 18 public schools — and 12 more within the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges System — to choose from when considering where to earn a degree in the Bayou State. Some Louisiana officials and higher
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A crowd waits for the New Orleans Book Festival opening talks on Thursday. what the world looks like after the 80-year international order has been abandoned by the major powers,” Packer told the crowd assembled for the opening night of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University. “We don’t consult with Congress.
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