LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Lus Form

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for the first time since the air the Clean Air Act the entire state of Louisiana meets the one hour in the 1997 8-hour ozone standards this is a major accomplishment and as I just spoke about all these people there's a lot of other people who were also involved in achieving this monumental milestone having air quality of this caliber is beneficial for the citizens of the state as we strive for clean air to breathe in November of this past year epa thank you very much approve the accusers a request for redesignate of the five perish non-attainment area around Baton Rouge to attainment of the 1997 ozone standard the achievement was the result of many many years of effort by the state citizens industries and businesses who work tirelessly to decrease the ground-level ozone in Baton Rouge in the surrounding parishes while this is a great accomplishment and shows the continued improvement of air quality for the citizens of the state we still have a lot of work to do in September of 2011 EPA