Residents of New Orleans East thought they had a deal. 24 hours after Mayor Nagin said he would shut down the Waste Management dump off Chef Highway, dumping was taking place non-stop Thursday.

Waste Management says it hasn't gotten the paperwork...and Nagin says it's on it's way.

But residents, including Father Vien Nguyen say they took the mayor at his word.

They now want a 7 day moratorium against dumping.

If and when the dump closes down...the mayor agreed to study the waste to see if it's toxic. He also got neighborhood groups and the SCLC to agree to lobby for permission to haul waste at night...to other dumps in West Jefferson Parish.

The mayor's office says the order to shut down the landfill was hand-delivered. A spokesman for Waste Management says they hadn't received it as of Wednesday night.