Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2293

  • contract: means any contract awarded by any public entity for the making of any public works or for the purchase of any materials or supplies. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2211
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

A.  Any contract entered into in violation of any provision of this Part shall be null and void.  

B.  The district attorney in whose district a violation of this Part occurs, the attorney general, or any interested party has a right of action to bring suit for appropriate injunctive relief in the district court to nullify a contract entered into in violation of this Part.  

C.  If a judgment of nullity is rendered in an action brought by a district attorney or by the attorney general pursuant to Subsection B hereof, the district court may award a civil penalty not in excess of ten thousand dollars against each offending party.  

Added by Acts 1965, No. 40, §1.  Amended by Acts 1980, No. 803, §1.