NEW ORLEANS - Edward and Charlee Law welcomed city Sanitation Director Veronica White to their Algiers Street, and talked about how much conditions have improved since the city got involved.
"It looks a lot better," Charlee said. "I mean it needs a little bit more work, but it is a whole lot better than I expected.
On our first visit last month, we found hundreds of tires and other trash had been dumped on their street. Charlee tried to clear the road by making a wall of tires.
"When we first started doing this, it had all this water and nasty stuff in it. Me and the kids that were helping me were drenched."
"Honestly, I've been in third world countries, and when I see kids playing in trash and tires, it reminds me of a third world country," said Edward Law.
At the time of the first Action Report, I contacted the mayor's office, and asked them to take action in this situation. Well, the Laws couldn't believe just how quicikly the city Sanitation Department went to work.
"After you contacted us, we were out here the very next morning cleaning up, and since then we've been out here five times," said city Sanitation Director Veronica White.
"I didn't think they were going to come literally the next day after it aired," Edward said.
But before they got a chance to enjoy the cleaned up street, Edward says it happened again.
"No kidding, hours after they cleaned it up," a frustrated Edward law said. "I don't think my wife got to see it cleaned up because by the time she got home after they cleaned it up, guess what was dumped, a whole truckload of them already."
Now the city is on the hunt for those responsible.
"It's probably a tire business that is doing the dumping, so we have a full fledged investigation going on," White said.
"It's pretty upsetting to know that these people keep coming out," Charlee said.
The Sewerage & Water Board fixed the leak in Edward and Charlee's front yard, but they asked me to contact the city again about cutting back the overgrowth to discourage further dumping. Edward had a message for those doing the dumping.
"I know you saw it on the news. They cleaned it up. Quit coming over here and dumping. Knock it off. You saw that it was cleaned, you saw it cleaned, and you're going to ruin it again? What is wrong with you?"
