Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. Rapides Parish Police Jury

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we are asked to decide whether the district court erred by granting summary judgment in favor of third-party plaintiff-appellee, Hafco, Inc. (“Haf-co”), on its cross-claim against third-party defendant-appellant, Rapides Parish Police Jury, Louisiana (“Rapides Parish”). Haf-co, a general contractor, sued Rapides Parish when the parish’s surety went bankrupt without paying Hafco for work it had performed on a public works project. Because Hafco is not a proper claimant under the Louisiana Public Works Act (“LPWA”), La.Rev.Stat. 38:2241, et seq., and because…