Illegal Dumping in New Orleans east

DEQ, along with its state and federal partners, conducted multiple sting operations in March and April to curtail illegal dumping activities in the Almonaster corridor of eastern New Orleans. Since Hurricane Katrina, this legacy problem has exasperated. The following links outline DEQ's involvement to combat this issue. 

 TV Coverage

• WWL-TV-4-IllegalDumping_4-6-07
• WWL-TV-4-IllegalDumping4-9-07
• WWL-TV4-IllegalDumping4-11-07
• WDSU-6-IllegalDumping4-11-07
• WVUE-8-IllegalDumping4-11-07
• WWL-TV4-IllegalDumping4-17-07
• WGNO-26-Illegaldumping5-22-07
• WGNO-26-Illegaldumping5-23-07-5PM

Photo Gallery

 Related Links

• DEQ dumping crackdown reveals 20-acre debris site, The Times-Picayune, May 23
• From wetlands to wastelands-The Times- Picayune, March 25
• Katrina debris adds to illegal dumps - USA Today, March 26
• DEQ visits dump sites - The Times-Picayune, April 12
• Dump incites fingerpointing - The Times-Picayune, April 15
• WWL-TV 4 Investigates: Environmental worker owns company accused of illegal dumping - WWL TV 4, April 17
• Dumping costs company $24,000 - The Times-Picayune, May 9