State Board of Home Inspectors public meetings in 2024
4 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
State Board of Home Inspectors
The Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors is scheduled to convene on December 6, 2024. The provided agenda contains only the meeting notice and no specific action items or discussion topics.
The Board found Marco Kouzoukas guilty of violating LAC46XL.115D and ordered a total fine of $5,720. The Board also approved the 2025 fiscal year budget and voted to participate in the Occupational Licensing Review Program. Additionally, the Report Review Program will be paused for at least one year.
- Fined Marco Kouzoukas $5,720 for performing 114 inspections with an expired license (4-0)
- Approved Dennis Lochard as In-field Trainer Provider (5-0)
- Voted to participate in the Occupational Licensing Review Program (5-0)
- Voted to pause the Report Review Program for a minimum of one year (unanimous)
- Adopted the 2025 fiscal year budget (5-0)
- Elected John McLaughlin as 2025 Chairman
- Elected William Paternoster as 2025 Vice Chairman
- Approved previous meeting minutes as written
State Board of Home Inspectors
The Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors will convene a regular meeting on September 6, 2024, at 9:00 AM. The agenda contains only procedural items with no substantive decisions or public hearings listed.
The Board renewed one-year legal contracts for counsel and a prosecuting attorney. Four individuals were approved as continuing education providers or in-field trainers. The Board also set its meeting schedule for 2025.
- Approved Adam Dufour as Continuing Education Provider (6-0)
- Approved Adam Watts as Continuing Education Provider (6-0)
- Approved Victor Daigle as In-field Trainer (6-0)
- Approved Nicholas Pearson as In-field Trainer (6-0)
- Renewed legal contract for Albert Nicaud at $50k for one year (Unanimous)
- Renewed legal contract for Allen Graves at $15k for one year (Unanimous)
- Approved 2025 board meeting dates (Unanimous)
- Approved minutes from previous Quarterly Board Meeting
State Board of Home Inspectors
The Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors is convening a meeting on June 7, 2024, at 9:00 AM. The agenda is attached but not detailed in the notice.
- Meeting notice only; no specific agenda items provided
The Board approved stricter qualifications for continuing education auditors and set a March 2025 expiration date for a provider's suspension. Members also clarified that hyperlinks to the SOP/COE do not satisfy pre-inspection contract requirements.
- Approved minutes from previous Quarterly Board Meeting
- Set expiration of Mr. Burroughs's continuing education provider suspension for March 2025 (Unanimous)
- Approved new CE auditor requirements: 5 years licensed, 750 inspections, and no violations in 5 years (Unanimous)
- Determined that hyperlinks to SOP/COE in pre-inspection agreements are not acceptable
State Board of Home Inspectors
This is a procedural meeting notice for the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors. The agenda is referenced as annexed but not included in the provided text. No decisions or discussions are detailed.
The Board found home inspector Mr. Burroughs in violation of professional conduct rules regarding fee itemization. The Board also approved several new education providers and adopted a new official mission statement.
- Ruled Mr. Burroughs not in violation of LAC46XL.139A.4 or La R.S. 37 1477B(7) (6-0)
- Found Mr. Burroughs in violation of LAC46XL.501B.8 and LAC46XL.501B.12 (6-0)
- Ordered Mr. Burroughs to pay $2,842.44 in fines and administrative costs
- Suspended Mr. Burroughs from role as a continuing education provider
- Approved Erik Harton as In-field Trainer (7-0)
- Approved Brandon Mier as In-field Trainer and Continuing Education Provider (7-0)
- Approved AHIT for Online Continuing Education (7-0)
- Adopted new official Board mission statement (7-0)