LPESA Spring 2022 Conference
April 20-21, 2022West Cal Arena and Events Center
Sulphur, La.
The 2022 LPESA Spring Conference in Sulphur, La. was a great success! 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