'Gaps in Knowledge': Council Investigating Former Landfill Site

Over 5,000 Jefferson Parish residents could receive payouts in $4.5M landfill settlement

More than 5,000 Jefferson Parish residents are set to receive payouts from a $4.5 million settlement over noxious landfill odors linked to health issues.

'Gaps in knowledge': Council investigating former landfill site

A $440,000 investigation into remediating Whanganui’s former Balgownie landfill site is in the works, but the district council needs Government funding to...

More than 5,000 Jefferson Parish residents could see payouts from $4.5M landfill settlement

Six years after Jefferson Parish officials admitted their Waggaman landfill was emitting noxious odors, thousands of residents on both sides of the Mississippi River will soon see payouts for health issues they say were caused by the fumes.