NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

September 6, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STORM DEBRIS COLLECTION IN JEFFERSON PARISH

JEFFERSON, LA – Storm debris contractors began collecting residential roadside debris on Monday, September 6th. Residents should place debris in the public right-of-way without placing it in the roadway, ditches or in front of or on Parish drains and/or catch basins. Additionally, please do not place debris on or near fire hydrants.

Contractors cannot come onto private property or front yards to collect debris.

It is extremely important that residents separate debris as described below to help expedite the pick-up process:

• Vegetative debris, such as tree limbs, should be separated from other construction and demolition debris. Please keep tree limbs and brush 100% clean as this material must be grinded and chipped according to FEMA guidelines. Do not stack bagged waste on brush piles. Brush mixed with bagged waste and construction/demolition debris cannot be placed in the grinder.
• White goods, such as refrigerators and freezers, should be emptied out and doors removed or secured shut before being placed roadside separately from other storm related debris piles. Contents should be bagged and placed in Parish-issued tipper carts for garbage collection.
• Failure to separate debris will cause delays in collection. Mixed debris will not be collected on the first pass.
• Debris removal contractors will not collect bagged household garbage. These items should be placed in a residential Parish-issued garbage can and placed roadside for garbage collection.
• Debris removal contractors will make multiple passes throughout the Parish in the coming weeks.
• Due to the overwhelming volume of material that is currently at the curb, we cannot accommodate requests for storm debris collection at this time. Deviation from carefully planned routes causes delays in the entire process and creates a burden on those with the greatest need.

If a residential trash receptacle was lost or damaged during the storm, residents can call the Department of Environmental Affairs at 504-731-4612, beginning Monday, September 13, 2021 to request a new one.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net. Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777.

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Jefferson Parish Public Information Office 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 1002 Jefferson, LA 70123

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Gretchen Hirt Gendron, PIO