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La. Rev. Stat. § 30:2001 (2026)

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SUBTITLE II. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL

§2001. Short title

           This Subtitle shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Environmental Quality Act."

           Acts 1983, No. 97, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 1984.

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Cited in 39 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case: Eagle Pipe & Supply, Inc. v. Amerada Hess Corp., 79 So. 3d 246 (La. 2011).
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Eagle Pipe & Supply, Inc. v. Amerada Hess Corp., 79 So. 3d 246 (La. 2011). · cites it 4× “R.S. 30:2001 et seq. ). [11] The defendants filed declinatory, dilatory and/or peremptory exceptions.”
MJ Farms, Ltd. v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 998 So. 2d 16 (La. 2008). “R.S. 30:2001, et seq., and Act 312, are determined to be inapplicable, Intervenor makes no claim against defendants or plaintiff.”
Eric Borcik v. Crosby Tugs, L.L.C., 222 So. 3d 672 (La. 2017). “Borcik sued Crosby in October 2013, alleging retaliatory termination in violation of Louisiana Environmental Quality Act (“LEQA”), R.S. 30:2001, et seq. He specifically claimed that Crosby violated the Louisiana Environmental Whistleblower Act, R.”
In Re Shintech, Inc., 814 So. 2d 20 (La. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “R.S. 30:2001 et seq. No. 2000 CA 1984. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.”
Sierra Club v. LDEQ, 100 F.4th 555 (5th Cir. 2024). “R.S. § 30:2001 et seq. See LAC 33:III.101(A)– (B).”
Concerned Citizens Around Murphy v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 686 F. Supp. 2d 663 (E.D. La. 2010). “Louisiana regulations specifically define an “unauthorized discharge” as “a continuous, intermittent, or onetime discharge, whether intentional or unintentional, anticipated or unanticipated, from any permitted or unpermitted source which is in contravention of any provision of…”
Matter of Recovery I, Inc., 635 So. 2d 690 (La. Ct. App. 1994). “R.S. 30:2001 et seq. In Save Ourselves, the supreme court realized that "[e]nvironmental amenities will often be in conflict with economic and social considerations.”
South Cent. Bell v. Ka-Jon Food Stores, 644 So. 2d 357 (La. 1994). “30:2271 et seq; and the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act (LEQA), LSA-R.S. 30:2001 et seq. The legislation contains mechanisms to ensure cleanup costs, to correct environmentally harmful conditions caused by pollution activities, are borne by those who caused the pollution.”
In Re Belle Co., LLC, 978 So. 2d 977 (La. Ct. App. 2007). “R.S. 30:2001 et seq. Belle Company, L.L.C.”
St. Bernard Citizens for Env't Quality, Inc. v. Chalmette Refining, L.L.C., 500 F. Supp. 2d 592 (E.D. La. 2007). “An “unauthorized discharge” is “a continuous, intermittent, or one-time discharge, whether intentional or unintentional, anticipated or unanticipated, from any permitted or unpermitted source which is in contravention of any provision of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act…”
Save our Wetlands, Inc. v. Dep't of Env't Quality, 812 So. 2d 746 (La. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “R.S. 30:2001 et seq. Actions of DEQ are performed in the executive branch of state government.”
St. Bernard Citizens for Env't Quality, Inc. v. Chalmette Refining, L.L.C., 354 F. Supp. 2d 697 (E.D. La. 2005). “An “unauthorized discharge” is “a continuous, intermittent, or one-time discharge, whether intentional or unintentional, anticipated or unanticipated, from any permitted or unpermitted source which is in contravention of any provision of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act…”
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