The
State of the States in Environmental Dispute Resolution:
LOUISIANA
| Current Projects: | United States Postal Service | Employment Arbitration | Indiana Dept of Env. Management | Indiana ADR Providers | Shared Neutrals Pilot | U.S. Dept. of Justice |
| Completed Projects: | U.S. Env. Protection Agency | EDR State of States | National Institutes of Health | Focus Groups Sessions |
Louisiana does not have an EDR program. The Administrative Law Division does have a voluntary mediation system.
Legal Authority:
LA. REV. STAT. ANN. §§ 9:4101–:4112 (West Supp. 1999) (codifying the Louisiana
Mediation Act, which establishes a nonbinding court-connected mediation program with
standards of conduct for mediators and protections of a confidentiality privilege for
communications made during mediation proceedings); LA. REV. STAT. ANN.
§§ 9:4201–:4217 (West 1997) (codifying the Louisiana Arbitration Law, which
authorizes the use of arbitration agreements and establishes law governing the validity of
and procedure used in arbitrations).
Contact Information:
Jim Friloux, Ombudsman
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 82263
Baton Rouge, LA 70884
Phone: (504) 765-0741
Fax: (504) 765-0746
Program Summary Louisiana has a statute allowing parties to agree to arbitration. In addition, the Louisiana Administrative Law Division has instituted a voluntary mediation system provided by administrative law judges. Mediation is provided on a voluntary basis. The Department of Environmental Quality has no current EDR program, but will soon reorganize and may allow for EDR processes to settle environmental disputes.
Further Information
People
Andrew Barton, American Arbitration Association, ADR Section, 1100 Poydras St. #2810, New Orleans, LA 70115, Phone: (504) 522-8781, Fax: (504) 523-5901, E-mail: UsADRa3b@arb.comOffices
E-mail addresses for the following divisions of the Department of Environmental Quality:
Hazardous waste: hazardous@deq.state.la.us;
Office of the Secretary: osec@deq.state.la.us;
Water Quality Management: wqm@deq.state.la.us;
Water Pollution Control: wpc@deq.state.la.us
Indiana Conflict Resolution Institute
Last updated: June 1999
Comments: ICRI Administrator
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