St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission

Hurricane debris lingers in parish

Hurricane debris in St. Landry Parish and particularly in Eunice continues to present a cleanup challenge. Richard LeBouef, executive director of the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission, estimated about 40% of the hurricane debris remains in the parish.

Mayor says city crews aren’t for garbage collection

Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot made the city’s case at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting that its crews should not be picking garbage. “We are not the trash collector in the parish,” he said. “Solid Waste contracts with Waste Connections. They are the trash collector in the parish,” Fontenot said.

Solid Waste Commission members voted a raise

St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission members will receive an extra $50 for every meeting they attend. The 33% raise in the per diem was approved by eight St. Landry Parish Council members at a meeting Wednesday in Opelousas held in the Delta Grand Theater.

Fault found with trash collection

The timing may have been off for Richard LeBouef, executive director the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Commission, as he requested a per diem increase for commission members. LeBouef was at Wednesday’s Public Works and and Administrative-Finance committee meetings in Opelousas.

Public dumping resumes at landfill

The St. Landry Parish solid waste landfill resumed public dumping at 6 a.m. today, according to Richard LeBouef, parish Solid Waste Commission executive director. Compost and mulch services will also resume normal distribution hours, he stated in a news relase.