IT Corporation Permit Hearing (1980)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Burnside, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1980-10-03
Duration: 00:04:45
Subjects: Environment | HAZARDOUS WASTES | IT Corporation | Louisiana. Department of Natural Resources. Environmental Control Commission
Contributors:
- Blome, Ron Host
- Cointment, Ruby Interviewee
- Thies, John Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 3, 1980, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a report on an Environmental Control Commission hearing on granting a permit to the IT Corporation in order to build an $85 million hazardous waste disposal plant in Ascension Parish, a plan opposed by local residents. If built, this plant would be the largest hazardous waste disposal plant in the world. Host: Ron Blome