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Louisiana Litter Abatement
Captain James B. Gomillion | LDWF Enforcement
Litter Complaint
Procedures
• Complaints/Tips
gathered via the
Litterbug
Hotline 1-888-548-7284
• Agents on the
ground – made
7,944 Public
Contacts on Litter
Patrols
• Complaint Form
tracks the tip(s)
from start to finish
REGION 2
“As a LDWF Enforcement Supervisor for the past 10 years, I have
seen a dramatic change in the attitude toward the enforcement of
litter violations. The change can be directly associated to a
combination of improved agent training, the creation of the annual
LDWF Meritorious Service Award for Litter Enforcement, and
increased litter overtime
compensation. Also, I have observed a
significant increase in the awareness
and prosecution of litter violations by
local judicial districts. The willingness
of district attorneys to prosecute litter
violators has contributed to changing
the culture in North Louisiana,”
— Capt. Rick Owens
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100
200
300
400
500
600
2010-20112011-2012
2012-20132013-2014
2014-2015
292
174 250 238
229
595
537
407
338
351
Nu
mb
er
of
Vio
lati
on
s
Litter Violations
Gross Litter Simple Litter
6611
6018 7637 8005
8537
Patrol Hours
2012-2013
CADDO
BOSSIER CLAIBORNE
UNION MOREHOUSE WEST
DESOTO RED RIVER
BIENVILLE JACKSON
OUACHITA RICHLAND MADISON
SABINE
N A T C H I T O C H E S
W E B S T E R
CARROLL
WINN
CALDWELL FRANKLIN TENSAS
GRANT LASALLE
CATAHOULA
C O N C O R D I A
VERNON RAPIDES
AVOYELLES
BEAUREGARD
ALLEN
EVANGELINE
SAINT LANDRY
POINTE COUPEE
WEST FELICIANA EAST
FELICIANA SAINT HELENA
T A N G I P A H O A
CALCASIEU JEFFERSON DAVIS
ACADIA
CAMERON VERMILION
VER
SAINT MARTIN
IBERIA
SAINT MARY
ST. MARTIN
EAST BATON ROUGE
LIVINGSTON
SAINT TAMMANY
IBERVILLE
WEST BATON ROUGE
ASCENSION SAINT JOHN
SAINT CHARLES
L A
F O U R C H
E TERREBONNE
J E F F E R S O N
P L A
Q U
E M
I N
E S
ASSUMPTION
ST. JAM ES
Litter Citations Per Parish
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 >50
CADDO
BOSSIER CLAIBORNE
UNION MOREHOUSE WEST
DESOTO RED RIVER
BIENVILLE JACKSON
OUACHITA RICHLAND
SABINE
N A T C H I T O C H E S
W E B S T E R
WINN
CALDWELL FRANKLIN TENSAS
GRANT LASALLE
CATAHOULA
C O N C O R D I A
VERNON RAPIDES
AVOYELLES
BEAUREGARD
ALLEN
EVANGELINE
SAINT LANDRY
POINTE COUPEE
WEST FELICIANA EAST
FELICIANA SAINT HELENA
T A N G I P A H O A
CALCASIEU JEFFERSON DAVIS
ACADIA
CAMERON VERMILION
SAINT MARTIN
IBERIA
SAINT MARY
ST. MARTIN
EAST BATON ROUGE
LIVINGSTON
SAINT
IBERVILLE
WEST BATON ROUGE
ASCENSION
JOHN
SAINT CHARLES
L A
F O U R C H
E TERREBONNE
J E F F E R S O N
ASSUMPTION
ST. JAM ES
2014-2015
REGION 5
“Over the last ten years, I have noticed an increase in litter
awareness among sportsmen and people who frequent the
outdoors. People now know agents respond to and investigate
litter complaints. They realize we are very aggressive when it
comes to investigating gross litter dump sites and enforcing litter
statutes. Agents notice people returning in their boats have their
trash bagged and are depositing it in trash bins.” –Capt. Robert
Buatt
Litter Bug Reporting
• LitterBug Hotline – 1-888-548-7284
• 1-800 # - 1-800-442-2511
• Mobile Application – LADWF TIPS
CADDO
BOSSIER CLAIBORNE
UNION MOREHOUSE WEST
DESOTO RED RIVER
BIENVILLE JACKSON
OUACHITA RICHLAND MADISON
SABINE
N A T C H I T O C H E S
W E B S T E R
WINN
CALDWELL FRANKLIN TENSAS
GRANT
LASALLE
CATAHOULA
C O N C O R D I A
VERNON RAPIDES
AVOYELLES
BEAUREGARD
ALLEN
EVANGELINE
SAINT LANDRY
POINTE COUPEE
WEST FELICIANA EAST
FELICIANA SAINT HELENA
T A N G I P A H O A
CALCASIEU JEFFERSON DAVIS
ACADIA
CAMERON VERMILION
VER
SAINT MARTIN
IBERIA
SAINT MARY
ST. MARTIN
EAST BATON ROUGE
LIVINGSTON
SAINT TAMMANY
IBERVILLE
WEST BATON ROUGE
ASCENSION SAINT JOHN
SAINT CHARLES
L A
F O
U R
C H
E
TERREBONNE
J E F F E R S O N
P L
A Q
U E
M I
N E
S
ASSUMPTION
ST. JAM ES
Cleaner Parishes
Focus litter patrols towards
Green Goal
Focus education, Patrol hours,
and Litter Penalties on these
parishes
Litter Objectives to
2024
The Cost of Environmental
Crimes
Presentation to:
Keep Louisiana Beautiful
October 2, 2015
Jeffrey T. Nolan, Manager
LDEQ- Criminal Investigation Division
Mike Daniels, Criminal Attorney
LDEQ- Criminal Investigation Division
ENVIRONMENTAL
COMPLIANCE
ENFORCEMENT
INSPECTIONS
GENERAL SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
Office Organizational Chart
ASSESSMENT
DEPUTY SECRETARY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
INFORMATION SERVICES
HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT &
FINANCE
LEGAL SERVICES BUSINESS AND
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
LDEQ-CID
SECRETARY
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
WASTE PERMITS
AIR PERMITS
WATER PERMITS
UST AND REMEDIATION
Criminal:
8 employees
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Civil: About 650 employees
1 Reserve Deputy
Caddo SO
1 Reserve Deputy
Calcasieu SO
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La. R.S. 30:2025 (F)(2)(a): (Misdemeanor)
•Any person who willfully or knowingly discharges, emits, or disposes of
any substance in contravention of any provision of this Subtitle of the
regulations, or of the permit or license terms and conditions in pursuance
thereof, when the substance does not endanger or could not endanger
human life or health,
•or who willfully or knowingly violates any fee or filing requirement,
•or who willfully or knowingly makes any false statement, representation,
or certification in any form, application, record, label, manifest, report,
plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this
Subtitle, or under any permit, rule, or regulation issued under this
Subtitle,
•or who willfully or knowingly falsifies, intentionally tampers with, or
knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required
to be maintained under this Subtitle, or under any permit, rule, or
regulation issued under this Subtitle,
•shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
La. R.S. 30:2025 (F)(2)(a):
(Misdemeanor Penalty)
•may be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars per violation,
which may be assessed for each day the violation continues,
•and costs of prosecution,
•or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, provided that a
continuous violation extending beyond a single day shall be considered a
single violation
Illegal
Dumping
Innovative Waste Systems/ Adrian Waguespack / Richard Waguespack Inc
• $1000 fine
• $640 to LDEQ for cost of Investigation
• 30 yard roll-off box for use by Keep Ascension Beautiful
Tire
Burning
Bryan Hawkins
• Scrap Metal Business in Ethel, LA
• Burning tires away from rims
• $500 fine
• 24 months probation
Clean
Water
Violations
Tommy Francise
1) $2500 fine
2) $2700 to LDEQ for cost
of investigation
3) 3 years supervised
probation & $60 per
month supervision fee
Before and
After
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
• If you see or suspect illegal activity, please call LDEQ Toll Free at:
1-888-763-5424 or 1-225-219-3640
Emergency: (225) 925-6595 or (225) 342-1234
• To call LDEQ –CID directly, dial 225-219-3944.
• Jeff Nolan, Manager
(225) 219-3939 or [email protected]
• Ryan Brignac, Supervisor
(337) 262-1566 or [email protected]
• Mike Daniels , Criminal Attorney
(225) 219-0301 or [email protected]
FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME INVESTIGATIONS IN LOUISIANA
PELICAN REFINING PETROLEUM REFINERY ASPHALT PLANT BYRON HAMILTON MICHAEL LEBLEU
CALCASIEU PARISH, LA
CLEAN AIR ACT
FALSE STATEMENTS
OBSTRUCTION
AFTERMATH
PELICAN:
• Pled Guilty to Violating Clean Air Act &
Obstruction
• 5 years of Corporate Probation
• $10,000,000 Criminal Fine
• $2,000,000 in Community Service (1st
Responders)
• Ordered to Create Environmental
Compliance Plan
VICE-PRESIDENT & PLANT MANAGER:
• Both Pled Guilty to Negligent Endangerment
• 1 day Incarceration & 1 year of Supervised
Probation
• $5,000 Criminal Fine
TEMPLE INLAND
PAPER MILL
WASHINGTON PARISH, LA
CLEAN WATER ACT &
NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE ACT
THE AFTERMATH • TI pled guilty to violating one count of the
Clean Water Act and one count of the Refuge Act.
• Sentenced to serve 2 years corporate probation
• $1.5 million Criminal Fine • $1.2 million - Trust for Public Lands (Pearl
River) • $600,000 - Community Service (1st Responders) • Plant manager was removed • Pond was dredged and new equipment
installed
BP EXPLORATION TRANSOCEAN HALLIBURTON
GULF OF MEXICO
MANSLAUGHTER
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
CLEAN WATER ACT
MBTA
AFTERMATH BP: • 5 years of Corporate Probation • $1,600,000,000 Criminal Fine • $2,400,000,000 Restitution to Preserve & Assist in Recovery
of Gulf Coast Wildlife Habitat & Wetlands TRANSOCEAN: • 5 years of Corporate Probation • $250,000,000 Criminal Fine • $150,000,000 Restitution for Oil Spill Prevention & Response
in Gulf of Mexico HALLIBURTON: • $1,100,000,000 Settlement • Manager sentenced to 1 year Probation for Destruction of
Evidence
