State Licensing Board for Contractors

Name State Licensing Board for Contractors
Contact Person Janna Lege - Board Administrator
Mailing Address 600 North Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone Number 225-346-6333
Fax Number 225-381-0682
Board Email jlege@lslbc.gov
Website lslbc.louisiana.gov
Legal Authority La. R.S. 37:2150 - 37:2165
Year Created 1956
Organizational Placement Office of the Governor, Boards and Commission
Purpose/Function The purpose of this Board is the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of citizens dealing with persons engaged in the contracting vocation, and affording citizens an effective and practical protection against incompetent, inexperienced, unlawful, and fraudulent acts of contractors with whom they contract. The Board also monitors construction projects to ensure compliance with the statutory and regulatory licensure requirements.
Budget Message Given the unprecedented economic downturn during the Covid-19 crisis in 2020 and 2021, along with three hurricanes striking Louisiana (Laura and Delta - 2020, Ida - 2021), the LA State Licensing Board for Contractors continues to maintain a strong financial footing. This has been made possible due to the great constraints exhibited by the guidance of the Executive Director and Board Administrator, the Board, and all of the staff that work at the LA State Licensing Board for Contractors. These shared goals are expressed each year in our budget. It spells out our needs, priorities, and sets in motion the initiatives and corrective measures that will keep us on a fiscally sound course and ensure that we will run this agency in a fiscally responsible way.
Number of Entity Members: Number Authorized: 19
Number Currently Serving: 19
Number of Entity Meetings: Actual number in prior year: 11
Estimated number in current year: 6
The Entity is:
Active   Inactive   Not fully organized   Disbanded   Never fully organized
Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements?
Yes   No
Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds?
Yes   No
Entity Member Per Diem:
  Amount Authorized: $75      per meeting   per meeting day   per day spent on board business   None

Total entity member per diem:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Salaries:
  Prior year actual: $10,200.00
  Current year budgeted: $15,000.00
Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement:
  Prior year actual: $28,000.00
  Current year budgeted: $30,000.00
Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions:
Classified: 45
Unclassified: 3
Part-time: 2
Entity Fiscal Year End:
4/30         7/31         10/31         Other (identify date)
6/30         9/30         12/31         None
Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs:
    Employees:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs

    Members:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs
Notes The State Licensing Board for Contractors is composed of 19 members appointed by the Governor.

There also exists a 5-member Residential Subcommittee of the Licensing Board whose members are appointed by the Governor. Additionally, the Chairman of the Commercial Board appoints a Chairman and Vice Chairman from the Commercial Board.

The LSLBC Fiscal Period follows a calendar year; for that reason, information is entered and updated thereafter.

Length of Service for Members is updated annually on July 1st.
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