DEQ Communications - 18 hours ago
On Monday, a Westwego man pled guilty to a felony count of filing a document containing a false certification to the department.
Andre Franklin, 55, a waste tire transporter from Westwego, submitted a waste tire manifest to DEQ that contained a false certification. Under Louisiana law, tire dealerships have the responsibility to register with the department and collect a fee for each tire that is replaced on a vehicle.
DEQ Communications - 5 days ago
Incident happened on June 7 in Hammond. DEQ Communications - 6 days ago
More than 130 people attended the first DEQ Green Expo today at the DEQ headquarters in Baton Rouge. The Expo provided an opportunity for environmentally friendly businesses to share their information with consumers or other business owners. Nine environmentally innovative companies made presentations and there were 30 exhibiters demonstrating their businesses.DEQ Communications - 22 days ago
DEQ Communications - 22 days ago
Today, DEQ Secretary Peggy Hatch announced changes to her executive staff that will place Beau James Brock as Assistant Secretary of the Office of Environmental Compliance and have current Assistant Secretary Paul Miller join her as her Special Assistant, effective Aug. 10.
DEQ Communications - 23 days ago
This document outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Louisiana
Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) during Hurricane Season
2010, specifically as it relates to the re-occupation of evacuees
whose neighborhoods may have been affected by the storm surge
and weathered oil.
DEQ Communications - 27 days ago
After a hurricane has passed an evacuated area, your local leaders and officials will determine when residents can return home. That decision will be based on many factors, including things like road conditions, public safety considerations, availability of electricity and clean drinking water.
DEQ Communications - 26 days ago
The Department of Environmental Quality has recently made it much easier for the public to check the status of permits and to review current air regulations.
DEQ Communications - 40 days ago
Today, investigators with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Criminal Investigation Division arrested an Opelousas man on 12 felony charges involving criminal violations of Plaisance Development Corporation's water discharge permits in St. Landry ParishDEQ Communications - 42 days ago
Today, investigators within the Criminal Investigation Division of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality arrested a LaSalle Parish man for the alleged illegal dumping of restaurant grease and used cooking oil into state waterways.
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