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• Ascension Parish plans to cover red dust with dirt, waiting on state approval Play Video

  February 28, 2024 4:46 PM

  GONZALES - It was windy on Tuesday. That, coupled with the drought conditions, caused red dust to fly in parts of Ascension Parish. Watch live newscasts here. The dust comes from a closed aluminum plant that people have been complaining about for years, but all parties involved say... more »

• Confirmed: Chemicals found in groundwater in Ascension neighborhood Play Video

  August 13, 2019 6:01 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - A dumping site in Ascension Parish thought to have been cleaned up years ago is still contaminated. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has been monitoring the area at the end of Tiger Heights Road for years. Months ago it was called out to the area to... more »

• State blames clerical error for not locating warehouse permits Play Video

  March 6, 2017 5:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The State Department of Environmental Quality blamed a clerical error for not being able to track down permits for a warehouse in Walker. "That one got misplaced," Greg Langley with DEQ said. The Investigative Unit checked with the Department of Environmental Quality on multiple days last week after... more »

• BR man arrested for filing false Dept. of Environmental Quality documents

  April 28, 2016 1:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A 49-year-old Baton Rouge man was arrested Thursday for filing false public documents. Randy Gabriel Dobard was arrested for submitting a false asbestos abatement supervisor training certificate in an attempt to receive his accreditation from the Department of Enviromental Quality. Under department regulations, individuals who work around... more »

• New details emerge over search warrant executed at DEQ building

  December 14, 2015 6:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE- New details are emerging tonight about the search warrant executed by state investigators at an office at the Department of Environmental Quality. A search warrant obtained by the Investigative Unit shows Vince Sagnibene was responsible for overseeing the money paid to a company that disposed tires. Investigators... more »