New Orleans S&WB report copper theft at major pumping station [Video]

A MOMENT. BEFORE WE DO, LET’S GET TO CASSIE SCHERM. SHE IS LIVE ON ESPLANADE AVENUE WITH ESSENTIALLY A BREAKING SITUATION. KASEY, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE DPW CREWS OUT THERE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, AND YOU GOT A BREAKING NEWS STORY FOR US. THAT’S RIGHT. SO THEY JUST CAME UP. THEY’VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS AREA HERE. YOU KNOW, WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE DRAINAGE AREAS BEING COVERED AND NOT CLEAN. AND THAT’S WHAT’S CAUSING ALL OF THIS RIGHT NOW. THEY ACTUALLY WERE PICKING UP AND TRYING TO MAKE ROOM IN THIS AREA RIGHT HERE TO TRY TO GET THAT WATER TO GO IN. BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH TRASH THAT WAS COMING UP FROM IT AND DEBRIS, THEY WEREN’T ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THIS MANHOLE COVER RIGHT HERE. YOU GUYS CAN SEE IT’S DRAINING DOWN, BUT THE AMOUNT OF WATER DOWN THE …