Stephen is an active board member of the US Green Building Council, Louisiana Chapter and is a LEED accredited professional. Notable to the practice of architecture, he co-authored and led the bill that adopted the new Louisiana plumbing code for buildings (IPC). He also focused on French Immersion education, environmentally friendly initiatives, and healthcare. ![]() While a legislator, he served on the Commerce, Natural Resources, and Municipal committees. From 2012 to 2016, Stephen served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. ![]() While at Tulane, Stephen spent time in Central America where he studied tropical architecture in Guatemala and Belize through Tulane’s study abroad program and built his thesis five times on the coast of Honduras. Stephen is a graduate of the Tulane School of Architecture. ![]() His specialties include historic preservation and adaptive reuse projects, new contemporary designs for office buildings and mixed-use buildings, and master planning for neighborhoods and townhouse typologies. Ortego, AIA Stephen oversees projects from their schematic design phase to construction administration and closeout.
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