After record-setting rainfall triggered widespread street flooding across Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Bernard parishes Monday ...

Catch Basin” pilot program in Greenpoint on Tuesday, hoping to deputize locals as volunteer storm drain supervisors.

A new pilot program enlists Greenpoint residents to help prevent flooding by maintaining local catch basins and storm drains.

DEP trucks still clean the inside of the basins, but the agency says local involvement can make a big difference in reducing street flooding.