If you are engaged as a cotton merchant operating in Louisiana, you are required under the Louisiana Revised Statutes Chapter 21 of Title 3 et. seq. to file an Louisiana Cotton Merchant Bond as a condition of licensure.

 
Bonds Express offers a Louisiana Cotton Merchant Bond with a 99% approval rate.  

A surety bond protects the party requesting the bond, the Obligee, against any financial losses as a result of poor financial decisions, damages, unethical decisions, or a failure to follow state and local laws on the part of you, the Principal. The Louisiana Cotton Merchant Bond holds you accountable for your business decisions. 

By possessing a Louisiana Cotton Merchant Bond, you are telling your Obligee that you can be trusted as a Principal and that you stand behind your business decisions.