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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 9, § 4862. Privilege for labor, services, or supplies

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The following persons have a privilege over the property described in R.S. 9:4863 to secure the following obligations incurred in operations:

(1) A contractor for the price of his contract for operations.

(2) A contractor for the price of his contract for providing services or facilities to persons performing labor or services on a well site located in the waters of the state.

(3) A laborer or employee of an operator or contractor, for the price of his labor performed at the well site.

(4) A person who performs trucking, towing, barging, or other transportation services for an operator or contractor, for the price of transporting movables to the well site.

(5) A person who transports, to or from a well site located in the waters of the state, persons who are employed in rendering labor or services on the well site, for the price of transporting those persons.

(6) A seller for the price of a movable sold to an operator or contractor that is:

(a) Incorporated in a well or in a facility located on the well site.

(b) Consumed in operations.

(c) Consumed at the well site by a person performing labor or services on a well site located in the waters of the state.

(7) A lessor for the rent of a movable leased to an operator or contractor used in operations and that accrues while the movable is located on the well site.

B. The privilege created by this Part is accessory to and secures only the following:

(1) The amount of the obligation described in Subsection A of this Section.

(2) Interest due on the amount of the obligation.

(3) The cost of preparing and filing the statement of privilege and notice of pendency of action authorized by this Part.

(4) The amount of reasonable attorney fees not to exceed ten percent if an attorney is employed to enforce obligations.

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