State Plumbing Board of Louisiana public meetings in 2024
6 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
State Plumbing Board of Louisiana
The State Plumbing Board will consider a recommendation to set a $600,000 price cap and authorize a purchase agreement for a future facility. Other action items include appeals of three citations, approval of previous meeting minutes, the 2025-2026 budget, and a CPA contract for 2024-2027. The board will also vote on holding regional meetings in 2025.
- Citation appeals for Bradley Brown, Joseph Westbrook, and Fredrick Haneman
- Recommendation to continue mortgage on Baton Rouge facility and pay cash for Shreveport building
- Approval of a $600,000 price cap for future facility purchase
- Contract for CPA services (David W. Aucoin, CPA) for 2024-2027
- 2025 board meeting dates proposed in Lake Charles, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and Alexandria
The Board authorized the Building Committee to enter into purchase agreements for a Shreveport facility up to $600,000 using cash. The Board also approved a new Journeyman practical exam for beta testing and accepted the 2025-2026 fiscal budget.
- Approved $600,000 price cap for Building Committee to enter purchase agreement for Shreveport facility
- Decided to pay cash for Shreveport facility while continuing mortgage payments on Baton Rouge facility
- Approved new Journeyman practical exam with beta testing
- Accepted 2025-2026 Fiscal Budget report
- Reduced enforcement fee for Bradley Brown from $500 to $250
- Removed master plumbing work count for Joseph Westbrook; enforced fee for advertising without license
- Denied appeal for Fredrick Haneman; violations stand
- Accepted CPE contract and CPE provider applications
State Plumbing Board of Louisiana
The State Plumbing Board of Louisiana is holding a special call meeting via Zoom. The primary action item involves a Letter of Intent for the purchase of a facility in Shreveport.
- Letter of Intent for the purchase of a Shreveport Facility
The Board approved submitting a letter of intent to purchase a facility in Shreveport as a backup offer. The property is listed at $475,000 and would be used for offices and plumbing testing.
- Approved submitting a letter of intent to purchase the Shreveport facility at 9475 Linwood Ave. for $475,000 as a backup offer (Carried)
- Adopted the September 17, 2024, agenda (Carried)
State Plumbing Board of Louisiana
The State Plumbing Board will conduct its annual meeting to review committee and financial reports. The agenda includes discussions on residential plumber exams, various journeyman and master plumber examination reports, and a new business item regarding the definition of natural gas.
- ICC Exam Manuals presentation
- Review of May 16, 2024 minutes
- Financial report by Secretary/Treasurer Rickey Fabra
- Residential Plumber Exam discussion
- Natural Gas Definition discussion
The provided document is an agenda for the August 22, 2024, annual meeting. It does not record any decisions, votes, or outcomes.
State Plumbing Board of Louisiana
The State Plumbing Board of Louisiana will meet to take action on several administrative items, including an amended budget and a new online credit card processor. The board will also review enforcement matters and recent examination reports.
- Action item regarding Austin Love's request to appear
- Approval of February 29, 2024, meeting minutes
- Review of amended budget by Secretary/Treasurer Rickey Fabra
- Decision on new online credit card processor, Coastline
- Discussion of unclassified personnel merit increase
The State Plumbing Board of Louisiana approved merit increases for personnel and selected Coastline as the new credit card processor for online renewals. The Board also upheld a violation for Austin Love regarding unlicensed Master Natural Gas Fitter work.
- Upheld violation for Austin Love for Master Natural Gas Fitter work without a license (Carried)
- Approved February 29, 2024, minutes (Carried)
- Accepted financial report and amended budget (Carried)
- Selected Margaritaville Resort as the 2025 Train The Trainer event location (Carried)
- Approved Coastline as the new credit card processor for online renewals (Carried)
- Referred streamlining of plumbing and gas exams and adding rough-ins to Tradesman exam to the Exam Committee (Carried)
- Awarded unclassified personnel a 4% increase and the Executive Director a 10% increase (Carried)
State Plumbing Board of Louisiana
The State Plumbing Board of Louisiana will hold its quarterly meeting, taking action on nine enforcement violation appeals, committee reports, financial reports, and new business including a CPE committee member recommendation and topics for 2026-2027. Public comments are limited to agenda items on which a vote will be taken.
- Violation appeals: Travis Adams, Jacob Deville, Demarcus Hall, Thomas Murray, Danny Lambert, Gary Lindsay, Samuel Plaisance, Shaun Carney, Austin Love
- CPE committee member recommendation for Mr. Aubrey Brand
- CPE topics for 2026 & 2027
- Enforcement committee member recommendation
- Financial reports from Secretary/Treasurer Rickey Fabra
The Board resolved several enforcement appeals regarding unlicensed work and licensure reinstatement. It also established a new Enforcement Committee and approved continuing professional education (CPE) topics for 2026 and 2027.
- Reduced Travis Adams' enforcement fee from $1,000 to $500
- Waived enforcement fees for Jacob Deville and Demarcus Hall
- Waived Thomas Murray's $1,000 fee if unlicensed personnel register as apprentices within 30 days
- Approved licensure reinstatement for Danny Lambert
- Denied appeals for Samuel Plaisance and Shaun Carney
- Appointed Aubrey Brand to the CPE Committee
- Approved CPE topics for 2026 and 2027
- Formed an Enforcement Committee chaired by Vincent Giglio III
State Plumbing Board of Louisiana
The State Plumbing Board of Louisiana is holding a special call board meeting. The primary purpose of the meeting is to address a licensure proposal.
- Licensure Proposal
The Board held a special meeting to address legislative concerns regarding licensure timing and business restrictions. A motion to reduce the required on-the-job training hours to 6,000 for the journeyman exam was rejected. The Board decided to meet with local representatives and send a small delegation to that meeting.
- Adopted February 17, 2024 agenda (Carried)
- Proposal to reduce journeyman exam qualification hours to 6,000 rejected (3-6)
- Approved setting up a meeting with local representatives (Carried)
- Approved sending a small delegation to the meeting with representatives (Carried)