Title 41, Public Lands
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La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1713 Leases and permits, cause for cancellation or revocation
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§1713. Leases and permits, cause for cancellation or revocation A. Abandonment of an encroachment, or noncompliance with the law, this Chapter, or regulations and standards adopted, shall result in the revocation or cancellation of any permit or lease unless the persons responsib…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1714 Sanctions for violations; exceptions
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§1714. Sanctions for violations; exceptions A. The attorney general shall, by injunctive or other relief, prevent the unlawful creation of encroachments without permit, or which by construction or continuing existence, create a hazard to the public interests. Any encroachment con…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1731 Legislative findings
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§1731. Legislative findings To ensure the viability of the state's natural resources, to provide a continuing energy source for the citizens and businesses of Louisiana, to promote economic development through job retention and creation in Louisiana, and to promote a clean and la…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1732 Lease authority and royalties
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§1732. Lease authority and royalties A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law except Subsection B of this Section, the State Mineral and Energy Board, in conjunction with the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy, shall have the authority to lease for the ex…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1733 Award of state wind leases
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§1733. Award of state wind leases A. All proposals for lease of state lands for the exploration, development, or production of energy from wind shall be submitted to the State Mineral and Energy Board. The State Mineral and Energy Board shall then submit to the state land office …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1734 Powers and duties of the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy
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§1734. Powers and duties of the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy A. The secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Chapter and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1751 Repealed by Acts 2006, No
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§1751. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 713, §4, eff. July 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1752 Repealed by Acts 2006, No
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§1752. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 713, §4, eff. July 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1753 Repealed by Acts 2006, No
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§1753. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 713, §4, eff. July 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:2 Accounts and lists to be kept by the commissioner
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§2. Accounts and lists to be kept by the commissioner The commissioner shall: A. Keep accounts of the sales of lands which were donated to the state by: (1) Setting forth in the certificate issued therefor the section, parts of sections, township and range, district and parish, t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:211 §§211, 212 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§211. §§211, 212 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 568, §2
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:251 §§251 to 253 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§251. §§251 to 253 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 568, §2
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:291 §§291 to 294 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§291. §§291 to 294 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 568, §2
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:3 Proceeds of sale of warrants or public land
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§3. Proceeds of sale of warrants or public land All money arising from the sale of warrants or public land shall be paid by the purchaser to the state treasurer, on the warrant of the commissioner of administration. The state treasurer shall receive the money within forty-eight h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:331 §§331 to 337 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§331. §§331 to 337 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 568, §2
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:381 Refund of purchase price in event of invalid sale
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§381. Refund of purchase price in event of invalid sale Every person, or his legal representatives who is the purchaser from the state of a tract of land, which had actually and immediately been located by the state and which is or may be void by reason of a prior sale thereof or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:382 Re-transfer of land to state and return of warrant
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§382. Re-transfer of land to state and return of warrant Before the money is refunded, the party applying must deposit a duly executed transfer to the state of the tract purchased, together with the warrant under which the selection or location was made.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:4 Description of land or warrants in receipt
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§4. Description of land or warrants in receipt A. A description of the land or warrants shall be included in the order on the state treasurer to receive the money for the lands. No entry shall be made upon the books, maps, or other official record until the receipt of the state t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:421 Recovery by state for illegal or excessive entry of swamp lands
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§421. Recovery by state for illegal or excessive entry of swamp lands Whenever the governor is satisfied from information received, that swamp lands of the state, not subject to tidal overflow, have been illegally and fraudulently entered by private persons or corporations and so…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:422 Certified abstracts
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§422. Certified abstracts The Register of the State Land Office, when requested to do so by the governor, shall prepare from the records of the state land office and deliver to the district attorney of the parish wherein the lands are located, certified abstracts of such lands as…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:423 Proceedings
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§423. Proceedings On receipt of the abstract, the district attorney shall, without delay, institute suit against the claimants or possessors for the recovery of the lands, for the value of such timber as may have been taken therefrom, and for the damage to the lands or the timber…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:424 Suits in name of state
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§424. Suits in name of state All suits or process shall be in the name of and for the use and benefit of the state, and shall be issued and served by the proper officials without advance of costs, or security therefor. All suits shall be prosecuted to judgment and final execution…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:425 Compensation of officers and of district attorney
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§425. Compensation of officers and of district attorney The state shall make provision for the compensation of the officers of the court and the state land office for their services under this Part in those cases where judgment may be rendered adverse to the state. Where judgment…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:426 Records and maps to show lands recovered
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§426. Records and maps to show lands recovered The lands recovered shall be placed upon the official records and maps of the state land office as lands belonging to the state, and copies of the final judgment decreeing them to be the property of the state shall be kept on file an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:461 Contest of entries
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§461. Contest of entries In all cases where lands belonging to the state are entered under any of the laws requiring their settlement and cultivation as a part of the consideration received or to be received by the state, and particularly where the entries were made under the hom…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:462 Hearing by register
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§462. Hearing by register On the day fixed for the trial of the contest and in as expeditious a manner as may be consistent with justice the register shall hear the evidence and the arguments, and shall decide the entries, valid or invalid, and shall affirm or cancel them accordi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:463 Contestant's rights where entries are declared invalid
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§463. Contestant's rights where entries are declared invalid For a period of sixty days after an entry has been declared invalid and cancelled, the contestant shall have the sole right, exclusive of all other persons, to enter any or all of the lands under any of the laws then in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:464 Contestant's rights to lands not then subject to entry
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§464. Contestant's rights to lands not then subject to entry If, upon the termination in favor of any contestant of a contest brought under this Part, the land or any part thereof involved therein is not then lawfully subject to entry by the contestants, they shall in like manner…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:5 Receipt to purchaser
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§5. Receipt to purchaser The state treasurer shall deliver to the purchaser or his agent a receipt, which shall contain a correct description, by section, township and range, of the lands sold by the state. The state treasurer shall receive no extra compensation for this service.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:501 Persons entitled to make entry; quantity of land
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§501. Persons entitled to make entry; quantity of land A. Every person who is the head of a family, or has reached the age of twenty-one years and is a citizen of this state may enter one quarter section or a less quantity of the unappropriated public lands of the state, to be lo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:502 Affidavit
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§502. Affidavit A. Any person applying to enter land under the provisions of this Part shall first make and subscribe an affidavit: (1) That he is the head of a family or has reached the age of twenty-one years and is a citizen of this state; (2) That the application is made hone…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:503 Sale or incumbrance prior to issuance of patent
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§503. Sale or incumbrance prior to issuance of patent No person entering land under the provisions of this Part may sell, alienate or encumber the lands so entered prior to issuance of patent therefor except for school, church or cemetery purposes, or for right of way for railroa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:504 Conditions for issuance of patent
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§504. Conditions for issuance of patent No patent shall issue for any lands entered under the provisions of this Part until after the expiration of five years from the date of the entry. The person making the entry or in case of his death his heirs or devisees shall be entitled t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:505 Final proof
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§505. Final proof A. Any person desiring to submit final proof under the provisions of R.S. 41:504 shall first file a written notice of his intention to make such proof with the Register of the State Land Office. The notice shall contain the date and number of the register's rece…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:506 Fees for oaths, affidavits and proofs
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§506. Fees for oaths, affidavits and proofs All oaths, affidavits or proofs required under this Part shall be made before the Register of the State Land Office or before any officer of the parish in which the land is situated who is authorized to administer oaths and who uses a s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:507 Disposition of fees
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§507. Disposition of fees The Register of the State Land Office may turn into the state treasury, and the state treasurer may receive, the fees received under the provisions of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:508 Liability for debts
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§508. Liability for debts No lands acquired under the provisions of this Part shall ever become liable for the satisfaction of any debt contracted prior to issuance of patent therefor.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:509 Reversion to state; preference rights of person filing charges
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§509. Reversion to state; preference rights of person filing charges If, at any time after filing of the affidavit required by R.S. 41:502, and before the issuance of patent therefor, it is proved to the satisfaction of the Register of the State Land Office, after due notice to t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:51 Surveys and plats
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§51. Surveys and plats The governor may direct the Department of Transportation and Development: (1) To make, from time to time, surveys of all unsurveyed lands belonging and that may hereafter belong to this state and to subdivide them into townships, sections and other proper s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:510 Homestead by discharged veterans; deduction of service time
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§510. Homestead by discharged veterans; deduction of service time Any honorably discharged veteran of World War II may homestead land under the provisions of R.S. 41:501 through 509, and the time served in the armed service of the United States in time of war shall be deducted fr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:511 Death of homesteader while in service
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§511. Death of homesteader while in service In every case in which a homesteader under R.S. 41:501 through 509 was inducted into the armed services after his entry was allowed and died in service, his widow, if unmarried, or in case of her death or marriage, then his minor orphan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:512 Scope and application of provisions
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§512. Scope and application of provisions The provisions of R.S. 41:510 through 511 shall apply to any homestead entries made by honorably discharged veterans of the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Korean Conflict, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 41:501…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:52 Records transferred to this state by the former office of the United States Surveyor General of the District of Louisiana
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§52. Records transferred to this state by the former office of the United States Surveyor General of the District of Louisiana The maps, books, records, field notes and documents appertaining to land title in this state which were transferred to this state by the former office of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:53 Federal authorities to have access to records
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§53. Federal authorities to have access to records The United States authorities shall have free access to the records at all times.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:54 Place for deposit; custodian
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§54. Place for deposit; custodian The records shall be deposited and kept in a fire proof vault or room, provided by the register of the state land office, who may appoint a custodian thereof, under his control.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:541 Homestead entry on tax adjudicated land
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§541. Homestead entry on tax adjudicated land At any time after the lapse of three years from the adjudication of any land to the state for any unpaid taxes due thereon for any year subsequent to January 1st, 1880, where the land has not been redeemed from the tax adjudication an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:542 Procedure
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§542. Procedure A. Any person applying to enter land under the provisions of this Subpart shall first make and subscribe an affidavit: (1) that he is the head of a family or has reached the age of twenty-one years and is a citizen of this state; (2) that the application is made h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:543 Sale or incumbrance prior to issuance of patent
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§543. Sale or incumbrance prior to issuance of patent No person entering land under the provisions of this Subpart may sell, alienate or encumber the lands so entered prior to issuance of patent therefor, except for school, church, or cemetery purposes, or for right of way for ra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:544 Conditions for issuance of patent
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§544. Conditions for issuance of patent No patent shall issue for any lands entered under the provisions of this Subpart until after the expiration of five years from the date of the entry. The person making the entry, or in case of his death, his heirs or devisees shall be entit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:545 Final proof
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§545. Final proof Any person desiring to submit final proof under the provisions of R.S. 41:544 shall first file with the Register of the State Land Office a written notice of his intention to make proof, which notice shall contain the date and number of the register's receipt, a…