New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell looks to throw out IV Waste emergency contract

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO ) — Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued a statement, saying she had submitted a 90-day notice of termination of the emergency sanitation contract between the city and IV Waste made in December of 2024.

“We cleaned up after the tragic event on Bourbon Street, Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, national exposure. People were happy. People are still talking about it. I mean people are very happy with the service we are giving, so why would you switch it when you have something that’s working? It doesn’t make sense,” IV Waste President Sidney Torres said.

If this termination goes through, Henry Consulting, which won the original bid, will assume full services on Aug. 1…

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