Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 3415.20. Disciplinary hearings

(1) Before censuring, suspending, or revoking any registration, the board shall notify the licensee in writing of any charges made, at least twenty days prior to the date set for the hearing and shall afford the licensee an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel.

(2) The written notice shall be satisfied by personal service on the controlling person of the licensee, or the licensee's agent for service of process in this state, or by sending the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested to the controlling person of the licensee to the licensee's address on file with the board, or by board personnel hand delivering a copy of the charges to the licensee.

(3) The board shall have the power to subpoena and issue subpoenas duces tecum and to bring before it any person in this state, or take testimony by deposition, in the same manner prescribed by law in judicial proceedings in the courts of this state, or to require production of any records relevant to an inquiry or hearing by the board. Any final decision or determination of the board shall be reviewable by the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in the Parish of East Baton Rouge.

(4) The hearing on the charges shall be at a time and place prescribed by the board and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(5) The board may make findings of fact and shall deliver or mail such findings to the licensee charged with an offense under this Chapter. Any finding of fact by the board pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be conclusive.

B. (1) The Nineteenth Judicial District Court of the state may review questions of law involved in any final decision of the board. Any application for review made by an aggrieved party shall be filed within thirty days after the final decision of the board.

(2) If the court finds that the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board has regularly pursued its authority and has not acted arbitrarily, it shall affirm the decision, order, or ruling of the board. If a petition to review the final decision of the board is filed, the case shall be specifically fixed for trial within thirty days from the filing of an answer by the board.