New Orleans residents hold ‘trash parade’ protest after garbage pickup delayed 3 weeks post Hurricane Ida

Three weeks after Hurricane Ida slammed Louisiana, a stench still haunts New Orleans and its suburbs.

Many residents have not had their household trash picked up in weeks. Driving through neighborhoods, bin after bin is filled to the brim and residents are losing patience.

“There’s not one word for it but disgusting,” resident James Hickerson said. “All these trash bags have spoiled meat in them. We can’t sit on the porch because it stinks. Flies are all over.”

The City of New Orleans says it doesn’t have enough workers to handle the trash due to a worker shortage.

“It just feels like we’re living in a landfill right now,” resident Sherwin White said. “It doesn’t feel like home anymore.”

One solution the city has offered residents is to drop off their garbage themselves.

Cars filled with trash bags have been lining up outside the recycling center for days.- READ MORE