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La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2163 (2026)

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§2163. Engaging in business of contracting without authority prohibited; penalty

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Cited in 10 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Taylor & Taylor Builders, Inc. v. Moore, 393 So. 2d 792 (La. Ct. App. 1981).
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Taylor & Taylor Builders, Inc. v. Moore, 393 So. 2d 792 (La. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 4× “Plaintiff contends that this bid was void and in violation of LRS 37:2163 and that the award of the contract to the defendant bidder was made arbitrarily and unfairly under the Public Contracts Law, LRS 38:2211 et seq.”
CR Kirby Contractors, Inc. v. City of Baton Rouge, 612 So. 2d 132 (La. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “R.S. 37:2163 A. Shortly after 2:00 p.m. on January 9, 1992, but before any of the bids were opened, the City-Parish representative, J.”
Grady Crawford Constr., Inc. v. City of Baton Rouge, 76 So. 3d 513 (La. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “) Additionally, LSA-R.S. 37:2163 states, in pertinent part, that: A.”
CB & I CONSTRUCTORS v. City of Thibodaux, 897 So. 2d 724 (La. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 6× “R.S. 37:2163 A(1). On March 30, 2004, CB & I filed a petition praying for injunctive relief and a writ of mandamus ordering the city to accept the CB & I bid or reopen the bidding.”
Palmer v. Hamp's Constr., L.L.C., 204 So. 3d 1124 (La. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “R.S. 37:2163. (Emphasis added) Contractor shall be fully responsible to Board for the acts and omissions of his subcontractors and of persons either directly employed by them, as he is for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by him.”
Sewell v. St. Bernard Par. Gov't (E.D. La. 2023). · cites it 4× “R.S. 37:2163 requires an awarding authority to place in their bid specifications the requirement that a contractor shall certify that he holds an active 45 R.”
Command Constr. Indus., L.L.C. v. City of New Orleans, 250 So. 3d 1016 (La. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “R.S. 37:2163(D), which provides: It shall be the obligation of the architect, engineer, or awarding authority to classify public projects.”
CCAPS, LLC v. HD & Assocs., LLC (E.D. La. 2023). · cites it 2× “R.S. 37:2163, 2164 for “dewatering or water remediation” services; the other provisions of Part I are largely inapplicable.”
24/7 Restoration Specialists, LLC v. Young (E.D. La. 2023). “§ 37:2163(A)(1) ((“It shall be unlawful for any person to engage or to continue in this state in the business of contracting, or to act as a contractor as defined in this Chapter, unless he holds an active license as a contractor in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.”
Patriot Disaster Specialist L L C v. Hacker (W.D. La. 2025). “Louisiana Revised Statute § 37:2163(A)(1) provides that it is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of contracting, unless he holds an active license as a contractor.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2163(A)(1) — 5 cases
Grady Crawford Constr., Inc. v. City of Baton Rouge, 76 So. 3d 513 (La. Ct. App. 2011). “) Additionally, LSA-R.S. 37:2163 states, in pertinent part, that: A.”
Sewell v. St. Bernard Par. Gov't (E.D. La. 2023). “R.S. 37:2163 requires an awarding authority to place in their bid specifications the requirement that a contractor shall certify that he holds an active 45 R.”
CCAPS, LLC v. HD & Assocs., LLC (E.D. La. 2023). “R.S. 37:2163, 2164 for “dewatering or water remediation” services; the other provisions of Part I are largely inapplicable.”
24/7 Restoration Specialists, LLC v. Young (E.D. La. 2023). “§ 37:2163(A)(1) ((“It shall be unlawful for any person to engage or to continue in this state in the business of contracting, or to act as a contractor as defined in this Chapter, unless he holds an active license as a contractor in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.”
Patriot Disaster Specialist L L C v. Hacker (W.D. La. 2025). “Louisiana Revised Statute § 37:2163(A)(1) provides that it is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of contracting, unless he holds an active license as a contractor.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2163(D) — 1 case
Command Constr. Indus., L.L.C. v. City of New Orleans, 250 So. 3d 1016 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 37:2163(D), which provides: It shall be the obligation of the architect, engineer, or awarding authority to classify public projects.”
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