The Sewerage and Water Board issued a boil water advisory to a large portion of Uptown New Orleans on Monday morning following a large water main break near S. Claiborne Avenue and Toledano Street.
Tulane University sent out an alert that some showers and bathrooms on campus may be out of service until further notice.
The alert also said that temporary facilities will be on the Uptown campus soon and recommended using restrooms on the lower floors of buildings.
The Reily Student Recreation Center is also temporarily closed due to low water pressure.
Loyola University of New Orleans announced it is moving to remote operations. Other nearby schools, such as The Willow School, Benjamin Franklin Elementary, The Leah Chase School and McMain Secondary School are also closed for the day.
This is the second boil water advisory of the year. SWB issued an advisory on Feb. 1 after a sinkhole burst on Panola Street. That advisory lasted just over 24 hours.
The SWB recommends using bottled or boiled water for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth and mixing baby formula.
Update, 10:40 a.m.: The boil advisory was extended to Tulane’s downtown campus.
Update, 12:11 p.m,: The boil water advisory ended.
