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1. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Christopher D. Cazenave

   Louisiana Public Entities Can No Longer Withhold Contested Liquidated Damages (opens the original)

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   Act 255 changed Louisiana’s public prompt-payment rules, and on public projects it changes the balance of leverage in a real way. It took effect May 15, 2026. The core change: A public owner can no longer hold back liquidated damages the contractor disputes. If the owner believes it is owed delay damages, it has to pay the contractor first and pursue the claim in a separate lawsuit. The one exception is narrow — flood protection and integrated coastal projects — and it opens only after the stand

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2. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Christopher D. Cazenave

   Louisiana Owners Are Now On A 35-Day Clock — And The Penalty Meter Has No Ceiling (opens the original)

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   Until recently, Louisiana's Prompt Payment Statute (La. R.S. 9:2784) pointed in one direction. It told contractors how fast to push money downstream and punished them when they did not. It never meaningfully told the owner when to pay in the first place. Louisiana Act 822 closes that gap effective August 1, 2026, and it does so with teeth. The uncapped penalty is the provision that changes behavior. Exposure used to be a finite number that a defendant could reserve against and negotiate toward.

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