LA Rev Stat § 37:2156.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§2156.2. Major categories; subclassifications; specialty classifications; requirements for contractors holding major classification to perform mechanical, electric, or plumbing work

RS 2156.2 - Major categories; subclassifications; specialty classifications; requirements for contractors holding major classification to perform mechanical, electric, or plumbing work  A. Under each major category is a list of subclassifications that a specialty contractor may obtain, as follows:  I. Building construction  Subclassifications:  1. Acoustical treatments  2. Air conditioning work, ventilation, refrigeration, and duct work  3. Electrical construction for structures  4. Fire sprinkler work  5. Foundations for buildings, equipment, or machinery  6. Incinerator construction  7. Installation of equipment, machinery, and engines  8. Installation of pneumatic tubes and conveyors  9. Insulation for cold storage and buildings  10. Insulation for pipes and boilers  11. Landscaping, grading, and beautification  12. Lathing, plastering, and stuccoing  13. Masonry, brick, stone  14. Ornamental iron and structural steel erection, steel buildings  15. Painting and interior decorating, carpeting  16. Pile driving  17. Plumbing  18. Residential construction  19. Rigging, house moving, wrecking, and dismantling  20. Roof decks  21. Roofing and sheet metal, siding  22. Sheet metal duct work  23. Steam and hot water heating in buildings or plants  24. Stone, granite, slate, resilient floor installations  25. Swimming pools  26. Tile, terrazzo, and marble  27. Water cooling towers and accessories  28. Drywalls  29. Driveways, parking areas, asphalt, and concrete, exclusive of highway and street work  30. Fencing  II. Highway, street, and bridge construction  Subclassifications:  1. Driveways, parking areas, asphalt, and concrete  2. Highway and street subsurface drainage and sewer work  3. Permanent or paved highways and streets (asphalt hot and cold plant mix)  4. Permanent or paved highways and streets (asphalt surface treatment)  5. Permanent or paved highways and streets (concrete)  6. Permanent or paved highways and streets (soil cement)  7. Secondary roads  8. Undersealing or leveling of roads  9. Earthwork, drainage, and levees  10. Clearing, grubbing, and snagging  11. Culverts and drainage structures  12. Concrete bridges, over and underpasses  13. Steel bridges, over and underpasses  14. Wood bridges, over and underpasses  15. Landscaping, grading, and beautification  16. Fencing  17. Furnishing and installation of movable structures or machinery, excluding electrical and mechanical work  III. Heavy construction  Subclassifications:  1. Clearing, grubbing, and snagging  2. Dams, reservoirs, and flood control work other than levees  3. Dredging  4. Electrical transmission lines  5. Foundations and pile driving  6. Industrial piping  7. Industrial plants  8. Industrial ventilation  9. Oil field construction  10. Oil refineries  11. Railroads  12. Transmission pipeline construction  13. Tunnels  14. Wharves, docks, harbor improvements, and terminals  15. Landscaping, grading, and beautification  16. Fencing  IV. Municipal and public works construction  Subclassifications:  1. Filter plants and water purification  2. Pipe work (gas lines)  3. Pipe work (sewer)  4. Pipe work (storm drains)  5. Pipe work (waterlines)  6. Power plants  7. Sewer plant or sewer disposal  8. Underground electrical conduit installation  9. Landscaping, grading, and beautification  10. Fencing  V. Electrical work  Subclassifications:  1. Electrical transmission lines  2. Electrical work for structures  3. Underground electrical conduit installation  4. Electrical controls  VI. Mechanical Work  Subclassifications:  1. Heat, air conditioning, ventilation, duct work, and refrigeration  2. Industrial pipe work and insulation  3. Plumbing  4. Controls for mechanical work  VII. Hazardous materials  Subclassifications:  1. Asbestos removal and abatement  2. Hazardous materials cleanup and removal  3. Hazardous materials site remediation  4. Any other classification for which the Department of Environmental Quality requires certification pursuant to law or regulation.  VIII. Plumbing  Subclassifications:  1. Potable and nonpotable water systems; construction, removal, repair, and maintenance for buildings and premises.  2. Sanitary and nonsanitary waste and sewerage construction; removal, repair, and maintenance for buildings and premises.  IX. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 371, §2.  B. Any contractor who holds a major classification which permits that contractor to bid mechanical or electrical work, prior to the performance of such work under his license, shall designate a qualifying party to successfully pass the standardized nationally recognized test administered by the board for the work to be performed. All time limitations shall be waived and any designated qualifying party who has successfully completed the examination shall not be required to retake the examination.  C. Any contractor who holds a major classification which permits the contractor to bid and perform plumbing work, prior to the performance of such work, shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 16 of this Title, R.S. 37:1361 et seq. All time limitations shall be waived.  D. The board may grant or renew licenses for mechanical, electrical, or plumbing contractors and restrict such licenses to the bidding and performance of work within specified areas of this state as the board shall designate. Such license shall be issued with a notation of the applicable restriction.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 82, §2, eff. July 8, 1976; Acts 1988, No. 635, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1992, No. 681, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 968, §1; Acts 2019, No. 371, §§1, 2. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 635, §§2, 3.}}