Categories: Louisiana News

French Quarter residents support IV Waste ahead of special council meeting

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The battle for trash pickup continues in the French Quarter, as residents want a voice in who takes over the contract.

“The French Quarter is the nicest it’s been since I’ve lived here. 16 years,” said French Quarter resident Billy Lake.

Those like French Quarter resident Lake say that, before IV Waste came along, the previous company left them with an unbearable smell.

Sponsored

Signs supporting IV Waste are plastered throughout the French Quarter for everyone to see.

Recently, the New Orleans City Council voted to override the mayor’s emergency trash declaration, which would replace IV Waste with Henry Consulting.

The mayor’s office fired back, stating, “The emergency declaration issued by Mayor Cantrell was a necessary step to prevent a disruption in sanitation services in the French Quarter and downtown development district.”

Sponsored

Via social media, Councilwoman Helena Moreno said that voiding IV Waste’s current trash contract and replacing it with Henry Consulting is costing an additional $3 million.

French Quarter vendor Michael Barry believes everyone needs to be at the meeting to voice their concerns.

“The city government never does anything without the participation and voice of the people. I lay it on the people who show up at the city council meetings to voice their particular concerns. That’s the only way the politicians are ever going to learn,” said Barry.

The meeting is set to start around 11:00 a.m. or when the 10:00 a.m. utilities committee adjourns. People are asked to come in person and voice their concerns or tune in via the online website.

Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by subscribing to the RSS Feeds Cloud newsletter.

Latest Posts

rssfeeds-admin

Recent Posts

The Best Deals Today: Super Mario RPG, Death Stranding 2, Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, and More

The weekend is finally here, and new deals have popped up! There are quite a…

23 minutes ago

Every LEGO Batman: Legacy of Dark Knight Set Releasing in March 2026

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, a new take on the classic LEGO game…

23 minutes ago

Polymarket defends its decision to allow betting on war as ‘invaluable’

It might be World War III, but at least I won $20. | Image: Polymarket…

58 minutes ago

US, Israel strike Iran; Democrats call for immediate vote on Trump war powers

President Donald Trump in a video posted by the White House on social media announces…

1 hour ago

Everything Coming to Disney+ in March 2026

We’ve somehow already made our way to March, which hopefully brings some spring weather, but…

2 hours ago

Pokémon TCG: Where to Buy Everything From Mega Evolution’s Upcoming Perfect Order Expansion

The pulse of Lumiose City is racing, and for good reason! Pre-orders for the Pokémon…

2 hours ago

This website uses cookies.