Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries v. Comite Dirt Pit, Inc.

|gIn this appeal, a dirt pit owner challenges a judgment finding the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over an agency’s enforcement action against the dirt pit owner. We affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Comite Dirt Pit, Inc. (CDP) is a family-owned business located in East Baton Rouge Parish on the left descending bank of the Comite River. Since approximately 1984, CDP has surface mined sandy material such as river silt to sell to contractors for building foundations. In February 2009, Chris Davis and Matthew Weigel, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and…