Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3294

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

A.  This Chapter shall not prohibit one or more businesses from practicing through a partnership, corporation, or association.  

B.  In any partnership, corporation, or association whose primary activity consists of providing services regulated by this Chapter, at least one partner or corporate officer shall be licensed as a business under this Chapter.  

Acts 1984, No. 505, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, No. 552, §1.