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HBA Annual Crawfish Boil - April 12
Reward your employees and thank your customers by bringing them to the Annual HBA Crawfish Boil! Purhase your tickets by this Friday, April 6!
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Legislative Day 2012 - Wednesday, May 2
Join your fellow members at the LHBA Legislative Day & Crawfish Boil. Everything that happens at the State Capitol directly affects your business, so it is vital that we have a great show of the strength and tenacity of the home building industry.
Wear your RED SHIRTS for the day's events: 1:30pm : Briefing of the biggest issues facing the industry. 2:30pm : Rally at the Capitol & Meeting with Legislators 5:30pm : Crawfish Boil!
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New Features - Building Permit Data & Jefferson Parish Bid Requests
Check out the Quick Links Box at the bottom of this email to find a link to a building permits database from the US Census Bureau, as well as a link to the latest published bid requests from Jefferson Parish.
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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Landowners' Rights: A Big Win for Small Business
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that landowners may bring a civil lawsuit challenging a federal government order under the clean water law, a decision that sides with corporate groups and sharply curtails a key Environmental Protection Agency power.
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HBAGNO Members Recognized on the State & National Levels
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Lynda Nugent Smith, Keller Williams Realty & Gabriel Development
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Governor Bobby Jindal appointed Lynda Nugent Smith to the Louisian a Real Estate Commission. The commission serves to protect the public interest in real estate transactions and other real estate related activities.
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Roy Olsen, Landis Residential Builders, LLC
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HBAGNO Secretary, Roy Olsen, has been appointed to the National Association of Home Builders' Remodelers (NAHBR) Legislative & Governmental Affairs and Green Committees.
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Steve Wobbema, Quality Home Repair of LA, LLC
| Remodelers Council Chairman, Steve Wobbema, was awarded a scholarship to the 2013 International Builders Show in Las Vegas.
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LSLBC Announces New CE Requirements
The LSLBC has issued new requirements for Continuing Education for residential licensing renewals. New Continuing Education requirements became effective on January 20, 2012, and are in effect for the calendar year 2012. According to LSLBC, a residential building contractor shall be required to complete a minimum of six hours of Continuing Education annually and proof of compliance with this requirement shall be filed with the board annually. A contractor who holds a valid, current commercial license in the major classifications of: building construction; highway, street and bridge construction; heavy construction; or municipal and public works construction, shall be exempt from the CE requirement.
Read LSLBC Bulletin Here...
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Mike LeCorgne Wins Bill Polley
Award
Congratulations to Mike LeCorgne, CGA, CGP, CSP, CAPS of 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty. Last month, at the International Builders Show, he was presented with the Bill Polley BUILD-PAC Award.
The award recognizes the most outstanding associate member advocate of Build-PAC on the local, state and national levels. Named in honor of Bill Polley, the award acknowledges the associate member who best epitomizes Bill's ardent loyalty and support.
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HBA Joins Hispanic, Asian, and Black Chambers of Commerce
HBA President, Fernando Arriola, addresses a packed house at the multi-organization networking meeting on February 29th. This event was the first of what all groups hope will be many unified events among the HBA, the Asian Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana, the New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce, and the young professionals group, 504ward.
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Participate in the Parade of Homes!
The Parade of Homes is one of the largest marketing efforts by the HBA on behalf of the members. Hundreds of consumers attend the parade each year to look for a new home, a builder, or for ideas to update their current homes.
Associate members can participate in a number of ways - from Sponsoring the event, to Advertising in the guidebook given to all Parade attendees, or by signing up to be a Vendor Partner. Click on the Guidebook Cover to the right to see all the opportunities available!
Click Here to View Parade of Homes Marketing Guide
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Delgado Wins 1st Place Award at International Builders Show
Professor Victor Mirzai and two students presented HBA President Fernando Arriola and the HBA Board of Directors with a recognition plaque at the March Board of Directors Meeting.
Delgado's Architectural/Design Construction Technology Program and its affiliated industry of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) student chapter; placed 1st in the nation for 2011 amongst more than 150 chapters and 4,200 student members from Colleges and Universities student chapters across U.S.
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2012 Schedule of Events
In addition to our regular GMM's on the last Tuesday of every month, mark your calendars for the other major networking events coming this year!
April 12 - Crawfish Boil @ Ferguson Warehouse June 2-3 & 9-10 - Parade of Homes June 22-23 - Wess Wyman Memorial Fishing Rodeo in Venice July 26 - Councils' Bowling Night @ Rock n Bowl August 25 - Kick-A$$ Cook Off @ Deutsches-Haus October 11 - Fall Golf Tournament @ Audubon Golf Course December 7 - Annual Holiday Breakfast @ WWII Museum
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April 2012 Calendar of Events
All Events at HBA Office Unless Otherwise Noted
4) Associates/Membership Meeting @ 10 am
4) Remodelers Council @ 5pm
Floorco, Inc., 5729 B Salmen Street, Harahan
11) Education Committee @ 3pm
11) Executive Committee @ 4pm
12) Multifamily & Crescent City Green Councils Meeting @ 12pm Copeland's, 701 Veterans Blvd, Metairie 12) Crawfish Boil, 6-9pm Ferguson Warehouse, 901 S. Labarre Road 16) Home & Garden Show Board Meeting @ 4:00 pm
17) Board of Directors @ 4:00 pm 19) Parade of Homes Committee @ 1:30 pm 24) General Membership Meeting @ 11:30 am Holiday Inn, 2261 N. Causeway Blvd, Metairie
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We'd Hate to See You Go!
The following members were up for renewal March 31, 2012 It's not too late - Call the HBA today to renew your membership!
Alpha Beta Enterprises, Amazing Windows & Doors, Campo Countertops, LLC, Cannizzarro Realty, CDW Services, Celtic Cross Construction, Inc., Chris Winter, Inc., Crescent Shoring, LLC, Custom Metal Building Products, D.R.S. Construction LLC, Dufrene Building Materials, Inc., Edgewater Construction, LLC, Elevation Masters, Inc., Green Apple Foam Insulation, Hart Masonry and Construction Group, Hilliard Butler Const. Inc., Jacob's Remodeling, Kevin's Heating & A/C, Lopez Painting & Drywall, Lowe's, Marbley Residential Contractor, LLC, Marc J. Dahlman, Inc./Pelican Solar, Orkin Pest Control, Paramount Home Improvement, LLC, Perry Construction Company, Pied Piper Pest Control, Inc., River Parish Disposal, Sean's Landscaping |
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Associate Spotlight
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Shawn K French, P.E.
Civil Engineer
(504) 252-1791 [email protected]
I'm a civil engineer, licensed in Louisiana in 2010 & Nevada in 2001.
I provide the following products & services:
- Builder's set of plans as required for a building permit, and structural inspection services for new construction and remodels.
- On-site review and repair drawings for damaged or modified buildings and components.
- Structural and foundation design for 'canned plans' and basic floor plans from residential designers and architects.
- Subcontract w/ SZS Services, Inc. for site layout, pre-elevation & final elevation certificates, and improvement surveys.
I served in the Wyoming Air National Guard as a structural specialist in wood, metal, and masonry, completing their 3-month basic carpentry & masonry course, and working to build and maintain Air Force property while attending the University of Wyoming.
Since earning my Architectural Engineering degree in 1994 at UW, I have worked designing building structures & trusses.
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HBAGNO offers our members the opportunity to list homes for sale for FREE on the Consumers Page of the HBA website.
Click Here to list your new homes.
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Quick Links
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2012 Officers 2012 Board of Directors
President: Fernando Arriola Steve Albert* Pierre Lanaux* Lynda Nugent Smith Vice President: Scott Morse John Arms Bruce Layburn Kimberly Rooney Treasurer: Brian Mills Ric Darling* Ben Laws Tammy Schindler Secretary: Roy Olsen Shane Finley Michael LeCorgne Floyd Simeon Immediate Past President: David Gaspard Anthony Licciardi Zachary Tyson Patrick Leonard Phil Hoffman James Licciardi, Jr Peter Young Max Johnson Helmut Mundt Steve Wobbema Jo Ann Kostik Randy Noel Wes Wyman |
Please contact Lauren at the HBA office with any pertinent industry-related issues and/or professional achievements you'd like to share with your association members.
Feature Articles in upcoming issues of sticks & bricks or HBA's printed publication, the homebuilder quarterly(HQ), are FREE opportunities for HBA members to market themselves to 1,000+ industry professionals.
Click Here for Details and Submitter Deadlines
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