Storage Tank Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Lafayette Fuel Transporter Company Enter into Settlement Agreement
January 23, 2026
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Dupre Logistics, L.L.C. (“Dupre”) entered into a January 7th Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Louisiana underground storage tank (“UST”) regulations. See SA-UE-25-0040.
The SA provides that Dupre owns and/or operates a fuel transporter company in Lafayette, Louisiana.
The SA provides that Dupre delivered fuel to a facility known as Tank Farm C-Store in Lake Charles, Louisiana. An inspection of the facility is stated to have been performed to determine compliance with the UST regulations. Dupre is alleged to have caused and/or allowed a regulated substance to be placed into a UST system that does not have current registration certification. This is stated to be based on a delivery receipt dated June 11, 2020, indicating approximately 8,500 gallons of regular unleaded gasoline were placed into a UST system that did not have a current registration certification.
Dupre denies it committed any violations or that it is liable for any fines, forfeitures, and/or penalties.
The SA assesses a civil penalty of $5,250.
A copy of the SA can be found here.
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