PRESS RELEASE

Department of Environmental Quality Update
DEQ Hotline Back in Working Order
BATON ROUGE, La. (September 8, 2008) - The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality now has its normal hotline back in order. If someone should have an environmental concern, they should call the DEQ hotline at 225-219-3640 or 1-888-763-5424 for assistance.

These numbers are for enviornmental hazards or reporting and not for debris removal inquiries. If you have a debris removal question, please call your local parish officials.

The temporary number of 225-219-9919 is no longer the reporting or hotline number.

For the latest information on Hurricane Gustav, you can visit emergency.louisiana.gov or call the state's emergency hotline at 1-866-288-2484 to listen to a recorded message with the most up-to-date information.

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