Taxed by demands on the city's water system, two 200-foot water towers built by the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board to pressurize the city's drinking water failed to adequately do so on Sunday, leading to a one-day boil-water advisory for the entire east bank of the city.

The advisory was issued Sunday and affects all areas of the East Bank. Residents are urged to boil water for at least one minute before consuming it. Businesses, especially restau

Some New Orleans' east bank residents remain under a boil water advisory Monday evening. Most can go back to using their tap water.