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A New Orleans city worker quickly welds a manhole cover shut that impeded the Krewe of Bacchus parade's roll on the Uptown route on Sunday night, Feb. 23, 2020.

The clip, which is going viral on X, claims water has been rushing beneath New Orleans streets, pushing manhole covers several inches into the air across multiple neighborhoods.. It has sparked ...

NEW ORLEANS — Residents of a street in the Hollygrove area are worried a manhole leak could cause serious damage. They say it has been gushing water for almost two weeks and, in that time, part ...

NEW ORLEANS — Lakeview ... "The manhole cover you see to my right looked like the one on the left, only worse," Ciaccio said.

New Orleans, LA » Weather Closings ... Man in ICU after his car hit a raised manhole, ... "We did investigate the history of that cover and we did receive reports of it March of 2023.

Manhole covers, though heavy, is typically not bolted down and can be lifted by the force of rising water. A manhole cover rises several inches as water gushes from below in New Orleans.