Louisiana § 37:2151 State licensing board for contractors; membership; qualifications; tenure; vacancies;

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§ 37:2151 — State licensing board for contractors; membership; qualifications; tenure; vacancies;

Louisiana § 37:2151

Title 37Professions and Occupations

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La. Stat. Ann. § 37:2151 (2026).

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§2151. State licensing board for contractors; membership; qualifications; tenure; vacancies; term limits A. There is hereby created the State Licensing Board for Contractors within the office of the governor. The members shall serve without compensation.

(1)Each member shall be of full age of majority and shall have been a resident of the state of Louisiana for the last five successive years.

(2)Each member shall have been actively engaged as a responsible contractor in the construction classification that he represents for the five-year period prior to his appointment as a board member, except for any member appointed pursuant to Paragraph (B)(7) of this Section if he represents the public at large.

(3)There shall be at least one board member from each congressional district in the sta

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§2151. State licensing board for contractors; membership; qualifications; tenure; vacancies;
term limits
A. There is hereby created the State Licensing Board for Contractors within the
office of the governor. The members shall serve without compensation.
(1) Each member shall be of full age of majority and shall have been a resident of
the state of Louisiana for the last five successive years.
(2) Each member shall have been actively engaged as a responsible contractor in the
construction classification that he represents for the five-year period prior to his appointment
as a board member, except for any member appointed pursuant to Paragraph (B)(7) of this
Section if he represents the public at large.
(3) There shall be at least one board member from each congressional district in the
state of Louisiana.
B. The members shall be selected and appointed as follows:
(1) At least four members shall have had the greater part of their experience as a
licensed contractor in the field of highway and street construction. Three members shall be
appointed from a list of six names submitted by the Louisiana Associated General
Contractors. One member shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the
Louisiana Asphalt Pavement Association.
(2) At least six members shall have had the greater part of their experience as a
licensed contractor in the fields of building or industrial construction, or both fields. Two
members shall be appointed from a list of four names submitted by the Louisiana Associated
General Contractors. Four members shall be appointed from a list of eight names submitted
by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Louisiana.
(3) At least one member shall have had the greater part of his experience as a
licensed contractor in the field of mechanical construction, and shall be appointed from a list
of three names submitted by the Mechanical Contractors Association of Louisiana.
(4) At least one member shall have had the greater part of his experience as a
licensed contractor in the field of electrical construction, and shall be appointed from a list
of three names submitted by the Louisiana Council of the National Electrical Contractors
Association.
(5) There shall be one member with the greater part of his experience as a licensed
concrete contractor. The speaker of the House of Representatives shall submit to the
governor a list of three members of the Louisiana Concrete Association, and the governor
shall appoint this member.
(6) There shall be one member with the greater part of his experience as a
subcontractor. The president of the Senate shall submit to the governor a list of three
members of the American Subcontractors Association of Louisiana, and the governor shall
appoint this member.
(7) At least three members shall be from and represent the public at large and shall
not earn their livelihood in a construction-related industry.
(8) At least one member shall have had the greater experience as a licensed
contractor in the field of oil field construction and shall be appointed from a list of three
names submitted by the Louisiana Oilfield Contractors Association.
(9) There shall be one member from the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People.
C. All vacancies shall be filled within ninety days of the vacancy, by appointment
of the governor within the classification of area and qualification where the vacancy shall
occur.
D. Members shall serve terms of six years. No member appointed after August 1,
2025, shall serve more than three consecutive terms. A member may be removed by the
governor for cause or at the request of the chairman for failure to attend more than half of the
regularly scheduled meetings within a twelve-month period or for cause.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1984, NO. 916, §2.}}

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1956, No. 233, §1; Amended by Acts 1964, No. 113, §1; Acts 1976, No. 377, §1; Acts 1981, No. 668, §1; Acts 1984, No. 916, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 645, §1, eff. July 16, 1985; Acts 1991, No. 649, §§1 and 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 344, §1; Acts 1992, No. 681, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 8, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2018, No. 529, §1; Acts 2019, No. 371, §1; Acts 2024, No. 227, §1; Acts 2025, No. 422, §1.