Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:1180

  • Architectural-engineering corporation: means a corporation organized pursuant to this Chapter for the practice of architecture as provided for by La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:1171
  • 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.

If upon the effective date of this Chapter a previously existing engineering corporation or professional architectural corporation desires to operate as an architectural-engineering corporation, it may do so by compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and shall be entitled but not required to form a separate corporation for that purpose.  

Added by Acts 1983, No. 465, §1, eff. July 6, 1983.