Blog: Construction Accident

The rules and requirements for construction projects in Louisiana are set down by one of two key laws enacted by the state legislature: the Private Works Act and the Public Works Act. Knowing which law governs your project is crucial to both earning a profit and defending your legal rights during and after the bidding …

When you’ve completed work on a construction project, you deserve to get paid. Unfortunately, actually receiving payment in the construction industry can be difficult in the best of times, and clients dragging their feet could put your livelihood in jeopardy. Thankfully, the Louisiana Private Works Act offers a solution to subcontractors, laborers, or other workers …

In Louisiana, the Private Works Act and the Public Works Act grant provisions that help workers obtain payment for services rendered on construction projects. It allows them to file liens on the property where the work was performed (or on the payment bond in public construction projects), which can then be sold to pay them …

Multiple parties to a construction project are affected by the filing of statements of claim or privilege on immovable property where work, labor, and/or materials are provided. The timely filing of statements of claim or privilege on property often depends upon “substantial completion.” The Notice of Substantial Completion or Notice of Termination of Work is …

In Driver Pipeline Co., Inc. v. Cadeville Gas Storage, LLC, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal held that a written construction contract may be modified by the parties through oral agreement or their conduct, even when the contract provides that change orders must be in writing. In Driver, the contractor, Driver Pipeline Co., Inc., entered …