Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters

Ethics Advisory Notice: The Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters (“CSR Board”) discussed at its October 15, 2008 meeting the need for enhanced ethics awareness among members of the court reporting profession.
READ COMPLETE NOTICE HERE

*** APPROVED SEMINARS ***

Note: If you find a seminar that complies with the rules that you would like to attend and receive C. E. Credits for then you must submit the Agenda or outline and request prior approval. The C. E. Committee will review and get back to you.

The following job announcements are posted for 30 days. If you need your job announcement posted longer please notify the Board Office.

JOB Announcement: posted March 8, 2010
Hope LaFleur, 9th JDC Court Administrator
PO Drawer 1431, Alexandria, La 71301
318.767.2810 - 318.484.2704 (fax)
hlafleur@9thjdc.com

JOB Announcement: posted January 13, 2010
Orleans Parish Civil District Court has an opening for an Official Court Reporter, a machine writer, realtime preferred. The Court will pay to provide realtime training. Please contact 504-391-9878 for further details.

Any C. C. R. who is 65 years of age or older will no longer have to obtain C. E. credits starting with the 2007-2008 C. E. cycle.

The NEXT LA CSR BOARD CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION will be on April 24, 2010 at Claiborne Building, 1201 North Third Street, Thomas Jefferson Room, (Room 1-136A),
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

*Must Bring all of your own equipment to exam.

For Driving Directions and Map Click Here

Get EXAM Application Here

Rules for Certification Testing

*** MEETING NOTICES ***

LA CSR BOARD
MEETING NOTICE

The next meeting of the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters will be held tentatively on Friday, April 16, 2010, 12:00 p.m. at the Twenty-Fourth JDC, 200 Derbigny Street, Division D – 5th Floor, Ste. 5600, Gretna, Louisiana

AGENDA /tba

AD HOC COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE
EFFICIENCY IN COURT AND GENERAL
REPORTING MEETING NOTICE

The next meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee to Promote Efficiency in Court and General Reporting of the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at the Lafayette Parish Courthouse, 800 South Buchanan Street, Lafayette, Louisiana.

A notice will be provided outside the elevators, regarding the floor and the courtroom number.

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. OLD BUSINESS
A. Underserved Courts
1. Intergovernmental Agreements - old
2. Complaint – reporting only
B. Digital Signatures for depositions

III. NEW BUSINESS
A. Digital Court Reporting for Official Reporters

IV. Adjourn

ETHICS COMMITTEE
MEETING NOTICE

The Ethics Committee of the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 2:00 p.m., at 9422 Florida Boulevard, Suite A-1, Walker, Louisiana

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. OLD BUSINESS
A. Thornton vs. Stockman
B. Nationwide Depositions
C. Attorney General’s opinion on Contracting vs. Networking
D. Online repository
E. Complaint form revisions

III. NEW BUSINESS
A. Ortego and LeBlanc
B. Burch and Burchfield

V. Adjourn

EDUCATION COMMITTEE
MEETING NOTICE

The next meeting of the Education Committee of the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 10:00 a.m., at Freese Court Reporting, 2201 Veterans Boulevard, Suite 410, Metairie, Louisiana

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. OLD BUSINESS
A. Exam Fee Rule Change
B. LSU Billing – David Marcello letter

III. NEW BUSINESS
       A. Next Exam
       B. Exam Rules
       C. Exam Re-grade – Rachel Varner
       D. C. E. Ethics Credits
       E. Micheline Cosse’ Buras letter
       F. C. E. approvals

IV. ADJOURN