# La. Rev. Stat. § 49:3: Ownership of waters within boundaries

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S3

## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 49:3
- **Heading:** Ownership of waters within boundaries
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 3

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1 Gulfward boundary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S1.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:2 Sovereignty over waters within boundaries](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S2.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:3 Ownership of waters within boundaries](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S3.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:3.1 Legislative intent and purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S3.1.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:4 Water boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S4.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:5 Penalty for interference with marks or buoys](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S5.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:6 Gulfward boundary of coastal parishes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S6.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:22 Selection of special counsel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S22.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:23 Compensation of special counsel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S23.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:47 Council of State Governments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S47.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:49 Division of local affairs or its successor; purpose, establishment, duties of director, submission of data, functions of division, administration of programs affecting community affairs and development, coordinating community developments, authorization for appropriations and state grants, report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S49.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:61 Body of agreement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S61.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:71 Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S71.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 49:72 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T49_S72.md)

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