# La. Rev. Stat. § 31:5: Ownership of solid minerals

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S5

## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 31:5
- **Heading:** Ownership of solid minerals
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 31 / Section 5

## Text

Ownership of land includes all minerals occurring naturally in a solid state. Solid minerals are insusceptible of ownership apart from the land until reduced to possession.

Acts 1974, No. 50, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.

## Nearby sections

- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:1 Title and form of citation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S1.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:2 Relation to Civil Code](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S2.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:3 Freedom of contract and limitations thereon](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S3.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:4 Substances to which Code applicable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S4.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:5 Ownership of solid minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S5.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:6 Right to search for fugitive minerals; elements of ownership of land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S6.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:7 When minerals reduced to possession](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S7.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:8 Landowner's right of enjoyment for mineral extraction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S8.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:9 Correlative rights of owners of common reservoir or deposit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S9.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:10 Liability to others with interests in common reservoir or deposit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S10.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:11 Reasonable regard for concurrent uses of the land burdened by mineral rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S11.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:12 Protection of landowner's interest in minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S12.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:13 Damages for removal of solid minerals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S13.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 31:14 Drainage of fugitive minerals; exclusion of liability; exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T31_S14.md)

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