BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto, the controversial head of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) is leaving the agency. She has been the subject of ...

Jefferson Parish’s largest chemical company is asking the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to grant an air permit for a controversial project slated for its complex in Waggaman.

Bauxite dust obscures the view from Charlie Casto's home in Pelican Crossing. Bauxite dust obscures the view from Charlie Casto's home in Pelican Crossing on May 30, 2024. (Courtesy of Charlie ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will host a Memorandium of Understanding signing in Baton Rouge on Monday, August 19. Organizers say the signing is a ...

A review of Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) records dating back to 2019 show most of the accidents involved power outages or valve failures. In a Nov. 3, 2019 incident, a drum ...

If sprinklers on the site fail to keep the dust down, it easily becomes airborne on windy days. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Ascension Parish have agreed to share ...