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STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS MINUTES TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF June 17, 2010 The regular monthly meeting of the Board was called to order by the Chairman at 9:45 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Board’s offices, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Members of the Board present: Byron Talbot, Chairman William Clouatre Nelson A. “Andy” Dupuy, Jr. Courtney Fenet, Jr. August Gallo, Jr. Danny Graham Kenneth Jones Donald G. Lambert Garland Meredith Christopher Stuart Art Walker Vic Weston Absent: George L. Crain, Jr. There being a quorum, the regular order of business began. Attending the meeting were: Michael B. McDuff, Executive Director; Judy Dupuy, Board Administrator; Judge Darrell White, Hearing Officer; Trippe Hawthorne, Board Attorney; Stephanie Laborde, Conflict Counselor and from the staff, Doug Traylor; Brent Templet; Bobbie Hughes; Kris Fitch; Compliance Investigators – Paige Fretwell; Todd Brady; Larry Billberry; Pat Knox and Dwan Mizell, recording the minutes. Also in attendance were: Lee Rainer, Jeff Crow, Richard Koubek, Dean with the LSU College of Engineering; Raj Patel, Shree Laxmi, Inc.; Hiram Petal, S R Development, Inc.; Julio Alvarez; Steven Marlence, Hettinger of LA.; Abe Johnson, Big Johnson Construction; Eric Johnson and Jerry Pepper, Attorney representing Johnson Rock Co., Inc.; Joseph Alan, CCG Construction Consulting Group, LLC; Ashley Nichols, Montgomery Home Improvements; Gerald Ashy, Attorney and Scott Frazier, Attorney, both representing NE Construction; Charlie Moussa, NE Construction; Joseph Cotton, Endeavor Construction; Randall Kimberly Taylor, Randal Taylor Construction Electric, Inc.; Ken Naquin, La, AGC and Scott Mercer = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Mr. Danny Graham, Board member, led the members and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance, which was followed by an invocation given by Judge Darrell White, Hearing Officer then Judge White introduced himself and advised thos