Legal Opinion
In re Westlake Petrochemicals Corp. Ethylene Plant Part 70, Permit No. 0520-00145-VO
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 3, 2000No. 99 CA 1726PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLfogg, J.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the. district court properly dismissed an appeal from a ruling of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as abandoned pursuant to LSA-R.S. 30:2050.21(G). For the following .reasons, we reverse and remand.
In 1989, Westlake Petrochemicals Corporation (“Westlake”) constructed an ethylene manufacturing complex near Sulphur, Louisiana in Calcasieu Parish. In October of 1995, Westlake applied to DEQ for a modification of its existing air permits to allow it to enlarge its ethylene plant. On January 18, 1996, DEQ approved a modification…
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- Matter of Angus Chemical Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- Washington v. Louisiana Department of Transportation & DevelopmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
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