Legislative Update

Construction Industry Legislative Update – August 2020

By |2020-08-12T11:10:00-05:00August 12, 2020|

Several important laws affecting the construction industry—and businesses in general—were passed by the Louisiana Legislature during the 2020 Regular and Extraordinary Sessions and signed into law by the Governor, including partial tort reform, business and individual protections related to COVID-19, and new laws affecting the construction industry in particular.

Construction Industry Legislative Update – July 2019

By |2020-05-22T16:32:34-05:00July 15, 2019|

Several important laws affecting the construction industry were passed by the Louisiana Legislature and signed into law by the governor in the 2019 Regular Session. The new legislation includes the most expansive overhaul of the Louisiana Private Works Act in nearly 40 years, a new law that allows local governments to use the A+B (cost plus time) bidding method, and significant amendments to the law governing the contractor licensing board.

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