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Study finds lead in water at 88% of homes tested in New Orleans. Check if your pipes are affected

Eva Tesfaye

The Environmental Protection Agency has set a deadline of 2037 for lead line replacement. A new study out from the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans tested the water in nearly 150 homes in New Orleans. It found that 88% tested positive for lead.

Residents were under a boil water notice this week after a water main break in the Little Woods neighborhood of New Orleans. The advisory was later canceled.

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Boil water advisory for part of New Orleans East canceled

Athina Morris

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Grand Isle water line temporarily fixed

The Associated Press

Jefferson Parish officials say water service was back on Grand Isle Wednesday after a temporary clamp was successfully placed on a busted line that…