Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):         11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Afternoon Session:             12:45 – 4:30 pm

Important Concepts

   Louisiana Civil Code
   Titles define what
   Surveys show where & how much
   Evidence
   Rules of evidence
   Sources of evidence

Boundaries Based on Written Land Descriptions

   Intent
   Conflicting description elements
   Original surveys
   Sectionalized lands
   Subdivision map
   Metes and bounds

Boundaries Based on Possession

   Acquisitive prescription (Adverse possession)
   Acquiescence
   Estoppels
   Boundaries by agreement

Technical Concepts

    Datum
   Distance
   Direction
   Area

Credits

Attorneys
   6.5 Louisiana CLE Hours
   6.5 Texas CLE Hours

Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors
   6.5 PDHs

Louisiana Insurance Producers
   6.0 Title Continuing Ed. Hours

Landmen
   6.5 AAPL CEUs

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public.  The Louisiana CLE Committee has approved this event for 6.5 CLE hours for attorneys.  HalfMoon Education is an accredited CLE provider in Texas, and this course qualifies for 6.5 CLE hours for attorneys.

This event offers 6.5 PDHs to Louisiana engineers and land surveyors to whom the subject matter is professionally relevant.  HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for Louisiana engineers and land surveyors.

The Louisiana Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has approved this course for 6.0 Title continuing education hours, which include 4.0 General Insurance Principles hours and 2.0 Consumer Finance Protection hours.

The American Association of Professional Landmen has accredited this course for 6.5 RL, RPL or CPL recertification credits (CEUs) and no CPL/ESA or ethics credits.

Current information on continuing education approvals can be found at www.halfmoonseminars.org.

Attendance will be monitored and reported, as required.  Attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event.  Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

J. Anthony Cavell, PLS, CFedS

Mr. Cavell lives in Baton Rouge and is a native of Lafayette. “Tony” is a licensed PLS and CFedS. He is a Fellow of American College of Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) and a past president of NSPS and Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors (LSPS). Mr. Cavell is on the Board of Directors of AAGS and associate editor of the Surveying and Land Information Science Journal (SaLIS). He is the surveyor for the LSU Center for GeoInformatics (C4G) & La. Spatial Reference Center (LSRS). Mr. Cavell served on the East Baton Rouge Engineer and Surveyor Selection Board. He provides consulting services, covering GNSS, geodesy, property/ boundary, historical surveying, and education. He was awarded the 2007 Earle J. Fennel Award for Surveying and Mapping Education.