The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for a limited area bounded by Palmetto Street, Marguerite Lane, New Orleans Country Club/Metairie Cemetery and 17th Street Canal due to a water main break.
Residents in the affected area are advised to use bottled or boiled tap water to drink, cook, clean food or brush teeth until further notice.
Residents with compromised immune systems should also use safe water to wash hands, shower or bathe.
SWBNO, in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health, issues boil water advisories out of an abundance of caution for areas where water pressure drops below 20 pounds per square inch (psi).
Customers in other areas of the city are not affected and do not need to boil their water.