“Though the Sewerage and Water Board’s after action analysis is not complete and the Mayor has called for an independent, third party to do an assessment, the information I have learned over the last 24 hours indicate that some parts of our system did not operate as they should have, which is disappointing because it contradicts information that I was given to provide to the public.  Our staff was not forthright, which is unacceptable.”

– New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board director Cedric Grant, in announcing his retirement today.