Louisiana
(7-484) Coastal Restoration and Habitat Enhancement

Apply for the license and exam

Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
P.O. Box 14419
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
Phone: (225) 765-2301
Louisiana Contractor Licensing Web Page

Exam Type

NOT PUBLISHED

Exam Content

The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors has not made this information available in the study guide for this trade

All companies applying for a commercial trade license, must have had at least one qualifying party pass the Business and Law Exam as one of the requirements for approval of the license.

Reference Books

1.	Wetlands Engineering Handbook, ERDC/EL TR-WRP-RE-21, Trudy J. Olin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Research and Development Center.
2.	Erosion Control and Habitat Development with Smooth Cordgrass on the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts (Coastal Engineering Technical Note V-2), Coastal Engineering Research Center, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
3.	Smooth Cordgrass, Plant Guide, National Plant Data Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
4.	Putting Down Roots: Starting a Seedling Nursery for Wetland Replanting, 2002, Elizabeth Coleman, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, Louisiana State University.
5.	Marsh Buggy Use in the Coastal Zone, 2000, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.
6.	Soils Handling Techniques and Equipment for Wetlands Restoration and Establishment, WRP Technical Note SG-RS-3.1, 1993, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
7.	Monitoring Plan (Project no. BA-28) for Vegitative Plantings of a Dredged Material Disposal Site on Grand Terre Island, 2003, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Restoration Division.
8.	Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA) Section 106, Working Over or Near Water.
9.	Safety Tips Around Dredges, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Safety and Occupationsl Health Office Website.
10.	Dredging Applications of High Density Polyethylene Pipe, from Proceedings of the Nineteenth Dredging Seminar (starts on page 1), 1987, Virginia R. Pankow.
11.	Parameter Study of Variables Affecting the Performance of a Hydraulic Pipeline Dedge Model, from Proceedings of the Seventh Dredging Seminar (starts on page 43), 1975, David R. Basco.
12.	PFD "Life Jacket" Education by Texas Parks and Wildlife.
13.	Fence Wire: Dispensing, Stapling, Joining, Tying, Tensioning, and Grounding, Fencing Factsheet 307.100-2, 1996, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries.
14.	The Demand for Relaying by the Louisiana Oyster Industry, 1995, Assane Diagne, Walter R. Keithly, Jr.
15.	"Oyster Transplant Permits Available," February 2004, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals News Release.
16.	Using Remote Setting to Produce Seed Oysters in Louisiana and the Gulf Coastal Region, 2001, John Supan, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, Center for Wetland Resources, Louisiana State University.
17.	Using Remote Setting to Produce Seed Oysters in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast Region, John Supan, Louisiana Sea Grant College, Program, Center for Wetland Resources, Louisiana State University.
18.	Sediment and Erosion Control - An Inventory of Current Practices, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
19.	Bay Bottom Terracing and Vegetive Planting - An Innovative Approach for Habitat and Water Quality Enhancement, Steven G. Underwood, Coastal Restoration Division, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.
20.	Estimating Excavation, 2000, Deryl Burch.

According to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, "The 'trade' examinations are based upon general working knowledge of the field in which you wish to be licensed." In their study guide, the Board states that the reference materials listed "may NOT necessarily cover all information needed to pass the exam." The study guide also states that "the reference list contains a representative sample of materials that are available which contain information relevant to the examination."

We currently do not offer study materials for this trade
based on current demand.