Trippe Hawthorne Featured in Baton Rouge Business Report Article on Prompt Payment Law

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July 22, 2026

Trippe Hawthorne Featured in Baton Rouge Business Report Article on Prompt Payment Law

Source: Baton Rouge Business Report

Starting August 1, a new Louisiana law will impose concrete, non-waivable payment deadlines on private construction projects. Kean Miller construction partner Trippe Hawthorne calls it the most consequential construction development of the 2026 legislative session. Owners, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers should start reviewing their payment processes now to prepare. Read Trippe’s summary of what Act 822 means for your projects here by Dillon Lowe.

The biggest thing this change in the prompt payment law does is remove that deference to what parties have agreed between themselves is appropriate for a particular project and apply a one-size-fits-all solution.

Trippe Hawthorne, Partner

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