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Louisiana ProStart Educator Steven Oubre Takes Top NRA Educational Foundation Honor

5/22/2017

 
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​The National Restaurant Association Education Foundation (NRAEF) has named Steven Oubre of Woodlawn High School the winner of the 2017 ProStart®Educator of Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in high school culinary and restaurant management education. Selected from the 2017 ProStart Educator of Excellence Award winners, the NRAEF and Golden Corral Corporation are also proud to announce that the 2017 recipient of the James H. Maynard Excellence in Education Award is Steven Oubre of Woodlawn High School (Louisiana). Established over a decade ago as a tribute to Golden Corral’s founder, James Maynard, the James H. Maynard Excellence in Education Award honors two select ProStart educators for their tireless dedication to providing remarkable experiences to their ProStart students. Oubre received a plaque and a gift of $5,000, presented by Judy Irwin, Vice President of Human Resources and Training for Golden Corral, and Lance Trenary, President and CEO of Golden Corral, at a special gala dinner.

ProStart is a nationwide, two-year program for high school students that develops the best and brightest talent into tomorrow’s industry leaders. From culinary techniques to management skills, ProStart’s industry-driven curriculum provides real-world educational opportunities and builds practical skills and a foundation that will last a lifetime.

Oubre, Woodlawn High School ProStart’s instructor since 2010, received the James H. Maynard Excellence in Education Award at the NRAEF gala in Chicago, Illinois on May 18. He was nominated by the Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation (LRAEF) and stood among 42 nominated culinary and restaurant management educators from across the nation.

“As a past LRA Chairman and now, Chair of the NRA Educational Foundation, it was a pleasant  surprise to have a Louisiana ProStart educator win the National Educator of Excellence Award,” said Gregory Hamer Sr. “This award is such a huge honor and I’m happy to see it go to someone so deserving.” 

Under Oubre’s direction, Woodlawn High School has one of the biggest ProStart programs in Louisiana. Many of his students have earned the National ProStart Certificate of Achievement (COA), and he has helped 115 students earn the ServSafe Food Safety Manager credential over the past three years. His students have competed in the Louisiana ProStart Student Invitational every year, and in 2017, his students competed in both the culinary and management competitions.

Oubre is a mentor to his fellow ProStart educators as well as to his students. He’s highly regarded for his positivity and realism while teaching his students how to apply their ProStart curriculum to the real world.

"It is still surreal to me that I received this award. There are over 1,800 programs around the U.S., Guam, and Europe, so to even be nominated at the state level is a huge honor,” said Oubre.  “I feel as though I do not deserve this honor because I simply do my job to the best of my ability. It gives me pride to help my students become more than what they are and show them value of doing the best they can."

The LRAEF, a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization, exists to enhance the restaurant community through expanded educational and career opportunities, the formation of strategic partnerships and the elevation of professional standards and practices. If you would like to make a donation, please contact Alison Greffenius, agreffenius@lra.org or (504) 210-2505.

The 2017 LRAEF Annual Partners and Sponsors include: Acme Oyster House, Auto-Chlor Services, Louisiana Hospitality Foundation, Louisiana Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Performance Foodservice Caro, Atmos Energy, Baton Rouge Epicurean Society, Ben E. Keith Co., Delaware North, Ecolab, Louisiana Culinary Institute, Besh Restaurant Group, Louisiana Gas Association, Capitol City Produce, Centerplate, Coca-Cola, Community Coffee, Freeman Decorating, and the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. The LRAEF would also like to thank the nine chapters of the LRA for their support throughout the year.

411 on hiring minors in louisiana

5/8/2017

 
As summertime approaches, teenagers across Louisiana will be seeking positions in Louisiana restaurants and other businesses. It is estimated that more than 60,000 minors are employed in the state of Louisiana, representing just three percent of the total workforce of 1,885,310 according the 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for Louisiana.
 
The Louisiana Workforce Commission has a two-part process for employing a minor as outlined below under Employment Certificates.
 
​Employment Certificates (work permits)
  • All minors under the age of 18 MUST obtain an Employment Certificate before beginning employment.
  • An “Application for Employment” form MUST be completed by the prospective employer, signed by a parent or guardian and presented to an authorized issuing officer of the parish.
  • Once the minor has been issued the employment certificate (work permit), they are to provide the employer with the original document to keep on file. 
Hours of Employment
Minors 14 & 15 years of age MAY NOT
  • Work more than three hours on any day during which school is in session
  • Work more than 18 hours during any week school is in session
  • Work more than six consecutive days in one week (Employer work week)
  • Work more than 40 hours in any week
  • Work more than eight hours in any day.
  • Minors 14 & 15 years of age, who HAVE NOT graduated from high school MAY NOT:
    • Work between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.; except from June 1 through Labor Day at which time the permissible hours are extended to 9 p.m.
Minors 16 years of age, who have not graduated from high school MAY NOT:
  • Work between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. prior to the start of any school day.
 
Minors 17 years of age, who have not graduated from high school MAY NOT:
  • Work between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. prior to the start of any school day
 
Break Requirements:
All minors MUST have a 30 minute uninterrupted break period within every five hours of employment. ALL MINORS SHALL RECEIVE AN EIGHT HOUR REST BREAK AT THE END OF EACH WORK DAY, BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT DAY OF WORK.
 
Occupations permitted for 14 & 15 year-old minors
  • Office and clerical work
  • Cashiering and sales
  • Price marking, assembling and packing 
  • Bagging and carrying out in grocery stores 
  • Errand and delivery work by foot or public transportation 
  • Clean-up work and ground maintenance (No power mowers) 
  • Kitchen work and dishwasher 
  • Car washing dispensing gasoline, and courtesy service 
  • Cleaning vegetables and fruit, wrapping and stocking 
  • Commercial Sales 
  • Golf Caddy
Note: When a routine minor labor law inspection is conducted and violations are detected, a re-inspection will be allowed as long as there is no evidence of hazardous / prohibited employment or editing of minors time records are identified. If there are no additional violations identified during the re-inspection, the first inspection would serve as a warning, and the employer will not incur penalties.
 
The Louisiana Workforce Commission state-mandated Louisiana Minor Labor Law Placard posting can be downloaded and printed at www.laworks.net.  
 
For questions, please contact Debbie LaRocca, Labor Programs Director, Louisiana Workforce Commission, (225) 342-0275, dlarocca@lwc.la.gov. 

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