BATON ROUGE (AP) — Former Gov. Bobby Jindal policy adviser Chance McNeely will be taking the helm as assistant secretary of the state Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Compliance.
The 2010 LSU graduate has been one of the governor's policy advisers since March 2014 and as part of that has been a liaison between DEQ and the Governor's Office,
DEQ Secretary Peggy Hatch tells The Advocate’s Amy Wold the Office of Environmental Compliance includes inspections to make sure facilities are following the terms of their permits, response to complaints, evaluation of air and water conditions around the state, underground storage tank regulations and issues and enforcement duties within DEQ.
McNeely will fill a vacancy left when Cheryl Nolan resigned to go back to a former job as an air permit administrator with DEQ.
