DOWN AND DIRTY

Belle Chasse company cleans the messiest post-storm scenes

By Jaquetta White
Business writer

Some might consider Clean Scene Services one of the lucky ones. At a time when many companies are struggling to stay afloat, Clean Scene not only is surviving,
it’s thriving.

The little-known Belle Chasse company has grown from six employees to 60 since Hurricane Katrina. And its workload is seven times what it
was before the storm. “Once the phones started coming online, they
were ringing off the hook,” said Tommy Boudreaux, president of the nearly 10-year-old
firm. “The blessing is that from a business standpoint, we’re able to become a strong business because of this.”

While the increase alone is noteworthy, it is even more so considering Clean Scene’s specialty.