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La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2150 (2026)

Purpose; legislative intent

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CHAPTER 24.  CONTRACTORS

PART I.  GENERAL

§2150.  Purpose; legislative intent

The purpose of the legislature in enacting this Chapter is the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of all those persons dealing with persons engaged in the contracting vocation, and the affording of such persons of an effective and practical protection against the incompetent, inexperienced, unlawful, and fraudulent acts of contractors with whom they contract.  Further, the legislative intent is that the State Licensing Board for Contractors shall monitor construction projects to ensure compliance with the licensure requirements of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 82, §2, eff. July 8, 1976.  Acts 1989, No. 559, §1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Hagberg v. John Bailey Contractor, 435 So. 2d 580 (La. Ct. App. 1983).
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Hagberg v. John Bailey Contractor, 435 So. 2d 580 (La. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 5× “49 claimed against Bailey even though Hagberg violated a prohibitory law by engaging in the business of contracting in Louisiana without a contractor's license contrary to R.S. 37:2150, et seq.; (2) Bailey failed to establish by the preponderance of the evidence that Hagberg…”
Lemoine/Brasfield & Gorrie Jt. Venture, LLC v. Orleans Par. Crim. Sheriff's Off., 63 So. 3d 1068 (La. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 6× “R.S. 37:2150 provides that: The purpose of the legislature in enacting this Chapter is the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of all those persons dealing with persons engaged in the contracting vocation, and the affording of such persons of an effective and…”
LICENSING BD. v. Dept. of Agric., 588 So. 2d 1268 (La. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 4× “00 without a license was a violation of LSA-R.S. 37:2150 et seq. and that the use of Department employees to perform such work also constituted the performance of such construction.”
Alonzo v. Chifici, 526 So. 2d 237 (La. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “(1) For the purpose of this Chapter, a contractor is defined as any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, or other organization, or any combination thereof, who undertakes, attempts, or submits a bid or offer to construct, supervise, superintend,…”
J. Caldarera & Co. v. Hosp. Serv. Dist. No. 2, 707 So. 2d 1023 (La. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “R.S. 37:2150, et seq., and, therefore, the bid filed by Manhatttan/Gibbs should not have been accepted.”
Leija v. Gathright, 211 So. 3d 592 (La. Ct. App. 2016). “R.S. 37:2150. The licensing provisions state that it is “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 under the provisions of…”
State v. Greene, 55 So. 3d 775 (La. 2011). “R.S. 37:2150. 3 Given defendant’s initial misrepresentations to Blanks, we need not address his claim that industry practice did not preclude him from commingling funds from several ongoing projects in a single bank account, thereby permitting him to use funds from one project…”
Dept. of Agric. v. STATE LICENSING BD., 837 So. 2d 726 (La. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “R.S. 37:2150, et seq. ("Contractors Licensing Law"), the Licensing Board has the authority to monitor construction projects to ensure compliance with contractors licensure requirements.”
LAGC v. LA Dept. of Agr. & Forestry, 924 So. 2d 90 (La. 2006). · cites it 2× “R.S. 37:2150, et seq. In Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry v.”
Shaw Constructors, Inc. v. Hpd, LLC, 749 F. Supp. 2d 474 (E.D. La. 2010). · cites it 2× “R.S. 37:2150 (1989). The statute provides that contractors be licensed in their specific area of construction, and that they are limited to working only within their classification.”
Louisiana Associated Gen. Contractors, Inc. v. Louisiana Dep't of Agric. & Forestry, 924 So. 2d 90 (La. 2006). · cites it 2× “R.S. 37:2150, et seq. In Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry v.”
Taylor & Taylor Builders, Inc. v. Moore, 393 So. 2d 792 (La. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “LRS 37:2150 et seq. We affirm. Both the plaintiff and the low bidder are licensed contractors under the contractor’s licensing law, LRS Title 37.”
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La. Rev. Stat. § 37:2150(1)(4)(b): 1 case
InPwr Inc v. Olson Restoration L L C, No. 2:21-cv-00821 (W.D. La. Nov. 9, 2022).
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