The Louisiana Department of Transportation has completed debris removal in Louisiana after the state was heavily impacted by Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Zeta last season. DOTD Spokesperson Rodney Mallet says they began removal at the end of August.
“Over the course of that time state wide we’ve had many storms so we had debris across the state and removed more than three million cubic yards of hurricane debris.”
Debris removal in Calcasieu Parish wrapped up last week, it was the last parish of the five in southwest Louisiana that required removal.
Mallett says with the assistance of contractors they moved from one parish to another until the cleanup of the more than 3- million cubic yards of debris was complete and unlike hurricane season last year, debris removal was a calculated process.
“It was unlike anything we’ve ever seen but I think because of our history in responding to these type of disasters we were able to handle it in a very smooth and professional fashion.”
The southwest parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis required the majority of debris removal with more than 2 million cubic yards of the just over 3 million cubic yards removed in the state.
“We’ve been very busy, it’s been a choir for our staff and our contractors but it’s come to an end so we’ll be ready for the next hurricane season.”
The 2021 hurricane season begins June 1st and for tips on how to prepare you can visit GetAGamePlan.org
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