Raw sewage spills into Mississippi River after New Orleans pipe breaks

• Leaders initiated an emergency bypass to direct the sewage into the river, a move they called "crucial" to avoid backups in homes.
• They said the pipe is more than 60 years old and cited its age as the cause of the break.

Zoom out: The station with the broken pipe services Lakeview, Gentilly and parts of Mid-City, Marigny and the Upper Ninth Ward, said Grace Birch, a S&WB spokesperson.

• The majority of the city's wastewater is still being directed and treated at the S&WB wastewater treatment plants, she said.