NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Illegal dumping of tires and other trash is a persistent problem in neighborhoods across the city of New Orleans.
Several agencies have ramped up their efforts to combat the problem.
District D City Councilman Eugene Green was contacted this week about a recent incident.
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“I got a call at about 8 a.m. saying that the workers could not get in or out of a U.S. Postal facility and someone had chosen to dump tires. I am pleased to say that the city’s Department of Sanitation responded immediately within two and a half hours and got those tires removed because this is, in fact, a city street,” said Green…