PUBLIC NOTICE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (LDEQ) PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES – NATCHITOCHES PARISH LANDFILL DRAFT SOLID WASTE PERMIT RENEWAL WITH MAJOR MODIFICATION The LDEQ, Office of Environmental Services, has determined that a Draft Solid Waste Permit Renewal Application with Major Modification for the Parish of Natchitoches, P.O. Box 799, Provencal, LA 71468 for the Natchitoches Parish Type III Landfill is technically complete and acceptable for public review. The facility is located at 4597 Highway 1 North in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish. The Parish of Natchitoches – Natchitoches Parish Landfill proposes to continue to operate a Type III Landfill with the following major modifications: • An expansion of Cell 1 vertically and laterally; • An increase to the maximum permitted waste intake rates; • An expansion of the service area by the addition of neighboring parishes; and • An increase to the maximum hours/days of operation. Comments and requests for a public hearing or notification of the final decision can be submitted online on the public notice webpage (http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/public-notices), via personal delivery, U.S. mail, or email. Comments and requests for public hearings must be received by 4:30 pm CDT, Thursday, October 23, 2025. Delivery may be made to the drop-box at 602 N. 5th St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. U.S. Mail may be sent to LDEQ, Public Participation Group, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, and emails may be submitted to DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV. Persons wishing to receive notice of the final permit action must include a complete mailing address when submitting comments. Please see additional instructions for comment submission, hand delivery and information regarding electronic submission at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/page/the-public-participation-group or call (225) 219-3276. If LDEQ finds a significant degree of public interest, a public hearing will be held. LDEQ will send notification of the final permit decision to the applicant and to each person who has submitted written comments or a written request for notification of the final decision. The draft solid waste permit renewal with major modification and technically complete permit application are available for review at the LDEQ Public Records Center, 602 North 5th Street, Baton Rouge, LA. Viewing hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). The available information can also be accessed electronically on the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) on the DEQ public website at www.deq.louisiana.gov . Additional copies may be reviewed at the Natchitoches Parish Library – Headquarters, 450 Second Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457; the Natchitoches Parish Council, 200 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Natchitoches, LA 71457; and the LDEQ Northwest Regional Office, 1525 Fairfield Avenue, Room 520, Shreveport, LA 71101. Inquiries or requests for additional information regarding this permit action should be directed to Brock Bonvillain, LDEQ, Waste Permits Division, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, phone (225) 219-7085. Persons wishing to be included on the LDEQ permit public notice mailing list, wishing to receive the permit public notices via email by subscribing to the LDEQ permits public notice List Server, or for other public participation related questions should contact the Public Participation Group in writing at LDEQ, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, by email at DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV or by phone at (225) 219-3035. Permit public notices including electronic access to general information from the draft solid waste permit application can be viewed at the LDEQ permits public notice webpage at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/page/the-public-participation-group and general information related to the public participation in permitting activities can be viewed at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/page/the-public-participation-group. All correspondence should specify AI Number 15427, Permit Number P-0382-R2, and Activity Number PER20250002. Scheduled Publication Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 – The Advocate and The Natchitoches Times 158466 Sept. 18, 1t $518.48