The contract does not contain a clause pertaining to recovery of attorney's fees. As a general rule, attorney's fees are not allowed unless provided by statute or contract. Morvant v. Arnoult, 490 So.2d 549, 552 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1986); Quealy v. Paine, Webber, Jackson Curtis, Inc., 475 So.2d 756 (La. 1985). A breach of contract does not fall within one of the exceptions to this rule.