Court issues preliminary injunction for IV waste in French Quarter dispute

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Louisiana Supreme Court issued a preliminary injunction allowing IV Waste to continue garbage collection in the French Quarter.

Two lower courts had denied the injunction. Richard’s Disposal, the mayor’s choice, would have taken over Aug. 1.

Many residents across the French Quarter were blown away when they heard the news.

The Supreme Court’s newly granted injunction prevents the mayor from forcing her emergency contract upon the city which would have ultimately given the collecting job over to Henry Consulting and subcontractor Richard’s Disposal.

Residents say a transition to this new company would have been the wrong move.

“I’m not in favor of doing contract stuff like that. Having the contractor itself being responsible is one thing, but having the third party, no that’s not good at all,” resident Bill Donkervoet said.

Residents say this decision is not only beneficial for them, but for tourism as well, ultimately bringing in more revenue for the city.

“This is a huge win for us and for the city and for our image for the world, so we need to keep it clean and kept up and this is the responsible thing to do,” resident Hal Williamson said.

Sidney Torres released a statement regarding the ruling:

“We’re grateful the supreme court ruled on the facts and are excited to continue providing the people of New Orleans with the high level of service they expect and deserve in the French Quarter.”

The city of New Orleans also released a statement disagreeing with the ruling:

“While the city respects the recent decision of the Supreme Court regarding trash collection in the French quarter, we respectfully disagree with the Court’s rationale.”

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