King & Associates LLC, Civil, Structural and Consulting Engineers was founded in 2000 by Rex J. King, Jr., PE. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering in 1993 from Louisiana Tech University. A licensed professional engineer in Louisiana — Mr. King has planned and designed numerous civil and structural engineering projects in Louisiana and he is the inventor of the lift-slide drawbridge — patent pending — and the variable load counterweight system — patent pending. Mr. King is currently President of the Bayou Chapter of the LES and a member of the ASCE, LES, NSPE, AISC, HMS and other engineering related organizations.