Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board public meetings in 2023

Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board

The Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board will convene for a regular meeting on October 30, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. The agenda includes public comment time and committee reports, with a lunch break and adjournment by 2:00 p.m. No specific decisions or proposals are listed; the meeting appears procedural.

• Public comment period at 9:05 a.m.
• Committee reports scheduled from 9:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (with lunch break)
• Meeting held at LAPELS offices, 9643 Brookline Avenue, Baton Rouge

Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board

The Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board will hold a regular meeting on July 24, 2023, at DOTD offices in Baton Rouge. The agenda includes public comment time and committee reports, with no specific decisions or proposals listed.

• Public comment period at 9:05 a.m.
• Committee reports scheduled for 9:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
• Meeting location: 1201 Capitol Access Road, Room 102 C, Baton Rouge

Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board

The Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board will convene for a regular meeting on June 5, 2023. The agenda includes public comment and committee reports, with no specific action items listed. The meeting is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the board's office in Baton Rouge.

• Public comment period at 9:05 a.m.
• Committee reports throughout the morning and after lunch
• No ordinances, contracts, or fee changes on the agenda

The Board unanimously approved several consent orders involving fines and sanctions for engineers and firms regarding licensure and ethics violations. Additionally, the Board accepted an amended budget for FY 23-24 and confirmed all licenses issued since the previous meeting.

• Approved consent order for Prater Engineering Associates, Inc. including $750 fine (Unanimous)
• Approved consent order for Jack E. Evans, P.E. including $1,000 fine (Unanimous)
• Approved consent order for Spec, L.L.C. including $500 fine (Unanimous)
• Approved consent order for Robert W. Potier, P.E. including $500 fine (Unanimous)
• Approved consent order for EDS Inc. including $500 fine (Unanimous)
• Approved consent order for Raul E. Valdes, P.E. including $500 fine (Unanimous)
• Approved consent order for Adam D. Rinehart, P.E. including $1,000 fine (Unanimous)
• Accepted amended budget for FY 23-24 (Unanimous)

Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board

The Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board will hold a meeting at its Baton Rouge office. The agenda includes public comment time and committee reports.

• Public Comment Time
• Committee Reports

The Board issued a ruling that design drawings and calculations for pressure vessels in Louisiana constitute the practice of engineering and must be under the responsible charge of a licensed professional engineer. The Board also adopted a new rule for petitioning rule changes and amended property boundary survey guidelines.

• Ruled pressure vessel design must be performed under the responsible charge of a licensed professional engineer
• Adopted Rule 729 regarding petitions for adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules
• Amended Rule 2907 regarding property boundary survey plat and description guidelines
• Approved consent order for Jonathan P. Miller, P.E. including $1,000 fine and $180.45 in costs
• Approved reinstatement of Anthony R. Venson's license pending professional development and experience verification (8-1)
• Approved FY 23-24 proposed budget
• Authorized 7% salary increase for the Executive Director
• Approved renewal of four certificates of deposit at Investar Bank

Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board

This is a procedural meeting of the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. The agenda includes only public comment time and committee reports, with no specific proposals, votes, or public hearings listed.

The Board issued a ruling that professional engineers can only be listed in a discipline if they pass the corresponding NCEES examination. The Board also approved several consent orders involving fines and sanctions for unlicensed practice and misconduct. Additionally, new Board officers for 2023-2024 were elected.

• Ruled that engineers must pass an NCEES examination to be listed in a specific discipline
• Approved consent order for FastGrid, LLC: $3,000 fine and $465.82 costs
• Approved consent order for Brady Burgason, P.E.: $2,000 fine and $465.82 costs
• Approved consent order for S. E. Consultants, Inc.: $3,000 fine and $343.52 costs
• Approved consent order for Steven W. Schaub, P.E.: $500 fine and $343.52 costs
• Approved consent order for Beau A. Barbera, P.E.: $12,000 fine and $1,037.31 costs
• Approved consent order for Island Structures Engineering, P.C. Corp.: $3,000 fine and $383.16 costs
• Approved consent order for William R. Schlumpf, P.E.: $500 fine and $383.16 costs