[StBernard] Trash & Debris update

[Westley Annis]

FRENCH QUARTER

-- Public works departments and private garbage haulers across New Orleans 
are already clearing streets littered with tree limbs, marquees, light 
poles and power lines.

-- Trucks with wood chippers caravaned along Interstate 610.

-- SDT waste trucks were out cleaning up debris and sweeping streets in 
the French Quarter Tuesday morning.

-- Outside of Harrah's Casino, workers trimmed back palm trees.


ST. BERNARD PARISH

-- Crews began clearing debris Monday evening, and all roads inside the 
levee protection system were passable.
-- Returning residents should place any extra debris on their curbs for 
crews to pick up later.

JEFFERSON PARISH

-- All major streets have been cleared of fallen trees and debris. Crews 
have been working since early Tuesday to restore streetlights.

-- Regular garbage collection will resume Friday.

-- Removal of storm debris is on hold until next week

RIVER PARISHES

-- Contractors will begin moving debris from the roadways early Wednesday.

-- Residents who return can place their debris on servitudes for curbside 
pickup, he said.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH

-- Pickup of hurricane debris in the unincorporated areas of St. Tammany 
will not begin until next week. The parish will release a debris-pickup 
schedule.

-- All major thoroughfares in Slidell appeared clear Tuesday.