Does Louisiana have a state prevailing-wage law?

No. Louisiana has no state prevailing-wage statute and no state certified-payroll form or portal. Certified payroll is required only on federally funded work, under the federal Davis-Bacon Act, and is filed on the federal WH-347.

Do I ever file certified payroll through a Louisiana portal?

There is no statewide Louisiana portal. On federally funded DOTD highway projects, the contract may require you to submit certified payroll through LCPtracker — check the specific project. Otherwise you submit the WH-347 to the federal contracting agency.

Is PayrollPenguin a compliance guarantee?

No. PayrollPenguin is a reporting and formatting tool — it formats your payroll to the federal WH-347 specification and flags anomalies. You certify and the awarding agency / DOL reviews.

Louisiana Davis-Bacon certified payroll

How to file certified payroll in Louisiana (federal Davis-Bacon WH-347)

Louisiana has no state prevailing-wage law, so there is no Louisiana state certified-payroll form or portal. Certified payroll is required only when a job is federally funded — that triggers the federal Davis-Bacon Act, and you file the weekly WH-347 with the contracting agency. PayrollPenguin turns your payroll run into a file-ready WH-347, flags anomalies for your review, and gates the filing behind your certification.

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Louisiana has no state prevailing-wage law

Unlike states with their own electronic formats, Louisiana does not have a state prevailing-wage statute, so there is no Louisiana-specific certified-payroll form, schema, or portal. If your job is privately funded with no federal money, no certified payroll is owed. The obligation comes entirely from federal funding, not from the state.

Federal funding triggers Davis-Bacon and the WH-347

When a Louisiana project carries federal funds — building, highway, water, or other federally assisted construction — the Davis-Bacon Act (and any Related Acts) applies. You owe the locality’s federal wage determination and a weekly WH-347 with a signed Statement of Compliance. PayrollPenguin maps your classifications to the determination, reshapes your hours into the WH-347 layout, and reformats your numbers — it never invents a wage.

DOTD federal-aid highway work may use LCPtracker

On federally funded road and bridge work, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) may require contractors to submit certified payroll through LCPtracker for a given project. Treat this as a per-project possibility on federal-aid highway jobs — check the contract — rather than a statewide rule. The underlying obligation is still federal Davis-Bacon.

How to file Louisiana certified payroll

Import your payroll run. Upload your ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or CSV payroll for the pay period.
Pick the federally funded project. Select the Davis-Bacon project and its federal wage determination so classifications map correctly.
Resolve flagged anomalies. Review PayrollPenguin’s flags — missing fringe, a rate below the determination, or a zero-hour week — before you certify.
Certify and export the WH-347. Sign the Statement of Compliance, then download the file-ready WH-347 to submit to the contracting agency.

Frequently asked questions

Does Louisiana have a state prevailing-wage law?: No. Louisiana has no state prevailing-wage statute and no state certified-payroll form or portal. Certified payroll is required only on federally funded work, under the federal Davis-Bacon Act, and is filed on the federal WH-347.
Do I ever file certified payroll through a Louisiana portal?: There is no statewide Louisiana portal. On federally funded DOTD highway projects, the contract may require you to submit certified payroll through LCPtracker — check the specific project. Otherwise you submit the WH-347 to the federal contracting agency.
Is PayrollPenguin a compliance guarantee?: No. PayrollPenguin is a reporting and formatting tool — it formats your payroll to the federal WH-347 specification and flags anomalies. You certify and the awarding agency / DOL reviews.

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Turn your existing payroll run into a file-ready Louisiana Davis-Bacon certified payroll filing — anomalies flagged, nothing invented.

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PayrollPenguin is a reporting and formatting tool, not a compliance guarantor or legal advisor. You certify your filings; the awarding agency reviews them.