Hurricane Francine Debris Collection

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 13, 2024 - Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced today that she has activated the City-Parish emergency debris monitoring and collection contractors in response to Hurricane Francine. Residents who can safely do so are asked to place any storm-generated debris at the curb as soon as possible. Debris removal operations will begin next week. Residents of Baker, Central, and Zachary should contact their respective city agencies to determine debris collection schedules, as each of these cities manage separate debris removal contracts.

Storm debris collected for this event includes homeowner-generated trees, tree stumps, tree branches, tree trunks and other leafy material. Only loose debris will be collected by the emergency debris contractor; bagged debris will be collected by the out-of-cart contractor and should not be placed within 3 feet of storm debris. Make every attempt to avoid stacking debris below low-hanging trees or power/utility lines. Storm debris should also not be placed within 3 feet of mailboxes, utility boxes or meters, fire hydrants, garbage carts, recycling carts or other out-of-cart items. Only debris placed curbside will be eligible for collection. City-Parish contractors will not enter private property to collect storm debris.

As a reminder, contractors hired for storm debris removal, or renovations due to storm-related damages, are required under City-Parish ordinances to remove any storm debris from the premises. Residents are urged to ensure they are hiring licensed contractors and the removal of any resulting storm debris is included in their contract.

City-Parish crews began assessing storm debris on September 12 and will continue to do so throughout the weekend. Debris removal crews will be dispatched throughout the parish based on those assessments. However, if residents would like to report their storm debris piles, they are encouraged to do so by submitting a "Hurricane Francine Debris - September 2024" service request by going online to http://311.brla.gov or using the Red Stick 311 app. Residents can also dial 3-1-1 or 225-389-3090 if they don't have access to the web based applications.