LPESA Spring 2022 Conference
April 20-21, 2022West Cal Arena and Events Center
Sulphur, La.
The LPESA would like to thank the speakers and all who attended, and the City of Sulphur for hosting the conference!
Special thanks to the conference sponsors:
Acrow BridgeAdvanced Drainage SystemsCintas CorporationCorrective Asphalt MaterialsDurable Piling RestorationDiamond B ConstructionEdko, LLCErgon Asphalt & Emulsions
Foley Concrete Products Goldman Equipment, LLCGresham SmithHuval & AssociatesLouisiana 811Material Resources, Inc.QSMThe Railroad YardTruck and Transportation
Click the links below to view the presentations from the Spring Conference:
DAY 1
- Infrastructure Law: Local Agency Opportunities — Mary Stringfellow, Project Delivery Team Leader, FHWA Louisiana Division
- Proposed Locally-Owned Road and Street Rehabilitation Program — Tanya Moore, LPA Programs Director, DOTD
- ConnectLA Broadband Initiative: Eliminating the Digital Divide in Louisiana — Thomas Tyler, Jr., Deputy Director, Louisiana Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity
- Parish Success Story: St. John’s Approach to Disaster Recovery — Clayton “Snookie” Faucheux, Public Works Director, St. John the Baptist Parish
- Chip Seal Do’s and Don’ts — Stan Williams, Technical Marketing Manager, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsion, Inc
- New Technology and Treatments — Jerry Johnson Business Development Executive, Corrective Asphalt Materials, LLC
- Low-cost Pavement Solutions — David Fuqua, South Area Engineer, Tensar International Corporation
DAY 2
- NACE Partner Association Updates — Kevan Stone, Executive Director, NACE
- Panel Discussion: How Local Agencies Can Help Drive Down Roadway Fatalities —
- Betsey Tramonte, Highway Safety Specialist,FHWA Louisiana Division
- Leo Marretta, Local Road Safety Program Manager, LTAP Center
- Amber Ashworth, Southwest LA Regional Safety Coalition Coordinator, IMCAL
- Allen Wainwright, Public Works Director, Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
- Cassie Parker, South Central Regional Safety Coalition Coordinator, SCPDC
- Shelly Barrett, Northwest LA Transportation Safety Coalition Coordinator, NLCOG
- Jacob Thorius, Engineer, Washington County, Iowa
- US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Regulatory Permitting and Application Process — Amber Robinson, Environmental Scientist and Project Manager, HDR Engineering Inc.
- Soil Stabilization — Dr. Firouz Rosti, Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering, McNeese State University
- Flood Mitigation — Robert Miller, Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Resilient Infrastructure — Carol Friedland, LaHouse Director, Louisiana State University AgCenter
- Roadside Maintenance: Experiences from DOTD District 07 — Michael Stevens, District 07 Roadside Development Coordinator, DOTD
- Off-System Bridge Compliance — Stephanie Doolittle, Bridge Inspection Manager, DOTD
- Best Practices in Bridge Management — Joey Coco, CEO, Forte and Tablada
- Bridge Repair Projects in Lafayette — Alison Lognion, Engineer III and Manager, Lafayette Consolidated Government
- Bridge Repair Methods - Peter DeCuir, Chief Operating Officer, Durable Piling Restoration