Luis Lazarte Villarroel holds a Master's degree in Highways, specializing in roads, from the University of Cauca, Popayán, Colombia. He is a graduate of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. There is a consulting company, LyL Ingeniería Srl., that carries out engineering project work, supervision, and road inspections for the Bolivian Road Administration. In addition, he serves as a part-time instructor at UPB.