Trash, Turf, and Power: How a French Quarter Sanitation Contract Became a Political Proxy War
May 2, 2025
The fight over who picks up the garbage is really a fight over who runs New Orleans—and what happens when emergency powers replace public process. What began as a routine contract in the French Quarter has spiraled into a deeper battle over transparency, authority, and political influence. In New Orleans, even the garbage is political. […]
