Furniture & mattresses
Couches, recliners, bed sets, waterlogged pieces after a storm. The stuff the regular truck leaves behind.
Furniture, appliances, hurricane debris, hot tubs, sheds, full cleanouts. One call connects you with a Southwest Louisiana hauling crew that knows the difference between a free parish dump run and a landfill ticket — and this page lays out every rule for you.
The city won't take your big stuff at the curb by default. Furniture and construction debris aren't part of city collection, and white goods need a scheduled pickup (337-491-1220) with refrigerants removed and doors or lids removed or taped shut first. City of Lake Charles rules. A hauler handles all of it in one trip.
Just about anything two people can carry out of a house, camp, garage, or yard — loaded, hauled, and taken to wherever it's supposed to go: a free parish drop-off, a donation center, scrap, or proper disposal.
Couches, recliners, bed sets, waterlogged pieces after a storm. The stuff the regular truck leaves behind.
Fridges, freezers, washers, water heaters, window AC units. Refrigerant has to be removed and doors or lids taken off or taped shut before disposal — a hauler sorts that out.
SWLA knows the drill. The city's regular routes exclude construction debris and roofing outright, and the parish's Hurricane Laura debris-removal program was a one-time, event-triggered effort that has since closed — a private hauler is the year-round option for a fencing, drywall, or cleanout pile.
Cut down, hauled off, the slab swept clean — usually in an afternoon.
Thorough and respectful. Ask the crew to route usable pieces to the donation stops listed below.
Landlords and camp owners: cleared fast between tenants or seasons, before the next lease or the next front rolls in.
One call connects you with a local crew. Say what you've got and where it sits — curbside, garage, or upstairs.
Ask for a firm, all-in price before anything gets loaded — not a number that only shows up after the truck's full.
The crew does the lifting and sweeps up. Want it donated or scrapped instead of dumped? Say so on the call.
Calcasieu Parish runs two free Solid Waste Convenience Centers, open to any parish resident with a valid driver's licence — no fee, license checked at the gate. Hours run Thursday through Monday, 7:30a–6:30p (closed Tuesday and Wednesday, and most parish holidays). Calcasieu Parish Solid Waste
That's the gap a hauler fills: one call, and each pile goes where it's actually allowed to go — the parish centers, a donation stop, scrap, or wherever city rules put it — instead of a wasted trip and a load turned away at the gate.
Clean furniture and working appliances don't have to end up at a dump site. If a piece is still usable, ask about routing it to a local donation center instead — a hauler already headed that way can drop it off just as easily as hauling it out.
Every Lake Charles neighborhood — the Charpentier historic district, Margaret Place, Shell Beach Drive, Prien, University Place around McNeese — plus the towns across the river and down the highway:
Not on the regular route. City collection is weekly garbage, with trash and yard waste picked up at least twice a month — that's sized for household trash, not furniture or appliances. White goods need a separate scheduled pickup at 337-491-1220, with refrigerants removed and doors or lids removed or taped shut before the truck comes. Construction debris, tires, and hazardous or medical waste aren't part of curbside collection at all. A hauler can take all of it — and sort it — in one trip.
Pricing is call-for-a-quote — it depends on how much space the load takes in the truck, plus any special handling like refrigerant recovery or a multi-stop storm-debris job. Ask for a firm, all-in price before anything gets loaded. Call (337) 426-5480 for a free quote.
If you've got a truck and the load qualifies, yes — the East (Lake Charles) and West (Sulphur) convenience centers are free to parish residents with a valid driver's license, open Thursday–Monday, 7:30a–6:30p (closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and most parish holidays). They take white goods, up to five tires a day, drained motors and tanks, and minimal dry paint — but refuse commercial and industrial waste, asbestos siding, medical waste, automotive fluids, glass, Styrofoam, and wood boats. A hauler already knows what's accepted, so nothing gets rejected at the gate.
Yes — this is hurricane country. The city's regular routes exclude construction debris and roofing outright, and the FEMA-funded parish debris-removal program that followed Hurricane Laura was a one-time, event-triggered effort — applications closed back in September 2021, not a standing service. Outside of a new declared disaster, clearing a storm pile off the property is a private hauling call, usually done in one visit.
Hazardous liquids: wet paint, motor oil, gasoline, chemicals, and pressurized tanks. If you're unsure about an item, just ask when you call.
Often same-day or next-day when you call in the morning — Lake Charles is home base, not a route someone drives through twice a week. Around McNeese move-out in May, book a few days ahead.
Free quotes over the phone in about two minutes — one call connects you with a local Southwest Louisiana crew.
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