§2150.1. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Board" means the State Licensing Board for Contractors.
(2) "Commercial" means any construction project except residential structures
intended to be primarily occupied as a residence with no more than two separate dwelling
units incorporated into one structure.
(3) "Contract" means an agreement to perform a scope of work that is regulated by
this Chapter. The project value includes the entire cost of the labor, materials, rentals, and
all direct and indirect project expenses. The cost of materials, rentals, and direct and indirect
expenses shall be included regardless of who pays the costs or if they are donated. The
"principal contract" is the agreement to perform the entire scope of work for a construction
project.
(4)(a) "Contractor" means any person who undertakes to, attempts to, or submits a
price or bid or offers to construct, supervise, superintend, oversee, direct, perform, or in any
manner assume charge of the construction, alteration, repair, improvement, movement,
demolition, putting up, tearing down, furnishing labor, or furnishing labor together with
material or equipment, or installing material or equipment for any of the following:
(i) Any building, highway, road, railroad, sewer, grading, excavation, pipeline, public
utility structure, project development, housing, or housing development, improvement, or
any other construction undertaking for which the project value is fifty thousand dollars or
more when the property is to be used for commercial purposes.
(ii) Any new residential structure for which the project value is fifty thousand dollars
or more when the property is used for residential purposes.
(iii) Any improvements or repairs to an existing residential structure for which the
project value is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more.
(iv) Any mold remediation for which the project value is seven thousand five
hundred dollars or more.
(b) The term "contractor" includes persons who receive an additional fee for the
employment or direction of labor, or any other work beyond the normal architectural or
engineering services.
(c) A contractor holding a license in the major classification of hazardous materials,
or any subclassifications thereunder, is defined in terms of work performed for which the
project value is one dollar or more.
(d) "Contractor" does not mean any person, supplier, manufacturer, or employee of
such person who assembles, repairs, maintains, moves, puts up, tears down, or disassembles
any patented or proprietary equipment supplied by such person to a contractor to be used
solely by the contractor for a construction undertaking. "Proprietary" means specific and
specialized equipment installation, manufacturing processes, used, or components that are
protected from disclosure to third parties by the owner or manufacturer of the equipment.
(5) "Controlled access" means the complete building or facility area under direct
physical control within which an unauthorized person is denied access.
(6) "Electrical contractor" means any person who undertakes to, attempts to, or
submits a price or bid or offers to construct, supervise, superintend, oversee, direct, perform,
or in any manner assume charge of the construction, alteration, repair, improvement,
movement, demolition, putting up, tearing down, or furnishing labor together with material
and equipment, or installing the same for the wiring, fixtures, or appliances for the supply
of electricity to any residential, commercial, or other project, for which the project value is
ten thousand dollars or more. This Paragraph is not deemed or construed to limit the
authority of a contractor, general contractor, or residential contractor, as those terms are
defined in this Section, nor to require such individuals to become an electrical contractor.
(7) "Employee" means a worker whose employer deducts taxes from his wages and
reports his annual earnings to the Internal Revenue Service using a W-2 form.
(8) "Executive director" means the person appointed by the board to serve as the
chief operating officer in connection with the day-to-day operation of the board's business.
The executive director is the appointing authority for all employees of the board.
(9)(a) "General contractor" means a person who contracts directly with the owner.
The term "general contractor" includes the term "primary contractor" and wherever used in
this Chapter or in regulations promulgated thereunder "primary contractor" means "general
contractor".
(b) "General contractor" does not mean any person, supplier, manufacturer, or
employee of such person who assembles, repairs, maintains, moves, puts up, tears down, or
disassembles any patented or proprietary equipment supplied by such person to a contractor
to be used solely by the contractor for a construction undertaking.
(10) "Home improvement" means the reconstruction, alteration, renovation, repair,
modernization, conversion, improvement, removal, or demolition, or the construction of an
addition to any preexisting residential structure which building is used or designed to be used
as a residence or dwelling unit, or to structures which are adjacent to such residence or
building for which the project value is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more. "Home
improvement" does not include services rendered gratuitously.
(11) "Home improvement contractor" means any person who undertakes or attempts
to undertake or submits a price or bid or offers to construct, supervise, superintend, oversee,
direct, perform, or in any manner assume charge of a home improvement project for which
the project value is at least seven thousand five hundred dollars but less than fifty thousand
dollars. A home improvement contractor shall not perform any structural work that is integral
to the structural integrity of any new or existing structure, including but not limited to
footings, foundations, outside walls, skeleton, bearing columns and interior load bearing
walls, floor slabs, or roofing systems to any type.
(12) "License" means any form of license or registration the board is authorized to
issue in accordance with this Chapter.
(13) "Mechanical contractor" means any person who undertakes to, attempts to, or
submits a price or bid or offers to construct, supervise, superintend, oversee, direct, perform,
or in any manner assume charge of the construction, alteration, repair, improvement,
movement, demolition, putting up, tearing down, or furnishing labor, or furnishing labor
together with material and equipment, or installing the same for the construction, installation,
maintenance, testing, and repair of air conditioning, refrigeration, heating systems, and
plumbing for all residential, commercial, and industrial applications as well as ventilation
systems, mechanical work controls, boilers and other pressure vessels, steam and hot water
systems and piping, gas piping and fuel storage, and chilled water and condensing water
systems and piping, including but not limited to any type of industrial process piping and
related valves, fittings, and components, for which the project value is ten thousand dollars
or more. This Paragraph is not deemed or construed to limit the authority of a contractor,
general contractor, or residential contractor, as those terms are defined in this Section, nor
to require such individuals to become a mechanical contractor.
(14) "Mold remediation contractor" means any person who engages in removal,
cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventative activities, of mold
or mold-contaminated matter that was not purposely grown at that location for which the
project value is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more. Mold remediation applies only
to the regulation of mold-related activities that affect indoor air quality and does not apply
to routine cleaning when not conducted for the purpose of mold-related activities intended
to affect indoor air quality.
(15) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, cooperative,
corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other entity
recognized by Louisiana law; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary,
receiver, or as any other kind of legal or personal representative, or as a successor in interest,
assignee, agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative of
such person; or any state or local governing authority or political subdivision.
(16) "Plumbing contractor" means any person who installs, maintains, and repairs
potable and nonpotable tap water or sewer systems within a building structure or residential
structure for which the project value is ten thousand dollars or more.
(17) "Principal" means an owner, shareholder, or an officer or director of a
corporation; a member or manager of a limited liability company; a general partner of a
partnership; a sole proprietor; a trustee; or a full-time employee with similar operational
control or significant influence with respect to any person as determined by the board.
(18) "Qualifying party" means a natural person designated by the contractor to
represent the contractor for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Chapter
including but not limited to meeting the requirements for the initial license and any
continuation thereof.
(19)(a) "Residential contractor" means any person who constructs a fixed building
or structure for sale or use by another as a residence or who, for a price, commission, fee,
wage, or other compensation, undertakes or offers to undertake the construction or
superintending of the construction of any residential structure which is not more than three
floors in height, to be used by another as a residence, for which the project value is fifty
thousand dollars or more. The term "residential contractor" includes all persons who receive
an additional fee for the employment or direction of labor, or any other work beyond the
normal architectural or engineering services.
(b) "Residential contractor" includes both of the following:
(i) Any person bidding or performing home improvement for which the project value
is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more.
(ii) Any person performing the installation of a modular home with a value equal to
or greater than fifty thousand dollars for which the total project value shall not include the
cost of the component parts of the modular home in the condition each part leaves the factory
pursuant to R.S. 40:1730.71.
(c) "Residential contractor" does not include any person engaged in building
residential structures that are built to the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development's construction standards for manufactured housing as outlined at 42 U.S.C.
5401 et seq., or mounted on a metal chassis and wheels.
(20) "Residential roofing" means the construction, alteration, repair, improvement,
demolition, putting up, tearing down, furnishing labor, or furnishing labor together with
materials or equipment, or the installation of materials or equipment for any phase of roofing
specific to a residential structure for which the project value is seven thousand five hundred
dollars or more.
(21) "Residential roofing contractor" means any person who undertakes to, attempts
to, or submits a price or bid, or offers to construct, supervise, superintend, oversee, direct,
perform, or in any manner assume charge of a residential roofing project for which the
project value is seven thousand five hundred dollars or more.
(22) "Residential structure" means a building or structure that is used primarily for
occupancy by a person as a residence. Such structures or buildings include but are not limited
to single family dwellings and duplexes which are not more than three floors in height and
structures that are part of or adjacent to the building or structures to be used as a residence.
A residential structure more than three floors in height may be built by a person holding a
building construction and residential construction license.
(23) "Subcontract" means an agreement to perform a portion of the scope of work
contained in the principal contract including the entire cost of labor and materials of that part
of the principal contract which is performed by the subcontractor.
(24)(a) "Subcontractor" means a person who contracts to perform a scope of work
that is a part of the scope of work contained in the principal contract.
(b) "Subcontractor" does not include any person, supplier, or manufacturer who
assembles, repairs, maintains, moves, puts up, tears down, or disassembles any patented or
proprietary equipment supplied by such person to a contractor to be used solely by the
contractor for a construction undertaking.
Acts 1992, No. 681, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 638, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 1996;
Acts 1997, No. 146, §1; Acts 1997, No. 770, §1; Acts 2003, No. 643, §1; Acts 2003, No.
1146, §2; Acts 2007, No. 398, §1; Acts 2008, No. 725, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2019, No.
371, §1; Acts 2022, No. 195, §1; Acts 2024, No. 178, §1; Acts 2025, No. 422, §1.