Louisiana Passes Act to License Mold Remediators; 24 Hours Deemed Sufficient for Training

BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana governor M.J. "Mike" Foster, Jr., recently signed into law a bill to license those who perform mold remediation services in the state. The bill is lenient. For example, among its requirements is only 24 hours of industry-specific training.

House Bill 1328, now referred to as Act 880, was signed by the governor Aug. 15 for the purpose of requiring "qualifying criteria in a professional field in which unqualified individuals may injure or mislead the public." The resulting law will go into effect July 1, 2004.

According to the act, which has become part of Chapter …