# La. Rev. Stat. § 41:761: Sale of swamp or sea marsh lands

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## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 41:761
- **Heading:** Sale of swamp or sea marsh lands
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 41 / Section 761

## Text

Whenever a sixteenth section donated to the state by Congress for school purposes is located in a township not habitable by reason of the township being swamp or sea marsh, the school board may, upon the petition of the land owners owning in area more than one-half of the land in the township, order the sale of the sixteenth section by resolution or motion passed by a majority of the members of the board present and voting.

## Nearby sections

- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1 Functions relative to state lands](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S1.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:2 Accounts and lists to be kept by the commissioner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S2.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:3 Proceeds of sale of warrants or public land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S3.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:4 Description of land or warrants in receipt](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S4.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:5 Receipt to purchaser](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S5.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:6 Issuance of patents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S6.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:7 Annual list of lands entered or sold to be sent to parish assessors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S7.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:8 Fees of the commissioner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S8.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:9 Disposition of fees collected](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S9.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:10 Right of appeal from decisions of the commissioner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S10.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:11 Transcript or copy of proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S11.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:12 Filing of final judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S12.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:13 Listing of lands owned, leased, or rented by state or instrumentalities of state; subsequent acquisitions or alienations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S13.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 41:14 Conveyances of waterbottoms, ownership](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T41_S14.md)

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