03/24/2026
HB953 is a proposed House bill that will rid the proper training for Louisiana plumbing licenses, essentially letting anyone go and "take a test" without proper training.
This will put the health of our community at risk. I have personally seen many "plumbing" jobs that were done by unlicensed "contractors". And it is very scary what we find. Sewerage leaks, contaminated drinking water, not to mention gas leaks and carbon monoxide leaks. I've personally seen things done so poorly, it scares me.
This is also a huge slap to the face for every journeyman, master plumber, and the poor guys currently training, putting in those long hard hours of training that we all did/doing to get where we are. And now they just want to hand out these licenses.
All Louisiana residents need to contact local legislators who serve on the House Commerce Committee. HB953 will be heard in the committee within the next two weeks and we need to make sure that we have let the committee members know that PHCCLA is OPPOSED to this bill.
I have attached our talking points, a form letter you may use and PERSONALIZE to send by email, as well as call guidance for calls to the members. We encourage you to also share with your employees and apprentices to ask for their involvement in this grassroots effort.
WHAT TO DO
Identify your legislator(s) from those listed below in the New Orleans area.
Email and/or call the legislators. (Emails should go to both listed for the member - it will then go to his/her office and laptop.)
Let us know how your conversation went so we can then charge our lobbying team with follow up touches to your conversations.
New Orleans Area Committee Members
· Polly Thomas (Committee Vice Chair), Republican, District 80 (Jefferson), (504) 837-6559, [email protected] and [email protected], Legislative Assistant: Jill Scudari
· Mike Bayham, Jr., Republican, District 103 (Chalmette), (504) 512-3628, [email protected] and [email protected], Legislative Assistant: Wanda Alcon; Therese Benit
· Delisha Boyd, Democrat, District 102 (Orleans), (504) 233-3077, [email protected] and [email protected], Legislative Assistant: Brandon Charles Armant
· Vincent Cox, III, Republican, District 85 (Jefferson), (504) 361-6013, [email protected] and [email protected], Legislative Assistant: Jessica Smith
· Kyle Green, Jr., Democrat, District 83 (Jefferson), (504) 349-8788, [email protected] and [email protected], Legislative Assistant: Sandra Muller
· Stephanie Hilferty, Republican, District 94 (Jefferson, Orleans), (504) 885-4154, [email protected] and [email protected], Legislative Assistant: Donna Gordon
· Shaun Raphael Mena, Democrat, District 23 (Orleans), (504) 396-4105, [email protected] and [email protected], Legislative Assistant: Victoria Downs
· Candace Newell, Democrat | District 99 (Orleans), (504) 240-3435, [email protected] and [email protected], Legislative Assistant: Jonetta Bennett
We THANK YOU for your assistance is pushing forward this grassroots approach to opposing this bill. Please let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to hearing back from you after your conversations!
