NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A French Quarter intersection reopened Friday (March 20) after nearly nine months of construction that blocked pedestrian traffic and disrupted businesses along one of the area’s busiest corridors.
The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans replaced aging, decaying water lines that sat underground for more than 100 years at the corner of Chartres and St. Peter streets. Contractor fencing split the pedestrian corridor in two during the work.
Vendor Terri Antholzner said she has operated a flower crown cart at the intersection since 1984…