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New Landfill Opening in New Orleans East
4/13/2006
 

 

The New Orleans East landfill that pitted city council members against Mayor Nagin will be opening. DEQ gave the temporary Chef Menteur dump final approval Thursday, despite protests by people who will live near it. The landfill will be used for construction and demolition debris and DEQ says it's non-hazardous, but many people in the Village D'lest community are not happy about it and say they will continue to fight. The site is authorized to accept 6.5 million cubic yards of debris over the next 12 to 14 months from Orleans, St. Bernard and St. Tammany parishes.