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Discover DEQ Newsletter – May 2023 05/31/2023

What’s Inside? Gov. Edwards proclaims May as Air Quality Awareness Month, Chuck Berger is third LDEQ podcast guest, Message from the Secretary, and more!

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LDEQ On Air Podcast

LDEQ On Air Podcast – Episode 3 – LDEQ's TMDL and New Vision Programs 05/18/2023

Environmental engineer Chuck Berger discusses LDEQ's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and New Vision Programs.

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Discover DEQ Newsletters

Discover DEQ Newsletter – May 2023 05/31/2023

What’s Inside? Gov. Edwards proclaims May as Air Quality Awareness Month, Chuck Berger is third LDEQ podcast guest, Message from the Secretary, and more!

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Emergency Declarations

Hurricane Ida: Thirteenth Extension of Fifth Amended Declaration of Emergency and Administrative Order 05/30/2023

The Declaration of Emergency and Administrative Order in the Matter of Natural and Catastrophic Disaster Hurricane Ida has been amended.

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Land News

Hurricane Laura: Thirty-Third Amended Declaration of Emergency and Administrative Order 04/17/2023

The Declaration of Emergency and Administrative Order in the Matter of Natural and Catastrophic Disaster Hurricane Laura has been amended.

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Public Alerts

Prepare for the Heart of Hurricane Season 08/18/2022

The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) is encouraging everyone to keep their emergency game plan in place for what is normally our most active stretch of hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its updated hurricane forecast earlier this month. According to NOAA, conditions still favor an active season. As we’ve seen in recent years, it only takes one or two tropical events to cause massive loss across the state.

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Fact Sheets

Prepare for the Heart of Hurricane Season 08/18/2022

The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) is encouraging everyone to keep their emergency game plan in place for what is normally our most active stretch of hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its updated hurricane forecast earlier this month. According to NOAA, conditions still favor an active season. As we’ve seen in recent years, it only takes one or two tropical events to cause massive loss across the state.

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Annual Reports

LDEQ Annual Report 2020 12/14/2020

"Our people are top-notch and do superb work. They have been put to the test in 2020, and I have to say they have earned top grades. I’m proud of each of them and the way they respond to challenges. They are the embodiment of the agency’s core values. " - LDEQ Sec. Chuck Carr Brown

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