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NEW ORLEANS — Friday morning, the city conducted a thorough cleaning under the Pontchartrain Expressway.
Officials said 43 homeless people have been placed in a shelter as a result of cleanup efforts under the bridge. However, the crew performing the cleanup, firefighters, said the city crossed a line. Friday, firefighters were under the Pontchartrain Expressway, cleaning up human waste and trash.
The city said that sanitation crews cleaned up solid waste and that the NOFD was there because the residue is considered a hazardous material. The NOFD is the city’s hazardous materials first responders. An HM officer was at the scene to ensure proper protocol, the city said.
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