The Louisiana Parish Engineers and Supervisors Association (LPESA) was founded in 1972 to foster and maintain a high professional spirit among Louisiana parish's public works and engineering employees. It provides instructive, entertaining, and important programs to those primarily concerned with the planning, operation, and maintenance of parish infrastructure. The LPESA is an organization through which programs may be coordinated among parishes and other government agencies. The organization's goal is to include an active member in every parish in Louisiana. CLICK HERE to visit the LPESA website.
LPESA Virtual Showcase
The Louisiana Parish Engineers and Supervisors Association (LPESA) brings you the LPESA Virtual Showcase 2021, a monthly series of eLearning opportunities hosted by the Louisiana LTAP Center. DOWNLOAD FLYER
LPESA Virtual Showcase is designed to provide professional development and networking opportunities
for the LPESA members, associate members and partner organizations. Each month, we bring in a
subject matter expert to share valuable information on relevant program(s), product(s), tools(s) and/or
service(s) that may be of interest to the LPESA group and local communities across Louisiana.
Topics include, but not limited to, public works, emergency preparedness, road safety, worker safety,
road maintenance, construction, pavement preservation, railroad safety, local bridges, and more.
Participants will receive 1 PDH for each session attended.
Register for any or all of the 2021 showcases HERE
IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure you log in to your LTRC training profile in order to register. You
will receive a Zoom link to the meeting room in your registration confirmation email.
Upcoming Showcases
Bringing Rail Safety Education to Your Community
February 5, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (CST)
Presenter: Claude Maher, Louisiana Operation Lifesaver
The Louisiana Operation Lifesaver (LAOL) will share some
resources about highway and rail crossing safety. You will also
learn about programs and activities that can help local
governments increase awareness on railroad safety in your local
community.
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Onyx Surface Treatment Technology for Pavement Preservation
March 19, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (CST)
Presenter: Dave Welborn, Ingevity
Ingevity, in partnership with Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, will
demonstrate the technology behind Onyx surface treatment for
pavement preservation. Onyx is a cost-effective mastic surface
treatment technology designed and formulated to provide a
durable, frictional protective seal to extend pavement life.
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Survey Lite Using Mobile LiDAR and Panorama Videography: Preparing Accurate Strip Maps for AutoCAD, DGN, and ESRI
April 16, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (CST)
Presenter: Wilfred Barry, SJB Group, LLC
The SJB Group will demonstrate a surveying application using
Mobile LiDAR and panorama videography with GPS observations
in State Plane Coordinates. The end product is an array of strip
maps of highway or/or utility rights-of-way surface features.
These features are then digitized and drawn in 3D and can be
provided in AutoCAD, DGN, or ESRI shape files. SJB Group calls
this Survey Lite and costs a fraction of full blown conventional
surveying. The accuracies are good for preliminary concepts and designs. Full surveying can then be
concentrated on areas that need it, not the whole highway/utility corridor.
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Louisiana DOTD’s Specification for Internally Cured Concrete: The Key to 100-Year Service Life?
May 21, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (CST)
Presenter: Jeff Speck, FACI, Arcosa Lightweight
Internal curing using presoaked lightweight fine aggregate
reduces concrete shrinkage and related cracking, extending the
service life of structures built with Internally Cured Concrete
(ICC). Lafayette Consolidated Government has led
implementation of ICC in Louisiana with the help of the Louisiana
Transportation Research Center (LTRC). LA DOTD has drafted a new specification for ICC for use in the
state’s transportation structures to maximize the return on its infrastructure investments.
Arcosa Lightweight, in support by the Concrete and Aggregates Association of Louisiana (CAAL), will
present the science behind ICC, review the draft DOTD specification and provide examples of the use of
ICC in Louisiana and throughout the U.S.
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More information to come regarding June - December 2021 showcases.