Ben Myers

New Orleans City Hall reporter for The Times-Picayune/@NOLAnews [email protected]

[Ben Myers @blevimyers]

@AlexForbesOps A list that long shouldn't be excluding this Dayton's funk music legacy

https://t.co/o0s5mRMbX9

[James Finn @rjamesfinn]

NEW: A New Orleans-based company handled online property auctions for years. Now it owes millions in court judgments, faces theft allegations and is under FBI scrutiny. With @blevimyers
https://t.co/Mhf4KptBlz

[Debbie South @DebSouth]

@WeatherNation Something tells me that the Rest and Relax Inn needed a new roof before the storm.

[Tom Arenberg @TomArenberg]

According to social media, a WBHM show host has used "area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico" and "area south of Gulf Shores."

This is commendable, and also a comical reflection on the situation.

[Josh Dubow @JoshDubowAP]

Grant Taylor has the 6th save of 4+ innings in postseason since saves became official in 1969. Also:
Lance McCullers vs Yankees G7 2017 (4 inn)
Madison Bumgarner vs Royals G7 2014 (5)
Sammy Stewart vs White Sox G3 1983 (4)
Pedro Borbon vs Phillies G2 1976 (4)
Vida Blue vs Tigers G5 1972 (4)

[Ben Myers @blevimyers]

@samkarlin @GeeSmith32 @NOLAnews @WWLTV @FOX8NOLA @wdsu @WGNOtv @Essence @BayouClassic74 This is the sort of dunk we all dream about as kids

[Zaid Jilani @ZaidJilani]

The Haitians being deported came here legally, did nothing wrong, and then were mocked on their way out.

Inhuman godless people run the government right now.

[Richard A. Webster @RichardAWebster]

1–After 27 years on death row, Jimmie Duncan’s murder conviction was overturned in June by the Louisiana Supreme Court.

But while Duncan is grateful to no longer be confined to the tiny cell at Angola prison, I learned that he is still not truly free. THREAD:

[Ben Myers @blevimyers]

As S&WB sorts out responsibility and fixes for problems with its new power system, officials say the huge engineering firm that led the project didn't advise them properly. Jacobs Solutions designed and managed the project on a contract that grew from $600K to $22M over six years

[NOLA.com @NOLAnews]

S&WB, New Orleans city officials say contractors overlooked voltage issue in power complex https://t.co/sHnztBtath

[Sam Karlin @samkarlin]

State senator says reporters are “sowing division” by reporting which companies government officials have signed NDAs with

[Ben Myers @blevimyers]

@DHSgov This post is barbaric, shameful, completely sick. Whoever posted it is divorced from their humanity. I dare you to take a quiet moment and look yourself in the mirror.

[Goatlave ⚜️ @goatlave2]

Drew Brees stats that sound fake but aren't (full thread):

I started this series after seeing way too much Drew Brees disrespect online and decided that people needed a reminder of who Drew Brees is.

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[Richard A. Webster @RichardAWebster]

1. Exonerated after 42 years in prison, Elvis Brooks is eligible for up to $480,000 as compensation.

But because of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, he still hasn’t seen a single cent... (THREAD) @propublica @veritenewsnola

[Ben Myers @blevimyers]

The omission of any S&WB official in the release is curious, since Entergy New Orleans CEO Deanna Rodriguez is quoted affirming the grid reliability. (6/6)

Link to release: https://t.co/duIdi242Tt
Link to article:
https://t.co/1sQBwddNE7

[Ben Myers @blevimyers]

Not the biggest news yesterday (obviously), but an S&WB release offered assurances its new $300M power complex is reliable -- despite S&WB officials' public statements this week that they'll switch to backup power during storms. (1/6)

[Ben Myers @blevimyers]

The S&WB release yesterday said "recent public statements characterizing the Power Complex as unreliable are inaccurate."

The release did not:
-refer to any public statement
-retract anything said at the meeting
-attribute or quote any S&WB officials
-offer any new facts (5/6)

[Ben Myers @blevimyers]

https://t.co/8PsHT3THW3

[Ben Myers @blevimyers]

The S&WB and Entergy, which collaborated on a new power complex for the New Orleans drainage system, are now pointing fingers after the complex failed its first major test during Arthur. Link below.