agency

Designated Agency (Louisiana)

Under Louisiana's agency statute (La. R.S. 9:3891 et seq.), which replaces common-law agency for licensees, a designated agent is a licensee who acts as agent for a client, and designated agency is the relationship presumed when a licensee works with a client unless a written agreement says otherwise. Customers, who are not represented, receive only ministerial acts. If one licensee works for both parties, that is dual agency, which requires informed written consent of all clients on the Commission's dual agency disclosure form.