St. Tammany Parish debris clean-up deadline approaching for residents [Video]

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — If you’re a resident of St. Tammany parish, picking up debris has most likely become a daily task, but now you only have a few more days to get it done.

Parish officials said as of now, cleaning crews are making their final passes on April 29 everywhere except for Slidell which has until April 30.

“That’s to take all of the storm related debris up and get it curb side and get it to landfills and get it removed from our community and get state reimbursement dollars for the cost of doing that,” Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer said.

These cleanup crews in Slidell say that they have been working almost non-stop for nearly 2 weeks, trying to get as much of the tornado debris picked up before the deadline hits.

They say getting the streets cleaned is not only important for the beauty of the city but …