Cajun Contractors, Inc. v. Lafayette Consolidated Government

I THIBODEAUX, Judge.

This appeal involves a dispute between Cajun Contractors, Inc. (hereinafter “Cajun”) and Lafayette City-Parish Consolidat*589ed Government — Lafayette Utilities Systems (hereinafter “LUS”) regarding delay damages associated with the construction of improvements to a water treatment plant. Pursuant to the provisions of a contract between the parties, Cajun requested that LUS submit the matter to arbitration to resolve the dispute. LUS refused to enter arbitration, asserting that the 12arbitration provision in the construction contract was invalid and nonbinding as between the…