Louisiana
For Louisiana, preliminary notice required is conditional — GC on commercial projects over $25,000 must record Notice of Contract before work begins; subcontractors must serve Notice of Nonpayment; residential GC must furnish Notice of Mechanic Lien Rights; notice name is Notice of Contract; notice deadline — gc (days) is not required (must record Notice of Contract before work begins on commercial projects over $25,000, or furnish Notice of Mechanic Lien Rights before signing on residential); notice deadline — sub/supplier (days) is 75 days from last day of month in which materials were delivered (Notice of Nonpayment for material suppliers); lien recording deadline — gc (days) is 60 days after Notice of Termination (if Notice of Contract filed), or 60 days after substantial completion (if no Notice of Contract), recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.
- State
- Louisiana
- Preliminary notice required
- conditional — GC on commercial projects over $25,000 must record Notice of Contract before work begins; subcontractors must serve Notice of Nonpayment; residential GC must furnish Notice of Mechanic Lien Rights our reading
- Notice name
- Notice of Contract
- Notice deadline — GC (days)
- not required (must record Notice of Contract before work begins on commercial projects over $25,000, or furnish Notice of Mechanic Lien Rights before signing on residential)
- Notice deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 75 days from last day of month in which materials were delivered (Notice of Nonpayment for material suppliers)
- Lien recording deadline — GC (days)
- 60 days after Notice of Termination (if Notice of Contract filed), or 60 days after substantial completion (if no Notice of Contract)
- Lien recording deadline — sub/supplier (days)
- 30 days after Notice of Termination (if prime contract recorded), or 60 days after substantial completion (if not recorded)
- Enforcement deadline (days)
- 365
- Late notice consequence
- forfeiture — Failure to timely record the Notice of Contract eliminates the prime contractor's privilege against the property our reading
- Statute
- L.R.S. §9:4801 et seq.
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
General contractors: 60 days after Notice of Termination. Subcontractors: 30 days (recorded prime contract) or 60 days (unrecorded). Residential materialmen: 70 days. Commercial materialmen/lessors: 30 days (recorded) or 60 days (unrecorded). All deadlines triggered by Notice of Termination or substantial completion.
— mechanicslien.com, retrieved 2026-08-14
Source
- mechanicslien.comhttps://mechanicslien.com/louisiana