US EditionNew Orleans trash collectors litigate over removing foul French Quarter odors
THE FRENCH QUARTER, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, JUL 24 – New Orleans replaces IV Waste with Henry Consulting amid legal disputes over contract validity and sanitation, with residents praising cleaner streets despite $2.1 million higher costs.
- In April 2025, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced she would terminate IV Waste's emergency contract to manage French Quarter trash and assign it to Henry Consulting.
- This decision came after last year’s selection process and was made possible by a recent Louisiana law granting the local management district the power to choose the garbage collection provider.
- IV Waste, led by Sidney Torres IV, has transformed sanitation in the French Quarter, earning praise for improving cleanliness with patented methods and community support.
- Sanitation director Matt Torri informed the city council that the new no-bid contract with Henry Consulting comes with an additional $2.1 million expense and is expected to deliver lower-quality service. Meanwhile, Torres asserted, "We're going to do our job, and they can watch and learn."
- A judge allowed the contract change, with a state appeals court scheduled to review trash management for 2026 and beyond amid ongoing litigation and accusations of cronyism.
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New Orleans trash collectors litigate over removing foul French Quarter odors
In one of America's favorite party hotspots, residents and business owners say the stench of trash and bad decisions is being scrubbed clean like never before.
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Big Easy trash fight heads to court
NEW ORLEANS — The stench of trash and residue of bad decisions in one of America's favorite party hotspots is being scrubbed away, thanks to a change in garbage collectors that New Orleans residents say has transformed the French Quarter. A chorus of residents and business owners is heaping praise on the city's so-called "Trash
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