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The Tricks and Treats of Recent Updates in the Private and Public Works Acts With Halloween just around the corner, the trick-or-treat season may have you feeling both festive and fearful. One thing you need not fear, however, is whether you have been tricked into missing out on recent jurisprudential changes in the Louisiana Public Works Act and Louisiana Private Works Act because the lawyers at Scott Vicknair, LLC... Read more »

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Don’t Place a Bid Before Understanding These Key Points About Louisiana Public Bid Law 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... Read more »

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Recent Updates in the Louisiana Private Works Act The Louisiana Private Works Act gives provisions to laborers, material suppliers, subcontractors, and others who have not received payment for services rendered or materials provided in a construction project. Essentially, it allows workers to file a lien against the property on which construction is taking place in order to force contractors and owners to provide... Read more »

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How the Louisiana Private Works Act Can Help You Get Paid 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... Read more »

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Filing Liens to Obtain Payment on Public and Private Construction Projects 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... Read more »

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The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Filing a Lien Under the Louisiana Public Works Act The Louisiana Public Works Act (the “Act”) was enacted for the sole purpose of protecting people doing work, performing labor, or providing materials for the construction, alteration, or repair of public works. To accomplish this objective, the Act mandates that public entities require the contractor to secure the public project with a bond to assure... Read more »

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The Tricks and Treats of Recent Updates in the Private and Public Works Acts