Commission of Weights and Measures public meetings in 2020
4 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Commission of Weights and Measures
The Commission will conduct adjudicatory hearings regarding various business cases. The agenda includes the review of minutes from July 23, 2020, and several case stipulations for retail locations.
- Continued adjudicatory hearing for Case #20-10-07 Joeys Stop and Go LLC
- Case stipulations for Dollar General, Carquest Auto Parts, Family Dollar, and Super 1 Foods
- Adjudicatory cases for Ideal Discount Market, Family Dollar, and Ideal Market #7
The Commission of Weights and Measures approved several stipulated and adjudicatory penalties for overcharges and failure to display prices. Multiple retail stores were found guilty of violations, resulting in fines ranging from $1,000 to $6,000.
- Approved $6,000 penalty for Dollar General #9181
- Approved $5,000 penalty for Carquest Auto Parts
- Approved $1,000 penalty for Family Dollar #12194
- Approved $2,000 penalty for Dollar General #10313
- Approved $1,000 penalty for Super 1 Foods #629
- Found Ideal Discount Market guilty; set penalty at $2,750 pending 98% accuracy inspection
- Found Family Dollar #30667 guilty; approved $5,000 penalty
- Found Family Dollar #20954 guilty; approved $6,000 penalty
Commission of Weights and Measures
The Commission will conduct adjudicatory hearings regarding various cases involving business stipulations and specific adjudicatory cases. The meeting also includes special recognition of individuals and the approval of January 23, 2020 minutes.
- Adjudicatory hearing stipulations for East University Chevron, Uncle Petes, Circle K stores, Fuel Zone, Shell Complete Stop, Target, Magnolia Discount, Lowes of Monroe, and House of Voodoo
- Adjudicatory cases for Starks Truck Stop and Jean Lafitte RV Park
- Withdrawal of Case #20-04-20 Lott Oil
- Special recognition of Paul Coreil, Steven Coco, and Laura Oliver
The Commission of Weights and Measures approved stipulated and adjudicatory penalties for 13 businesses cited for overcharges and missing price displays. Two businesses were found guilty in adjudicatory hearings after no representatives were present. The commission also approved the January 23, 2020, meeting minutes.
- Approved $7,500 penalty for East University Chevron
- Approved $1,000 penalty for Uncle Pete’s
- Approved $3,000 penalty for Circle K Store #2740372
- Approved $5,000 penalty for More For Less #25
- Approved $2,000 penalty for Fuel Zone
- Approved $4,000 penalty for Circle K Store #2706838
- Approved $1,000 penalty for Shell Complete Stop
- Approved $2,500 penalty for Target Store #11469
Commission of Weights and Measures
The Louisiana Weights and Measures Commission hearing scheduled for April 16, 2020, was canceled due to COVID-19 related restrictions.
Commission of Weights and Measures
The Commission of Weights and Measures will conduct adjudicatory hearings for various businesses, including those with stipulations and requests to vacate. The body will also swear in members for the 2020 term and select a Chairman and Vice Chairman.
- Adjudicatory hearing for Case #17-05-15 Jean Lafitte RV Park (Requested Vacate)
- Stipulations for cases including Circle K Store #3776, Dollar General #8257, and Target #2273
- Adjudicatory hearings for Busy Bee, Hollywood Avenue Food Mart, Starks Truck Stop, and Jean Lafitte RV Park
- Selection of Chairman and Vice Chairman
- Proposed annual meeting schedule for March, July, and October 2020
The Commission named Larry Terrell as Chairman and Dave George as Vice Chairman for the 2020-2023 term. The board approved numerous penalty stipulations for retail pricing and overcharge violations and found Busy Bee #1 guilty of 10 violations. One case was vacated and another was dismissed without prejudice due to procedural concerns.
- Named Larry Terrell as Chairman and Dave George as Vice Chairman for 2020-2023 term
- Approved request to vacate Case No. 17-05-15 (Jean Lafitte RV Park)
- Approved $9,500 penalty for Circle K Store #7670 (Case No. 20-01-47)
- Approved $6,000 penalties for Dollar General #10414 and Family Dollar Store #22194
- Found Busy Bee #1 guilty of 10 violations and assessed $5,000 penalty
- Dismissed Case No. 20-01-18 (Starks Truck Stop) without prejudice
- Approved $500 penalty for Rittiner Equipment — Lake Charles (Case No. 20-01-42)
- Approved August 22, 2019 meeting minutes