# Louisiana — Mechanics lien filing deadlines, preliminary notice requirements, and enforcement windows by US state and party role

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** L.R.S. §9:4801 et seq.

## 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.

## Source

- https://mechanicslien.com/louisiana

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-08-14.
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