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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:4808 (2026)

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§4808. Work defined

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Cited in 8 cases, 1982–2011 · leading case: Keybank Nat'l Ass'n v. Perkins Rowe Assocs., LLC, 823 F. Supp. 2d 399 (M.D. La. 2011).
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Keybank Nat'l Ass'n v. Perkins Rowe Assocs., LLC, 823 F. Supp. 2d 399 (M.D. La. 2011). · cites it 5× “R.S. 9:4808(B); see also La. R.S. 9:4807, comment (b); La.”
Wilson Ex Rel. Fobb v. Bruks-Klockner, Inc., 602 F.3d 363 (5th Cir. 2010). “") (emphasis added); La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 9:4808(a) (2008) ("A work is a single continuous project for the improvement, construction, erection, reconstruction, modification, repair, demolition, or other physical change of an immovable or its component parts.”
Forsberg v. Bovis Lend Lease, Inc., 2008 UT App 146 (Utah Ct. App. 2008). “7 (interpreting La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 9:4808(A)(8) (West 1983), which expressly granted lien rights for "[almounts owed under collective bargaining agreements with respect to a laborer's or employee's wages or other compensation .”
Lake Forest, Inc. v. Cirlot Co., 466 So. 2d 61 (La. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 7× “R.S. 9:4808 (with no pre-1981 counterpart) defines "a work" under the Private Works Act: A.”
LA. MATERIALS CO., INC. v. Atl. Richfield Co., 486 So. 2d 776 (La. Ct. App. 1986). “R.S. 9:4808(D) states that the Private Works Act does not apply to the drilling of oil, gas, and water wells or activities in connection with these wells that are covered by privileges granted by La.”
C & J Contractors v. Am. Bank & Tr., 559 So. 2d 810 (La. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 5× “" A general contractor is one "(1) [w]ho contracts to perform all or substantially all of a work; or (2) [w]ho is deemed to be a general contractor by R.S. 9:4808(B)." LSA-R.S. 9:4807(B)(1) & (2).”
Nu-Lite Elec. Wholesalers, LLC v. Alfred Palma Inc., 878 So. 2d 660 (La. Ct. App. 2004). “As Nu-Lite notes, a “work” is defined in LSA-R.S. 9:4808 as “a single continuous project for the improvement, construction, erection, reconstruction, modification, repair, demolition, or other physical change of an immovable or its component parts.”
Altex Ready-Mixed Concrete Corp. v. Hughes-Turner Constr. Co., 413 So. 2d 617 (La. Ct. App. 1982). “-R.S. 9:4808 permits a person desiring to construct a building to escape personal liability for the debts incurred by the contractor on the job by providing a surety bond sufficient in amount to cover the prospective costs of the construction.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:4808(A)(8) — 1 case
Forsberg v. Bovis Lend Lease, Inc., 2008 UT App 146 (Utah Ct. App. 2008). “7 (interpreting La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 9:4808(A)(8) (West 1983), which expressly granted lien rights for "[almounts owed under collective bargaining agreements with respect to a laborer's or employee's wages or other compensation .”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:4808(B) — 2 cases
Keybank Nat'l Ass'n v. Perkins Rowe Assocs., LLC, 823 F. Supp. 2d 399 (M.D. La. 2011). “R.S. 9:4808(B); see also La. R.S. 9:4807, comment (b); La.”
C & J Contractors v. Am. Bank & Tr., 559 So. 2d 810 (La. Ct. App. 1990). “" A general contractor is one "(1) [w]ho contracts to perform all or substantially all of a work; or (2) [w]ho is deemed to be a general contractor by R.S. 9:4808(B)." LSA-R.S. 9:4807(B)(1) & (2).”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:4808(C) — 2 cases
Keybank Nat'l Ass'n v. Perkins Rowe Assocs., LLC, 823 F. Supp. 2d 399 (M.D. La. 2011). “R.S. 9:4808(B); see also La. R.S. 9:4807, comment (b); La.”
C & J Contractors v. Am. Bank & Tr., 559 So. 2d 810 (La. Ct. App. 1990). “" A general contractor is one "(1) [w]ho contracts to perform all or substantially all of a work; or (2) [w]ho is deemed to be a general contractor by R.S. 9:4808(B)." LSA-R.S. 9:4807(B)(1) & (2).”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:4808(D) — 1 case
LA. MATERIALS CO., INC. v. Atl. Richfield Co., 486 So. 2d 776 (La. Ct. App. 1986). “R.S. 9:4808(D) states that the Private Works Act does not apply to the drilling of oil, gas, and water wells or activities in connection with these wells that are covered by privileges granted by La.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:4808(a) — 1 case
Wilson Ex Rel. Fobb v. Bruks-Klockner, Inc., 602 F.3d 363 (5th Cir. 2010). “") (emphasis added); La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 9:4808(a) (2008) ("A work is a single continuous project for the improvement, construction, erection, reconstruction, modification, repair, demolition, or other physical change of an immovable or its component parts.”
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