Getting the Job Done

This guy and his partner were working in the Quarter one morning fixing a gas leak, for Entergy, the Fortune 500 utility company delivering gas and electricity to New Orleans homes and businesses. According to this employee, Entergy has repaired over one million leaks since the storms. After the levee breaks there were gas fires and water in the lines all over the city. Now they are almost all fixed. But even Entergy lacks capital to upgrade. According to this article, they are seeking funds through the state.

By contrast, the publicly-held Water Board has made little progress repairing the many water leaks featured in national news stories recently. This press release explains how they’ll use new equipment to detect leaks instead of, oh I don’t know, just driving around on a hot day looking for water running down the street! We saw lots of leaks in March, and we weren’t even looking for them.