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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
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Petition to keep IV Waste submitted to New Orleans mayor, city council
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Continuing in the fight over sanitation services in the French Quarter, the Vieux Carre Property Owners Association wants 'IV Waste' to stay on the job. The Vieux Carre group has submitted a petition to Mayor LaToya Cantrell's office and the New Orleans City Council, asking them to keep IV Waste in charge. Fifth inmate captured following Orleans Justice Center escapes Sidney Torres' company has handled sanitation services under an emergency contract since last year. Although the mayor's office has said it will return the job to the company that won the bid, Henry Consulting, the petition has more than 450 signatures from people who say the French Quarter has never been cleaner than it is under IV Waste. The group's executive director released a statement saying the French Quarter is a global destination and a major economic driver for the city and the state, and that maintaining its cleanliness and livability must remain a top teen accused of terrorizing Man charged with giving alcohol to 20-year-old who fell from stands at Pirates game How would Trump's budget bill affect the child tax credit? Petition to keep IV Waste submitted to New Orleans mayor, city council Johnson, SALT Republicans zero in on critical agreement Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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21-05-2025
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Fifth inmate captured following Orleans Justice Center escapes
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A fifth inmate has been captured following the Orleans Justice Center escapes that occurred on Friday, May 16. Slidell man sentenced following rapes of two juveniles According to the Louisiana State Police, on Tuesday, May 20, 19-year-old Corey Boyd arrested in New Orleans and taken back into custody. Boyd will reportedly be taken to a secure state facility outside of the area and booked on a charge of simple escape, with more charges potentially forthcoming. Prior to the escape, Boyd was booked on charges of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, aggravated battery and threatening a public official. Five inmates are still sought be law enforcement. More information will be added as it becomes teen accused of terrorizing Man charged with giving alcohol to 20-year-old who fell from stands at Pirates game How would Trump's budget bill affect the child tax credit? Petition to keep IV Waste submitted to New Orleans mayor, city council Johnson, SALT Republicans zero in on critical agreement Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
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Mayor Cantrell looks to throw out IV Waste emergency contract
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Mayor Latoya Cantrell issued a statement, saying she had submitted a 90-day notice of termination of the emergency sanitation contract between the city and IV Waste made in December of 2024. 'We cleaned up after the tragic event on Bourbon Street, Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, national exposure. People were happy. People are still talking about it. I mean people are very happy with the service we are giving, so why would you switch it when you have something that's working? It doesn't make sense,' IV Waste President Sidney Torres said. If this termination goes through, Henry Consulting, which won the original bid, will assume full services on Aug. 1. 'Our contract is $6 million, their contract is $8.5 to $9 million. It's a huge difference. What's the rush?' Torres said. Governor Landry backs bill to crack down on insurance rates While the decision to issue a termination notice came as a surprise for Torres, it was also a shock for the council, including Councilman Freddie King, who says he was not informed of the decision prior to the announcement. 'It seemed like everything was going well. We just finished French Quarter Fest, we had the Super Bowl. We had Sugar Bowl. We had Mardi Gras. Everything was going well, so to do this with no consultation with the council is a bit puzzling,' King said. While the mayor made her decision, it is not finalized yet. It now goes to appellate court where both Torres and King say they will continue to fight. 'I want to keep things the way it is, and that's with IV doing sanitation pickup in the French Quarter, simply because that's what the residents want,' King Cantrell looks to throw out IV Waste emergency contract Ponchatoula man indicted in Lacombe fatal shooting case Governor Landry backs bill to crack down on insurance rates WATCH: Southeastern baseball coach Bobby Barbier previews series vs. UTRGV Meet the man in charge of the beautiful landscaping at The Windsor Court Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
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New Orleans sanitation contractors hope to take back French Quarter
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Two New Orleans sanitation contractors are ready to get back to work in the French Quarter, but some people, including some city council members, would rather keep the company that's doing the job now. IV Waste was hired under an emergency contract in December of 2024 to take over the job for one year. 'I know y'all declared an emergency because we hadn't resolved our differences,' said Troy Henry, the managing partner for Henry Consulting. 'Those differences are no more.' Henry appeared before the council's Public Works Committee while seated next to Alvin Richard, the owner of Richard's Disposal, Henry's subcontractor. Louisiana attorney general to file motion on sentencing in Colbert case The two business owners asked that the New Orleans City Council sign the contract that would once again allow them to pick up trash and clean the French Quarter. 'And so, the bottom line is, we're just asking for an opportunity to give the second string, an opportunity to come in and show you that we can perform as well as the one you have now,' Richard. Per the emergency contract, IV Waste began servicing the French Quarter on Dec. 23, 2024, working through the Sugar Bowl, the terror attack, the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras. 'The product being presented in the French Quarter right now is top notch,' explained Councilman Freddie King. 'No one is complaining. It's an emergency contract set for a year. That year will be up in December. I have no problem moving forward after December.' The council's refusal to award Henry the contract in December stemmed from the dispute between him and Richard. However, Henry says the two reached a solution that met both of their needs and was disappointed to hear the reluctance. 'We were the successful bidder. We won,' said Henry. 'Using any excuse as an opportunity to not have the successful bidder now be able to provide the services is very disappointing and, in my opinion, unfair.' In response to the meeting, Sidney Torres, the owner of IV Waste, released the following statement: Man dies following Milan neighborhood fire We will continue to give the service that the residences and businesses have been accustomed to since December 23. As a resident and business owner in the French Quarter, it is so important that the level of service continues to the levels that IV Waste has been providing. We believe the city and council will hear the voices of the businesses and residences that are beyond pleased with the level of services we are providing. Councilmembers ended up agreeing to bring the issue to the full council for farm fixes collapsed berm that led to massive flooding in Tijuana River Valley Federal judge halts execution of Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Woman allegedly tries to smuggle crystal meth under belly flap University of Pittsburgh student missing in Dominican Republic: What we know Plastics most prevalent in trash flows from Tijuana into US Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
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How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday, a motley waste management crew embarked on the unenviable mission of cleaning up tens of thousands of pounds of detritus spread across the city's historic French Quarter. Riding through a sea of waste Leander Nunez, 54, steered a massive truck onto Bourbon Street just after 5 a.m., spraying water onto the piles of waste so they could be more easily swept up. He's a supervisor for IV Waste, the company contracted by the city to help clean up many of its most popular streets over the 58-day Carnival season. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Beaded necklaces, tossed from balconies and floats, crunched beneath wheels as the truck passed daiquiri bars, strip clubs and fried chicken joints. Waves of trash that included cans, wrappers and neon green plastic cups for 'hand grenade' drinks rippled out from the front of the truck as if before the bow of an ocean liner. With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto sidewalks to escape from the cascade of waste as Nunez muttered about Bourbon Street's 'typical foolishness.' From the perspective of the grizzled veteran Nunez, the cleanup was a lighter lift than in previous years, likely due to the chilling effect of a Jan. 1 truck attack on Bourbon Street and storms that cut short Tuesday's parades. 'Only thing I can judge it by down here is by the trash,' Nunez said. 'There was people down here for Mardi Gras, but I don't think the trash is the way it used to be.' IV Waste has the logistics down to a science to get the French Quarter fully cleaned up by around 10 a.m. each day, said owner and president Sidney Torres. After wetting down the trash, teams wielding pressure washers spray garbage off the sidewalks. Tractors bearing bristles and nicknamed 'toothbrushes' scrub the asphalt, targeting beads. Bulldozers plow into the piles and dump them into trucks capable of bearing 40,000 pounds (18,144 kilograms) of waste at a time. Small teams on foot armed with brooms sweep anything left over into dust bins. Then comes the final touch: a citrus spray Torres calls 'lemon fresh.' 'It's not just fragrance like putting perfume on a pig. It has enzymes in it that kill the bacteria,' Torres said. 'You can have a clean street, but if you smell the puke and the stale beer and liquor that's washed out onto the streets, it's a foul odor and people remember that.' Sustainability efforts on the rise Over the past three years, a collection of organizations has stepped up efforts to improve the sustainability of Mardi Gras and cut down on the more than 2 million tons (1.8 million metric tons) of waste generated during the heart of the city's Carnival season. 'It's almost an unfathomable number and feels like an uphill battle,' said Franziska Trautmann, cofounder of the glass recycling company Glass Half Full. 'But the team is noticing a difference.' Partnering with the city and other groups, Glass Half Full collected more than 33,000 pounds (15,000 kilograms) of glass from nearly two dozen bars as part of a 'Bar Wars' contest and at recycling stations along parade routes, Trautmann said. Anna Nguyen, a spokesperson for the city's Office of Resilience & Sustainability, said the city is working with community groups to engage and incentivize recycling, with groups offering rewards for anyone who turns in bags of beads, cans or bottles and an artist building a mosaic from them. This year, the city had earmarked $50,000 to support Mardi Gras recycling for the first time and has increased that budget by fivefold for next year's season, Nguyen said. Convention planners and groups looking for cities to host events are increasingly prioritizing sustainability, she added. But it's also part of a cultural shift toward greater sustainability among social clubs and parade-goers during Mardi Gras, according to Kevin Ferguson, vice president of external affairs for New Orleans & Company, a nonprofit dedicated to boosting the city's tourism: 'What we're building is more of a movement than an individual project." A positive sign, he says, is that 'throws' — the trinkets that float riders toss to spectators — are evolving to feature more items that people want and are likely to keep. 'That's just not happening with beads anymore. No one's picking that up off the ground,' Ferguson said. 'I think you're seeing riders are buying less of that and more of other things.'
