The dispute over IV Waste’s contract to pick up trash in the French Quarter is the subject of the latest dispute between Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the New Orleans City Council.
Last week, Mayor Cantrell announced that she is canceling IV Waste’s emergency contract to provide garbage collection and sanitation services to the Vieux Carré effective July 31. Henry Consulting, who won the contract to provide those services during a bid process last year, will then pick up the work.
According to political analyst Clancy Dubos, Cantrell’s move could be a way to get ahead of a potential court ruling…