Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2052

  • Discharge: means the placing, releasing, spilling, percolating, draining, pumping, leaking, seeping, emitting, or other escaping of pollutants into the air, waters, subsurface water, or ground as the result of a prior act or omission; or the placing of pollutants into pits, drums, barrels, or similar containers under conditions and circumstances that leaking, seeping, draining, or escaping of the pollutants can be reasonably anticipated. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
  • Noise: means the intensity, duration, and the character of sounds from all sources. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2053

The legislature finds and declares that the purity of the air in the environment is a matter of vital concern to the welfare of the people of the state and to promote an environment free from pollution that jeopardizes the health and welfare of the citizens of the state, consistent with sound policies for employment and industrial development, it is necessary to establish an efficient method for the regulation and control of discharge of contaminants into the air resources of the state.  The legislature further finds and declares the policy of the state of Louisiana to promote an environment free from noise that endangers the health or welfare of its people.

Acts 1979, No. 449, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.  Acts 1984, No. 254, §1; Acts 2006, No. 445, §1, eff. June 15, 2006, and §3, eff. July 1, 2007.