Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.4 – A. The Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists is hereby created to administer the provisions of this Chapter. The board shall consist of nine members, six of whom shall be lic
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.4
- Board: means the Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists, provided for by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.2
- Geoscience: means the science of the earth and its origin and history, the investigation of the earth's environment and its constituent soils, rocks, minerals, solids, and fluids, and the study of the natural and introduced agents, forces, and processes that cause changes in and on the earth. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.2
- professional engineer: means an individual who, by reason of his special knowledge and ability to apply the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences and the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design, acquired by an engineering education and engineering experience, is qualified to practice engineering, as evidenced by his licensure as such by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board, as set forth in Chapter 8 of this Title. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.2
A. The Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists is hereby created to administer the provisions of this Chapter. The board shall consist of nine members, six of whom shall be licensed geoscientists, one of whom shall be a licensed professional engineer with expertise in geotechnical engineering and geoscience, and two of whom shall be members of the public.
B.(1) The governor shall appoint all members to the board subject to Senate confirmation.
(2) The governor shall nominate at least one member from each congressional district.
(3) Except for the two members of the public, the governor shall select the nominees from lists of names submitted by each of the following:
(a) The Louisiana Engineering Society.
(b) The New Orleans Geological Society.
(c) The Baton Rouge Geological Society.
(d) The Shreveport Geological Society.
(e) The Lafayette Geological Society.
C. The members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
D. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 308, §2, eff. May 25, 2012.
NOTE: Subsection (E) eff. until Jan. 10, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 150.
E. On or after January 1, 2013, no employee of the Department of Natural Resources, including but not limited to the office of conservation, or the Department of Environmental Quality shall be appointed to the board.
NOTE: Subsection (E) eff. Jan. 10, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 150.
E. On or after January 1, 2013, no employee of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, including but not limited to the office of conservation, or the Department of Environmental Quality shall be appointed to the board.
Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 308, §§1, 2, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2023, No. 150, §11, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.