On May 30, 2018, Louisiana Governor John Bell Edwards signed into law Act No. 566 of the 2018 Regular Session, amending Louisiana Revised Statute Section 38:2191(B) effective August 1, 2018, to provide for interest on late...more
The Louisiana First Circuit recently held that a Private Works Act payment bond surety cannot raise a pay-if-paid provision in its principal's contract as a defense to a claim against the bond.
Bear Industries, Inc. v....more
Contractors that bid public projects in Louisiana are familiar with the Public Bid Law's requirement that "[w]ritten evidence of authority of the person signing the bid for public works shall be submitted at the time of...more