Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality v. Rottman

|,PER CURIAM.*

We granted certiorari in this matter to consider whether the court of appeal erred in affirming the judgment of the district court which held that a compliance order issued by an administrative agency was abandoned under La. R.S. 30:2050.9. For the reasons assigned, we now reverse that judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In February 1991, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) conducted an inspection of an allegedly unauthorized solid waste disposal site in Tangipahoa Parish operated by defendant, Wayne L. Rottman. On June 13, 1991, LDEQ issued a compliance…