RS 9:4807 Contractor, general contractor, subcontractor defined - Louisiana Statutes

§4807.  Contractor, general contractor, subcontractor defined

A.  A contractor is one who contracts with an owner to perform all or a part of a work.

B.  A general contractor is a contractor:

(1)  Who contracts to perform all or substantially all of a work; or

(2)  Who is deemed to be a general contractor by R.S. 9:4808(B).

C.  A subcontractor is one who, by contract made directly with a contractor, or by a contract that is one of a series of contracts emanating from a contractor, is bound to perform all or a part of a work contracted for by the contractor.

Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.