Contractor begins flood debris removal in Vermilion Parish

A national contractor, hired by the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, began picking up flood debris this week.
An estimated 1,600 homes in Vermilion Parish were flooded last month in the historical flood.
The contractor will make three passes throughout the parish in hopes of getting as much debris as possible.
The contractor, on its first pickup, is leaving white goods (washers, dryers, stoves) but will return at a later date to remove them.
In only a few days, the contractor has picked up 2,700 cubic yards of flood debris. Prior to hiring them, the police jury picked up debris and collected a total of 7,600 cubic yards.
The contractor is hauling it to the parish landfill in Meaux.
Who will not be hauling flood debris to the parish landfill is a contractor hired by the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).
DOTD is responsible for removing flood debris on state highways.
A representative from TFR Enterprises Inc (the state’s debris removal contractor) attended a police jury committee meeting last week asking permission for the state contractor to haul the flood debris to the parish landfill. The committee members told the state no. At a regular meeting on Tuesday, the same TFR Enterprise representative returned asking the police jury again to let the state haul the flood debris to the parish landfill. Again, the police jury said no.
The police jury explained to the state contractor that by the state hauling the flood debris to the parish landfill, it would fill up the parish landfill faster.