Gretna sits on the West Bank with rows of early-1900s shotguns and raised Creole cottages on tight lots. We drop 10- and 15-yard containers on driveways off 4th Street and Huey P. Long Avenue where turning radius is limited and overhead wires sit low. Crews check for low branches and soft shell driveways before placement so the truck can back in without blocking neighbors.
Hurricane season brings heavy rain and wind that can flood streets near the river. We schedule loads around high-water days and pull units quickly when forecasts call for storms. Residents handling post-storm debris or simple kitchen remodels get same-week service from our Rampart Street yard with clear pickup windows that match ferry and bridge traffic patterns.
Access runs through the Huey P. Long Bridge or the Gretna ferry. We route trucks to avoid peak hours at the West Bank Expressway so deliveries stay on time for homes between the courthouse square and the levee.
Around Gretna
We regularly work near:
- 📍Gretna Courthouse
- 📍Huey P. Long Bridge
- 📍Gretna Park
- 📍West Bank Expressway
- 📍Gretna Ferry Terminal
- 📍St. Joseph Catholic Church
Dumpster Rental in Gretna — Local Notes
- •Gretna lots are narrow with shell or gravel driveways that soften after rain, so we often use smaller dumpsters and place plywood under wheels to prevent ruts.
- •Many homes sit close to the Mississippi River levee where drainage ditches run along property lines, requiring careful positioning to keep roll-off feet out of the water flow.
- •Older shotgun houses along 4th and 5th Streets have limited side clearance, so residential jobs frequently need 10-yard units instead of larger ones to stay inside the fence line.
- •West Bank wind during hurricane season can shift unsecured loads, so we tarp every container left overnight and advise residents to avoid filling past the top rail.