Criminal Investigation

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigates negligent, knowing or willful violations of Louisiana environmental laws that have an adverse impact on our water, land, and air. CID’s Criminal Investigators are commissioned peace officers with statewide arrest authority.

Environmental crimes have negative impacts upon a healthy and safe environment for the people of Louisiana. Successful prosecution of these crimes provide a deterrent to future violators.

A common environmental crime violation is illegal disposal by dumping, burying and or burning of solid waste. Solid waste includes household trash, construction/demolition debris, waste tires, etc. All solid waste must be properly disposed at an approved facility (landfill, recycle center, waste tire processor, etc.).

Other common violations include illegal discharge of a substance (i.e. sewage, etc.) and failure to file (Waste Tire Generator/Transporter, Solid Waste/Sewage Sludge Hauler, Discharge Monitoring Reports, etc).

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To report an environmental crime:

Call LDEQ Criminal Investigation Division (225) 219-3944 or submit an online Criminal Complaint form using the link below.

Criminal Complaint form

To report criminal activity:

Call LDEQ Criminal Investigation Division at (225) 219-3944 or submit a Criminal Complaint form using the link above.

To report an environmental emergency:

Call LDEQ Single Point of Contact (SPOC) (225) 219-3640 or (888) 763-5424

Or

The Louisiana State Police Hazardous Material Hotline (225) 925-6595.