Katrina debris removal is moving along, La. DEQ reports
 
Dec. 22

Forty-six percent of the debris caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that is under the control of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been removed, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said.

And 70 percent of the debris that is being handled by other authorities, such as individual cities, also has been collected, the DEQ said.

The latest estimates puts the total amount of debris under Army Corps control at about 32.2 million cubic yards in Louisiana, with an additional 14.7 million cubic yards being handled by others, the DEQ reported.

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