La. R.S. 37:684

Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state, shall have been engaged in the practice or teaching of engineering or land surveying, as the case may be, for at least twelve years, and shall have been in responsible charge of important engineering or land surveying work, as the case may be, for at least five years. For the purposes of this Section, responsible charge of engineering or land surveying teaching may be construed as responsible charge of important engineering or land surveying work.