INDEX OF AUCTION TOPICS DISCUSSED
BY THE LOUISIANA AUCTIONEER LICENSING BOARD (LALB)

 Continuing Education

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May 10, 2016:

LAPA Vice President Robert Burns updates auctioneers on the potential
reinstate of continuing education, addresses reports LAPA has received in
terms of speculation that former LALB Chairman Tessa Steinkamp may not
have been eligible for LALB membership, provides a quick review of the
corruption entailing the Steinkamp regime and the quid pro quo of
Executive Director Sandy Edmonds downplaying complaints entailing
New Orleans Auction Galleries (NOAG) and, in turn, Steinkamp turning
a blind eye to Edmonds' payroll fraud and continuing to demand one
pay raise after another for Edmonds.

 CLICK HERE for evidence of Steinkamp's home ownership in Pearl River, MS

CLICK HERE for tax redemption on Steinkamp's Pearl River, MS property.

CLICK HERE for evidence of St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's service attempts on Steinkamp

CLICK HERE for NOAG illegalities Steinkamp shielded from the LALB for years.

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March 8, 2016:

LAPA Vice President Robert Burns provides update on status of
  reinstating Continuing Education (CE) in Louisiana as a requirement for an
auction license. 

LAPA President Rev. Freddie Phillips weighs in on CE.

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January 12, 2016:

LALB discusses reinstating Continuing Education (CE).
  CLICK HERE to see the proposals that LALB members are reviewing.

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November 10, 2015:

 
LALB discusses reinstating Continuing Education (CE).
  Vice Chairman James Sims stresses his belief that reinstated CE should
be live-only classes (most likely to boost LAA attendance at annual conferences).

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July 15, 2014:

Continued discussion of reinstating CE, which was abolished in 2009.

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May 6, 2014:

Continued discussion of reinstating CE, which was abolished in 2009.
LAPA's Vice President, Robert Burns, emphasizes those who fought the hardest
to abolish CE were the upper echelon of the LAA, but now they want
it reinstated because of slack attendance at their annual conventions.
CE discussions have focused on LIVE-only CE, thereby opening the
door for it to be the LAA who would fulfill.  Burns emphasizes that
LAPA provides the best form of CE by proving a an index of LALB topics of discussion
and just how ironic it is that the LALB has
fought so hard to keep LAPA's link OFF the LALB website.
LALB efforts notwithstanding, as evidenced by This You Tube screen-save printout, LAPA videos
have been viewed an astounding 12,569 times since LAPA's inception!!!
Clearly, auctioneers ARE going to LAPA's website, and they ARE viewing the videos!!

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July 9, 2013:

 
Newly-elected LAA President Wiley Collins discusses his proposal to resurrect Continuing Education as a requirement for
auction licensure in Louisiana.

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August 2, 2010:

Audience Member (and then-auctioneer) Nell Stuard Voices Displeasure
over the LALB's abolishing of Continuing Education and also sharply criticizes the "character bashing"
 of LAPA President Rev. Freddie Phillips and names
then-LALB Chairman Comer and current LALB Chairman Tessa Steinkamp
 as a chief culprits engaging in that character bashing. 

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June 17, 2009:

 LA Senate Commerce Committee:  06/17/09  
Testimony by Rep. John E. "Johnny" Guinn & Marvin Henderson
(LA Senate video monitor had technical difficulties).

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April 28, 2009:

LA House Commerce Committee:  04/28/09  
Rep. John E. "Johnny" Guinn introduced HB 66 in the 2009 Legislative Session
to abolish continuing education (CE) for
auctioneers.  His bill  became law as Act 411 of the 2010 Louisiana Legislature
and CE for auctioneers was abolished effective 8/15/09.

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