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LA Code › Code revised-statutes › Title 49 › Section 3

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The State of Louisiana owns in full and complete ownership the waters of the Gulf of America and of the arms of the Gulf and the beds and shores of the Gulf and the arms of the Gulf, including all lands that are covered by the waters of the Gulf and its arms either at low tide or high tide, within the boundaries of Louisiana.

Acts 2025, No. 105, §3, eff. June 8, 2025.

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Ownership of waters within boundaries · La. Rev. Stat. § 49:3 | Frix