Mines in Louisiana: 104 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 104 open mines in Louisiana, run by 81 operators and employing 1,619 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 4,294 citations and orders there with $5,427,639 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 208 injury or illness cases, 2 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC; Superior Sand and Gravel; Aggregate Industries. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 104
- Operators
- 81
- Employees
- 1,619
- Active
- 80
- Intermittent
- 23
- New Mine
- 1
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 5
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 4,294
- Significant and substantial
- 1,164 (27.1%)
- Closure orders
- 426
- High negligence or reckless
- 407
- Proposed penalties
- $5,427,639
- Amount paid so far
- $3,943,767
- Inspections
- 1,451
- Inspector hours on site
- 18,894
- Citations per inspection
- 2.96 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 217
- Injury and illness cases
- 208
- Fatalities
- 2
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Louisiana
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Louisiana
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramercy Operation | Atalco Gramercy LLC | St James Parish, LA | Alumina | 500 | 1,037 |
| Weeks Island Mine and Mill | Morton Salt Inc | Iberia Parish, LA | Salt | 125 | 693 |
| Cote Blanche Mine | Compass Minerals Louisiana Inc. | Iberia Parish, LA | Salt | 161 | 411 |
| Aimwell #1 | Pokey's Materials, LLC | La Salle Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 106 |
| Cedar Bluff | Sierra Frac Sand, LLC | Bossier Parish, LA | Sand, industrial | 46 | 96 |
| Cyber Square | Cyber Square, LLC | Bossier Parish, LA | Sand, common | 42 | 94 |
| Hard Rock Sand and Gravel | Hard Rock Sand and Gravel | Washington Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 60 |
| Plant #1 | Bogalusa Concrete Inc | Washington Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 54 |
| West Fontana Pit | Northern Sand and Gravel LLC | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Sand, common | 16 | 51 |
| Asbury DeQuincy | Asbury Advanced Materials | Calcasieu Parish, LA | Misc. nonmetallic mnls. | 50 | 50 |
| Plant 2 | Superior Sand and Gravel | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 48 |
| Baramin US, LLC | Valence Drilling Fluids Holdings, LLC | St Mary Parish, LA | Barite barium ore | 4 | 48 |
| Springhill Operation | Industrial Aggregates of the Florida Parishes | Washington Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 47 |
| DTM Gen6 Proppants, LLC | DTM Louisiana Gathering, LLC | Red River Parish, LA | Sand, common | 28 | 45 |
| Cross | Aggregate Industries | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 44 |
| Plant 3 | Superior Sand and Gravel | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 20 | 43 |
| South Coast Materials, LLC | South Coast Materials, LLC | Beauregard Parish, LA | Sand, common | 6 | 42 |
| KMAC/Madden Plant | Kmac Aggregates LLC | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 42 |
| U.S. Sports Field Sand- Kentwood Plant | U.S. Sports Field Sand, LLC | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Sand, industrial | 16 | 37 |
| Larose Grinding Plant | Halliburton | Lafourche Parish, LA | Barite barium ore | 9 | 35 |
| Jenkins Pit | Aggregate Industries | St Helena Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 35 |
| LA 82 / Verot Pit | Glenn Lege Construction | Vermilion Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 33 |
| Bunch Gravel Pit 2 | Bunch Gravel, Inc | St Helena Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 32 |
| Maurice Sand Pit | Lafayette Materials | Vermilion Parish, LA | Sand, common | 2 | 32 |
| Merryville Aggregate | Merryville Aggregates LLC (Delaware) | Vernon Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 31 |
| Wheelis Pit | G & W Sand and Gravel LLC | Ouachita Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 29 |
| Daley Sand & Gravel | Daley Sand & Gravel Inc | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 28 |
| Sunny Point | Alpine Silica, LLC | Caddo Parish, LA | Sand, common | 24 | 27 |
| Baywood Plant | Arena Industrial Inc. | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 23 | 27 |
| River Road | River Road Materials, LLC | Washington Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 27 |
| Hat Creek | Alpine Silica, LLC | Caddo Parish, LA | Sand, common | 44 | 26 |
| Plant 1328-Eaves Loop | Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC | Beauregard Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 26 |
| Plant 1341-Amite West | Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Sand, common | 13 | 26 |
| Larry Grayson & Son Trucking, LLC | L G Gravel | Rapides Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 26 |
| L.a.m.i. #2 | Louisiana Aggregate Materials 2019, LLC | St Helena Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 26 |
| Bunch Gravel Pit 1 | Bunch Gravel, Inc | East Feliciana Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 25 |
| Thompson Pit | B & M B Inc | West Feliciana Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 25 |
| Indian Village Plant | MineralTech Gulf Coast Abrasives, LLC | Allen Parish, LA | Sand, common | 10 | 23 |
| River Road | KSB Holdings LLC DBA A-1 Aggregates | Washington Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 23 |
| Madden Gulf Amite Gravel Crusher | Madden Gulf Coast, LLC. | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 23 |
| Bella Rose | Beverly Sand and Aggregate LLC | Jefferson Parish, LA | Sand, common | 4 | 22 |
| Mears | Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC | St Helena Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 21 |
| Harold M | Maintenance Dredging I, LLC | St Charles Parish, LA | Sand, common | 2 | 21 |
| Amelia Barite Plant | M-I L L C | Assumption Parish, LA | Barite barium ore | 16 | 20 |
| B & D Sand Pit | B & D Materials, LLC | St Martin Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 20 |
| Tranquility Sand & Gravel | Tri Parish Sand & Gravel, LLC | St Helena Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 20 |
| Lone Star Sand | Lone Star Sand LLC | Caddo Parish, LA | Sand, common | 31 | 18 |
| New Iberia Plant | Cimbar Resources | Iberia Parish, LA | Barite barium ore | 22 | 18 |
| Beverly Sand Pit #2 | Beverly Construction LLC | St Charles Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 18 |
| Beverly Sandpit #3 | Beverly Industries Inc | Jefferson Parish, LA | Sand, common | 2 | 18 |
| Nsa Wet Plant | National Specialty Aggregates LLC | St Tammany Parish, LA | Sand, common | 2 | 18 |
| Lake Charles Grinding Plant | Halliburton | Calcasieu Parish, LA | Barite barium ore | 20 | 17 |
| Wood Materials, Harahan | Wood Resources LLC | Jefferson Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 17 |
| Island | H & L Aggregates, LLC | East Feliciana Parish, LA | Sand, common | 5 | 17 |
| Amrize Honey Island Operations | Amrize South Central Inc. | St Tammany Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 17 | 16 |
| Thames Plant | Mears Sand & Gravel, LLC | St Helena Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 16 |
| South Louisiana Fill Materials, LLC | South Louisiana Fill Materials, LLC | Ascension Parish, LA | Sand, common | 4 | 16 |
| Moreau's Indian Village | Moreau's Sand and Gravel LLC | Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 16 |
| Evergreen Pit | J.M. Norsworthy L.L.C. | West Feliciana Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 16 |
| Plant 1340-Easterly | Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC | Livingston Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 15 |
| Plant 1 | Superior Sand and Gravel | East Feliciana Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 14 |
| Henderson Lease | Community Aggregates, LLC | Livingston Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 14 |
| Plant 1345-Triple J | Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC | Washington Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 13 |
| Beverly Sandpit #5 | Beverly Sand and Aggregate LLC | St Bernard Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 13 |
| Five Forks Mine | Demery Resources Company | Natchitoches Parish, LA | Coal (lignite) | 30 | 11 |
| Plant 1343-Emerald Rock/Cooper | Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC | Vernon Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 11 |
| Candiotto | L & C Gravel LLC | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 11 |
| Lower Coast Pit | Wood Materials LLC | Orleans Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 11 |
| Barriere West | Barriere Construction Company LLC | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 11 |
| Wood Materials | Wood Resources LLC | Jefferson Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 10 |
| Angie Louisiana Plant | Slats Lucas Sand and Gravel LLC | Washington Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 10 |
| Kemp Plant | Cash Sand & Gravel Inc. | Livingston Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 10 |
| Hahnville Pit | Wood Resources LLC | St Charles Parish, LA | Sand, common | 4 | 9 |
| Asphalt Plant | Lowe Bros. LLC | St Tammany Parish, LA | Crushed, broken stone | 3 | 9 |
| GTR West Monroe | Greentek Resources, LLC | La Salle Parish, LA | Sand, common | 6 | 8 |
| Hahnville Sand Pit | Byron Talbot Contractor, Inc. | St Charles Parish, LA | Sand, common | 2 | 8 |
| Plant 1 | Fleniken'S Sand & Gravel Inc | East Feliciana Parish, LA | Sand, common | 2 | 7 |
| Dubberly Plant | U.S. Silica Company, LLC | Webster Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 6 |
| Franklinton Crusher Plant | Barriere Construction Company LLC | Washington Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 6 |
| Greensburg Pit | Kentwood Brick & Tile LLC | St Helena Parish, LA | Fire clay | 2 | 6 |
| Geaux Prop | Geaux Prop LLC | Red River Parish, LA | Sand, common | 11 | 5 |
| Plant 1325-Indian Village | Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC | Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 5 |
| Convent Pit | South Louisiana Fill Materials, LLC | St James Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 5 |
| South Louisiana Fill Materials, LLC | South Louisiana Fill Materials, LLC | St James Parish, LA | Sand, common | 2 | 5 |
| VSP Materials, Inc. | VSP Materials, Inc. | Jefferson Parish, LA | Sand, common | 2 | 5 |
| Bearco Construction Aggregates | Bearco Construction LLC | Washington Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 5 |
| Dudley Pit | J.M. Norsworthy L.L.C. | East Feliciana Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 5 |
| Bunch Gravel Pit 3 | Bunch Gravel, Inc | St Helena Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 4 |
| Accardo Mining, LLC | Accardo Mining, LLC | Washington Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 4 |
| Winn Rock, LLC | Winn Rock LLC | Winn Parish, LA | Crushed, broken stone | 1 | 3 |
| Ivey Gravel Pit- Central | Ivey Construction, LLC | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 2 |
| Lee Brown | Aggregate Industries | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 2 |
| Wyandotte Dredging | Wyandotte Dredging | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 2 |
| Legacy Aggregates LLC | Legacy Aggregates LLC | Iberia Parish, LA | Sand, common | 3 | 2 |
| Perryville Aggregates Plant #2 | Martin Marietta Materials Southwest, LLC | Morehouse Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 1 |
| Arcosa Erwinville Plant #1671 | Arcosa LW BR, LLC. | Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Fire clay | 4 | 1 |
| S & C Plant | Simmons and Crowe Farms, LLC | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Sand, common | 2 | 1 |
| Pit 370 | St Joe Brick Works Inc | St Tammany Parish, LA | Fire clay | 1 | 1 |
| Pit 63 | Tri Parish Sand & Gravel, LLC | St Helena Parish, LA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 0 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Washington Parish | 12 |
| St Helena Parish | 9 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 9 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 7 |
| East Feliciana Parish | 5 |
| Jefferson Parish | 5 |
| Iberia Parish | 4 |
| St Tammany Parish | 4 |
| Livingston Parish | 4 |
| St Charles Parish | 4 |
| St James Parish | 3 |
| West Feliciana Parish | 3 |
| Caddo Parish | 3 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 2 |
| Calcasieu Parish | 2 |
| La Salle Parish | 2 |
| Vermilion Parish | 2 |
| Beauregard Parish | 2 |
| Bossier Parish | 2 |
| Vernon Parish | 2 |
| Red River Parish | 2 |
| Winn Parish | 1 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 1 |
| Webster Parish | 1 |
| St Bernard Parish | 1 |
| Assumption Parish | 1 |
| St Martin Parish | 1 |
| Rapides Parish | 1 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 1 |
| St Mary Parish | 1 |
| Morehouse Parish | 1 |
| Natchitoches Parish | 1 |
| Lafourche Parish | 1 |
| Ascension Parish | 1 |
| Orleans Parish | 1 |
| Allen Parish | 1 |
| Ouachita Parish | 1 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Sand and gravel | 86 |
| Nonmetal | 13 |
| Stone | 2 |
| Metal | 1 |
| Coal | 1 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 60 | 57.7% |
| Sand, common | 26 | 25% |
| Barite barium ore | 5 | 4.8% |
| Fire clay | 3 | 2.9% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 1.9% |
| Salt | 2 | 1.9% |
| Sand, industrial | 2 | 1.9% |
| Alumina | 1 | 1% |
| Misc. nonmetallic mnls. | 1 | 1% |
| Coal (lignite) | 1 | 1% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 907 | 282 | $1,131,578 | 53 |
| 2023 | 941 | 253 | $1,259,450 | 44 |
| 2024 | 888 | 255 | $1,490,242 | 38 |
| 2025 | 841 | 213 | $764,990 | 42 |
| 2026 | 717 | 161 | $781,379 | 31 |
Standards cited most at mines in Louisiana
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 325 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 276 |
| 30 CFR 57.3200 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 178 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 153 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 129 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 129 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 127 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 118 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 116 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 102 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 97 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 88 |
| 30 CFR 47.44 | Hazard communication | 85 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 83 |
| 30 CFR 57.20003 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 81 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Louisiana
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 2 |
| Permanent disability | 3 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 155 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 48 |
What the accident reports at mines in Louisiana describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 82 |
| Slip or fall of person | 39 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 29 |
| Machinery | 16 |
| Other | 10 |
| Hoisting | 9 |
| Powered haulage | 8 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 6 |
| Fire | 6 |
| Exploding vessels under pressure | 4 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Louisiana
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 31 |
| Elevator | 11 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 8 |
| Pump | 6 |
| Front-end loader | 6 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 4 |
| Shovel | 4 |
| Forklift | 4 |
| Milling machinery | 3 |
| Machine | 3 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.