Like many of you in the area, our family has cherished our land in Tangipahoa Parish for three generations. It’s where we grew up, learned the love of country living, and built countless memories. Now, a proposed construction and demolition debris landfill (C and D) threatens to disrupt this legacy.

The proposed site is located on Highway 442 near Highway 1063 in an area populated by many homes, churches and livestock and agricultural farms.  The site sits on a flood zone and is the location of an intermittent water way, the Still Branch stream, which means any contaminants will seep into the groundwater and drain throughout the area.  The proposed landfill will have no liner to prevent this from happening. 

The Baton Rouge company that is proposing this landfill would have you believe that C and D landfills have no hazardous materials, but that is simply not the case.  According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), construction debris can contain harmful substances like asbestos, lead, and mercury.  Chromium is a type of metal that has been reported to leach from treated wood products and some cement and concrete composites.  Drywall, which is one of the biggest problems, leaches into waste and its sulfate content reacts with water and organics, generating hydrogen sulfide, which is a colorless gas that generates toxic emissions, odors that smell like rotten eggs and is highly flammable, increasing the risk of fire.  Numerous cases around the country confirm that C and D landfills can have severe environmental impacts, including groundwater contamination and air pollution. Such pollutants pose significant health risks to nearby residents.  

The waste will likely be trucked in from all over the state and beyond and will present this small quiet community with a continuous flow of dump trucks on a daily basis.  Some similar sites reportedly have 60-90 dump trucks a day on small country roads.  

We cannot wait until the damage is done, we must oppose it now.  We must protect our community's health and preserve our rural way of life. Please join us in opposing the construction of this landfill by signing this petition today!