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LA Civ Code art. 2756 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2756. Building by plot and work by job, definitions.

To build by a plot, or to work by the job, is to undertake a building or a work for a certain stipulated price.
LA Civ Code art. 2757 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2757. Agreement to furnish work or materials or both.

A person, who undertakes to make a work, may agree, either to furnish his work and industry alone, or to furnish also the materials necessary for such a work.
LA Civ Code art. 2758 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2758. Destruction of work before delivery, liability of contractor furnishing materials.

When the undertaker furnishes the materials for the work, if the work be destroyed, in whatever manner it may happen, previous to its being delivered to the owner, the loss shall be sustained by the undertaker, unless the proprietor be in default for not receiving it, though duly notified to do so.* *"Though duly notified to do so" has no counterpart in French text.
LA Civ Code art. 2759 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2759. Destruction of work before delivery, liability of contractor furnishing work only.

When the undertaker only furnishes his work and industry, should the thing be destroyed, the undertaker is only liable in case the loss has been occasioned by his fault.
LA Civ Code art. 2760 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2760. Destruction of work before delivery, contractor's right to payment of salary.

In the case mentioned in the preceding article, if the thing be destroyed by accident, and not owing to any fault of the undertaker, before the same be delivered, and without the owner be [being] in default for not receiving it, the undertaker shall not be entitled to his salaries, unless the destruction be owing to the badness of the materials used in the building.
LA Civ Code art. 2761 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2761. Delivery of work in separate parts.

If the work be composed of detached pieces, or made at the rate of so much a measure, the parts may be delivered separately; and that delivery shall be presumed to have taken place, if the proprietor has paid to the undertaker the price due for the parts of the work which have already been completed.
LA Civ Code art. 2762 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2762. Liability of contractor for damages due to badness of workmanship.

If a building, which an architect or other workman has undertaken to make by the job, should fall to ruin either in whole or in part, on account of the badness of the workmanship, the architect or undertaker shall bear the loss if the building falls to ruin in the course of ten years, if it be a stone or brick building, and of five years if it be built in wood or with frames filled with bricks.
LA Civ Code art. 2763 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2763. Changes or extensions of original plans, effect.

When an architect or other workman has undertaken the building of a house by the job, according to a plot agreed on between him and the owner of the ground, he can not claim an increase of the price agreed on, on the plea of the original plot having been changed and extended, unless he can prove that such changes*have been made in compliance with the wishes of the owner. *English translation of French text incomplete; should include "or extensions."
LA Civ Code art. 2764 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2764. Substantial and necessary alterations.

An exception is made to the above provision, in a case where the alteration or increase is so great, that it can not be supposed to have been made without the knowledge of the owner, and also where the alteration or increase was necessary and has not been foreseen.
LA Civ Code art. 2765 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2765. Cancellation of contract by owner.

The proprietor has a right to cancel at pleasure the bargain he has made, even in case the work has already been commenced, by paying the undertaker for the expense and labor already incurred, and such damages as the nature of the case may require.
LA Civ Code art. 2766 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2766. Termination of contract by death of workman.

Contracts for hiring out work are canceled by the death of the workman, architect or undertaker, unless the proprietor should consent that the work should be continued by the heir or heirs of the architect, or by workmen employed for that purpose by the heirs.
LA Civ Code art. 2767 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2767. Payment to heirs of contractor for work or materials completed.

The proprietor is only bound, in the former case, to pay to the heirs of the undertaker the value of the work that has already been done and that of the materials already prepared, proportionably to the price agreed on, in case such work and materials may be useful to him.
LA Civ Code art. 2768 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2768. Contractor's liability for acts of employees.

The undertaker is responsible for the acts of the persons employed by him.
LA Civ Code art. 2769 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2769. Contractor's liability for non-compliance with contract.

If an undertaker fails to do the work he has contracted to do, or if he does not execute it in the manner and at the time he has agreed to do it, he shall be liable in damages for the losses that may ensue from his non-compliance with his contract.
LA Civ Code art. 2770 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2770. Workmen employed by contractor, rights against owner.

Masons, carpenters and other workmen, who have been employed in the construction of a building or other works, undertaken by the job, have their action against the proprietor of the house on which they have worked, only for the sum which may be due by him to the undertaker at the time their action is commenced.
LA Civ Code art. 2771 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2771. Masons, carpenters and other artificers as contractors.

Masons, carpenters, blacksmiths*and all other artificers, who undertake work by the job, are bound by the provisions contained in the present section, for they may be considered as undertakers each in his particular line of business. *Note error in English translation of French text; "blacksmiths" should be "locksmiths."
LA Civ Code art. 2777 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2777. Privilege of workmen on ships and boats.

Workmen employed in the construction or repair of ships and boats, enjoy the privilege established above, without being bound to reduce their contracts to writing, whatever may be their amount, provided the statement of the claim is recorded in the manner required by law; but this privilege ceases, if they have allowed the ship or boat to depart, without exercising their right.
LA Civ Code art. 2778 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2778. Annuity contract; definition

An annuity contract is an agreement by which a party delivers a thing to another who binds himself to make periodic payments to a designated recipient. The recipient's right to these payments is called an annuity. A contract transferring ownership of a thing other than money for a certain or determinable price payable over a term is not an annuity contract. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2779 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2779. Applicability of the rules governing obligations

In all matters for which no special provision is made in this Title, an onerous annuity contract is governed by the Titles of Obligations in General and Conventional Obligations or Contracts, and when the contract provides for delivery of a thing other than money, it is governed by the Title of Sales. A gratuitous annuity contract is governed by the Title of Donations. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2780 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2780. Recipient of payments

The recipient of payments under an annuity contract may be a natural person or a juridical person.  Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2781 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2781. Annuity for life or time period

The payments under an annuity contract may be for the lifetime of a designated natural person, or, alternatively, for a period of time. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2782 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2782. Termination of annuity; absence of a designated term

In the absence of a designated term, an annuity established in favor of a natural person terminates upon the death of that person, but one in favor of a juridical person is without effect. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2783 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2783. Assignable and heritable rights and obligations

In the absence of a contrary provision of law or juridical act, the rights and obligations of the parties under an annuity contract are assignable and heritable. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2784 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2784. Annuity in favor of successive recipients

An annuity may be established in favor of successive recipients. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan, 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2785 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2785. Annuity contract in favor of several recipients of payments

An annuity contract may be established in favor of several natural persons, whether in divided shares or in indivision. When an annuity contract is established for the lifetimes of several recipients of payments in indivision, the termination of the interest of a recipient inures to the benefit of those remaining unless the annuity contract expressly provides otherwise. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2786 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2786. Existence of recipient

When an annuity is established in favor of a natural person, that person must exist or be in utero at the time of the formation of the annuity contract. When an annuity is established in favor of a juridical person, that person must likewise exist at the time of the formation of the annuity contract. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2787 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2787. Annuity charge

An annuity contract transferring an immovable may provide for the establishment of a charge on the immovable for the periodic payments due under the contract. In such a case, the recipient in whose favor the annuity was established acquires a real right for periodic payments. The establishment of the annuity charge must be express and in writing. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2788 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2788. Annuity charge; recordation

An annuity charge on an immovable is without effect as to third persons unless the annuity contract establishing it is recorded in the conveyance records of the parish in which the immovable is located. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2789 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2789. Applicable law

In all matters for which no special provision is made in this Chapter, the annuity charge is governed by the provisions of Chapter 1 of this Title. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2790 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2790. Annuity charge for life or time period

The annuity charge may not exceed thirty years, except that it may continue for the lifetime of a recipient who is a natural person. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2791 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2791. Enforcement of the annuity charge

Upon failure of payment of amounts due under a contract establishing an annuity charge, the recipient may obtain judgment for the amounts due and may enforce the judgment by execution upon the immovable subject to the annuity charge in accordance with law. The adjudication extinguishes the annuity charge for all amounts for which judgment was rendered as well as all charges and encumbrances on the immovable inferior to the annuity charge but does not extinguish the annuity charge for amounts thereafter becoming due under the contract. Acts 2012, No. 258, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Civ Code art. 2801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2801. Partnership; definition.

A partnership is a juridical person, distinct from its partners, created by a contract between two or more persons to combine their efforts or resources in determined proportions and to collaborate at mutual risk for their common profit or commercial benefit. Trustees and succession representatives, in their capacities as such, and unincorporated associations may be partners. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2802 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2802. Applicability of rules of conventional obligations.

The contract of partnership is governed by the provisions in the Title: Of Conventional Obligations, in all matters that are not otherwise provided for by this Title. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2803 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2803. Participation of partners.

Each partner participates equally in profits, commercial benefits, and losses of the partnership, unless the partners have agreed otherwise. The same rule applies to the distribution of assets, but in the absence of contrary agreement, contributions to capital are restored to each partner according to the contribution made. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2804 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2804. Participation in one category only.

If a partnership agreement establishes the extent of participation by partners in only one category of either profits, commercial benefits, losses, or the distribution of assets other than capital contributions, partners participate to that extent in each category unless the agreement itself or the nature of the participation indicates the partners intended otherwise. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2805. Name of the partnership.

A partnership may adopt a name with or without the inclusion of the names of any of the partners. If no name is adopted, the business must be conducted in the name of all the partners. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2806 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2806. Ownership of immovable property; retroactivity of partnership's existence; acquisition of immovable property prior to partnership's existence

A. An immovable acquired in the name of a partnership is owned by the partnership if, at the time of acquisition, the contract of partnership was in writing. If the contract of partnership was not in writing at the time of acquisition, the immovable is owned by the partners. B. As to third parties, the individual partners shall be deemed to own immovable property acquired in the name of the partnership until the contract of partnership is filed for registry with the secretary of state as provided by law. C. Whenever any immovable property is acquired by one or more persons acting in any capacity for and in the name of any partnership which has not been created by contract as required by law, and the partnership is subsequently created by contract in accordance with Title XI of Book III of the Civil Code, the partnership's existence shall be retroactive to the date of acquisition of an interest in such immovable property, but such retroactive effect shall be without prejudice to rights validly acquired by third persons in the interim between the date of acquisition and the date that the partnership was created by contract. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1; Acts 2005, No. 136, §1, eff. June 22, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 2807 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2807. Decisions affecting the partnership.

Unless otherwise agreed, unanimity is required to amend the partnership agreement, to admit new partners, to terminate the partnership, or to permit a partner to withdraw without just cause if the partnership has been constituted for a term. Decisions affecting the management or operation of a partnership must be made by a majority of the partners, but the parties may stipulate otherwise. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2808. Obligation of a partner to contribute.

Each partner owes the partnership all that he has agreed to contribute to it. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2809 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2809. Fiduciary duty; activities prejudicial to the partnership.

A partner owes a fiduciary duty to the partnership and to his partners. He may not conduct any activity, for himself or on behalf of a third person, that is contrary to his fiduciary duty and is prejudicial to the partnership. If he does so, he must account to the partnership and to his partners for the resulting profits. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2810. Other rights not prejudiced.

The provisions of Articles 2808 and 2809 do not prejudice other rights granted by law to recover damages or to obtain injunctive relief in appropriate cases. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2811. Partner as creditor of the partnership.

A partner who acts in good faith for the partnership may be a creditor of the partnership for sums he disburses, obligations he incurs, and losses he sustains thereby. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2812 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2812. The sharing of a partner's interest with a third person.

A partner may share his interest in the partnership with a third person without the consent of his partners, but he cannot make him a member of the partnership. He is responsible for damage to the partnership caused by the third person as though he caused it himself. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2813 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2813. The right of a partner to obtain information.

A partner may inform himself of the business activities of the partnership and may consult its books and records, even if he has been excluded from management. A contrary agreement is null. He may not exercise his right in a manner that unduly interferes with the operations of the partnership or prevents other partners from exercising their rights in this regard. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2814 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2814. Partner as mandatary of the partnership

A partner is a mandatary of the partnership for all matters in the ordinary course of its business other than the alienation, lease, or encumbrance of its immovables. A provision that a partner is not a mandatary does not affect third persons who in good faith transact business with the partner. Except as provided in the articles of partnership, any person authorized to execute a mortgage or security agreement on behalf of a partnership shall, for purposes of executory process, have authority to execute a confession of judgment in the act of mortgage or security agreement without execution of the articles of partnership by authentic act. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 888, §1; Acts 1989, No. 137, §16, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
LA Civ Code art. 2815 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2815. Effect of loss stipulation on third persons.

A provision that a partner shall not participate in losses does not affect third persons. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2816 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2816. Contract by partner in his own name; effect on the partnership.

An obligation contracted for the partnership by a partner in his own name binds the partnership if the partnership benefits by the transaction or the transaction involves matters in the ordinary course of its business. If the partnership is so bound, it can enforce the contract in its own name. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2817 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2817. Partnership debts; liability.

A partnership as principal obligor is primarily liable for its debts. A partner is bound for his virile share of the debts of the partnership but may plead discussion of the assets of the partnership. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2818 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2818. Causes of cessation of membership

A. A partner ceases to be a member of a partnership upon: his death or interdiction; his being granted an order for relief under Chapter 7 or confirmation of a plan of liquidation or the appointment of a trustee of his estate under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code; his interest in the partnership being seized and not released as provided in Article 2819; his expulsion from the partnership; or his withdrawal from the partnership. B. A partner also ceases to be a member of a partnership in accordance with the provisions of the contract of partnership. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1; Acts 2004, No. 827, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2819 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2819. Seizure of the interest of a partner.

A partner ceases to be a member of a partnership if his interest in the partnership is seized under a writ of execution and is not released within thirty days. The cessation is retroactive to the date of seizure. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2820 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2820. Expulsion of a partner for just cause.

A partnership may expel a partner for just cause. Unless otherwise provided in the partnership agreement, a majority of the partners must agree on the expulsion. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2821 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2821. Partnership constituted for term; withdrawal.

If a partnership has been constituted for a term, a partner may withdraw without the consent of his partners prior to the expiration of the term provided he has just cause arising out of the failure of another partner to perform an obligation. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2822 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2822. Partnership without term; withdrawal.

If a partnership has been constituted without a term, a partner may withdraw from the partnership without the consent of his partners at any time, provided he gives reasonable notice in good faith at a time that is not unfavorable to the partnership. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2823 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2823. Rights of a partner after withdrawal.

The former partner, his successors, or the seizing creditor is entitled to an amount equal to the value that the share of the former partner had at the time membership ceased. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2824 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2824. Payment of interest of partner.

If a partnership continues to exist after the membership of a partner ceases, unless otherwise agreed, the partnership must pay in money the amount referred to in Article 2823 as soon as that amount is determined together with interest at the legal rate from the time membership ceases. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 2825 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 2825. Judicial determination of amount.

If there is no agreement on the amount to be paid under Articles 2823 and 2824, any interested party may seek a judicial determination of the amount and a judgment ordering its payment. Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.