The Jefferson Parish Council is expected to extend its landfill management contract with River Birch LLC through 2037, part of a sweeping new arrangement that would allow the contractor to merge ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — The River Birch landfill in Avondale has been approved to take in debris from the aftermath of the Smitty’s supply facility explosion in Tangipahoa Parish — but so far, they ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – Millions of gallons of oily water and spilled petrochemicals from the Smitty’s Supply fire and explosion have been handled at three different sites, but ...

Editor's note: This is the third installment of a seven-part series, “One Man’s Trash: How Jim Ward and Fred Heebe turned River Birch into a landfill empire.” Back in the summer of 2005, the Highway ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

What: Heritage birch — also called white bark river birch, or betula nigra Cully Heritage — was selected for its incredible peeling bark. The bark has more white, cream and pale salmon tones than the ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — The River Birch trash hauler is taking service on the East Bank Jefferson Parish and in Jean Lafitte. This now means the trash company services all of Jefferson Parish.