The Capitol Lakes in Baton Rouge have been contaminated for decades. This group demands action.

In 1983, state officials posted advisories against eating fish from the Capitol Lakes in Baton Rouge, citing chronic toxic pollution.

After decades of inaction, federal regulators in 2023 declared the lakes a "Superfund" contamination site requiring cleanup.

But negotiations over who is responsible and what should be done have yet to result in any work — two companies involved deny responsibility, with one claiming the fish are safe enough to consume despite ongoing state warnings to the contrary.

Now a Baton Rouge homeowner's group says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should step in and force the issue.

Members of the Historic Spanish Town Civic Association say it's time for the EPA to issue a "unilateral administrative order" to force work to begin on an area known since the