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Does DNR permit trump a parish’s zoning laws?

Industrial waste water injection into an environment like the Atchafalaya Basin is a worrying prospect to many people and organizations that are concerned with the preservation of the Basin. For residents of Belle River who live along La. Hwy. 997, though, 35 to 50 tanker trucks per day are the most immediate threat, and it’s not clear that St.

DNR bidding tainted?

PHOTO: A 69-acre tract (left) is mislabeled as being on Bayou Latanier when advertised for bid by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources in April 2014. The same area (right) is correctly labeled Bayou Postillion in an offering for a 66-acre tract.

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