For Government Archives

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality encourages residents affected by the recent flood to refrain from open burning of debris.

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that CHEERY WAY, INC., and ELAINE CHIU, age 60, a resident of San Francisco, California, were sentenced today by the Honorable Susie Morgan to five years of probation, a $500,000 fine, and $162,520 in restitution to workers for medical monitoring costs for violating notification requirements under the Clean Air Act.

Dr. Brown gives a tour of the Mobile Air Monitoring Lab and explains its functions.

Yesterday, investigators within the Criminal Investigation Division of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality arrested a Chalmette man for the illegal disposal of waste tires based upon an outstanding arrest warrant.

Today, investigators within the Criminal Investigation Division of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office Warrants Division arrested a Baton Rouge man for felony filing false public documents.

An Environmental Law Enforcement Training Workshop will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the DEQ Galvez Building Conference Center, Oliver Pollock Room , 602 North 5th Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Parking is available in the Galvez Building Parking Garage.

Are you familiar with nonpoint source pollution? Do you know what it is, how it affects you and what you can do about it? If not, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is sponsoring four free training sessions on nonpoint source pollution for communities, businesses and interested parties.

An Environmental Law Enforcement Training Workshop will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. the DEQ Galvez Building, Oliver Pollock Room, 602 North 5th St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Parking is available in the Galvez Building Parking Garage.