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City attorney: St. Martinville has no liability under Louisiana law for Old City Dump on Duchamp Road
Summary
After an executive session, City Attorney Allan L. Durand reported that environmental law experts and subcontractors could not find records at the Department of Environmental Quality or the Department of Natural Resources relating to the Old City Dump on Duchamp Road and concluded the city has no liability under Louisiana law for further remediation or restoration.
After a closed executive session, City Attorney Allan L. Durand told the St. Martinville City Council that environmental law experts hired by the city and their subcontractors were unable to locate records at the Department of Environmental Quality or the Department of Natural Resources relating to the Old City Dump on Duchamp Road.
Durand said, based on the experts’ review and the subcontractors' inability to find relevant records, the experts concluded the City had no liability under Louisiana law for further remediation or restoration of the Old Dump. The council had earlier moved into executive session to receive the attorney's update and then reconvened for this public report; motions to enter and to reconvene were recorded in the minutes.
The transcript does not identify specific statutes, permit records, or third-party owners related to the site, nor does it record any subsequent council action to pursue remediation, litigation, or third-party claims at the meeting.
