Title 41, Public Lands
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La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1216 Restrictions of area, number, and transfer of leases; subleases
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§1216. Restrictions of area, number, and transfer of leases; subleases A. In order to allow the individual lessee to lease lands from the state in preference to syndicated landholders or corporations, no lease shall cover a larger area than six hundred forty acres of public land,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1217 Term and rental; port authorities excepted
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§1217. Term and rental; port authorities excepted A.(1) Any lease executed under the provisions of this Part shall be for a period not exceeding ten years and shall provide for consideration to be paid as a cash rental of not less than one dollar per acre, which shall be payable …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1217.1 Renewal of lease; highest bid option
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§1217.1. Renewal of lease; highest bid option A. Any contract entered into for the lease of state lands for any purpose shall require that access by the public to public waterways through the state lands covered by the lease shall be maintained and preserved for the public by the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1218 Locating and fixing limits of lands
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§1218. Locating and fixing limits of lands All lessees shall stake off and mark the leased lands by such stakes or monuments as may be necessary to accurately locate and fix the limits of the lands embraced in each lease, and shall further cause the area of the leased land, and t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1219 Supervision of leases
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§1219. Supervision of leases The lessor shall have full supervision of leases to see that the terms and stipulations thereof are complied with and may take any appropriate action, and may file any suit to protect the interest of the lessor, or to annul any lease. The lessor may i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1220 Trespass
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§1220. Trespass It shall be unlawful for anyone to knowingly trespass upon the leased lands, and thereon to trap, hunt, graze stock or engage in other agricultural pursuits, except as provided in this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1221 Penalties for violation
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§1221. Penalties for violation Any person violating any of the provisions of this Part shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and not less than twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned for not less than ten days or more than ninety days, or both. In the case of a violation…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1222 Surface leases on state lands
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§1222. Surface leases on state lands A. The Registrar of the State Land Office, acting for and on behalf of the state of Louisiana, may execute surface leases for any of the purposes enumerated in R.S. 41:1212 of not more than two acres on any lands, including water bottoms, unde…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1223 Ratification and confirmation of leases in municipalities of five hundred thousand
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§1223. Ratification and confirmation of leases in municipalities of five hundred thousand All contracts of lease previously entered into by the governing authority of a municipality having a population of five hundred thousand or more on the effective date of this Section for lan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1224 Leases without advertisement or bids
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§1224. Leases without advertisement or bids Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part to the contrary, in Orleans Parish or Jefferson Parish, the requirements for public bid and advertisement shall not apply to any lease of land of less than ten thousand square feet in siz…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1224.1 Exceptions to advertisement and bidding requirements
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§1224.1. Exceptions to advertisement and bidding requirements The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to the lease or sublease of boat slips of the Bucktown Marina that are owned and operated by the governing authority of Jefferson Parish pursuant to a lease between the state…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1224.2 Exceptions to advertisement and bidding requirements
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§1224.2. Exceptions to advertisement and bidding requirements The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to leases, sales, exchanges, cooperative endeavor agreements, joint use agreements, and similar or related agreements by any governmental body involving any of the property a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1225 Oyster leases; grants of; ratification of existing leases
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§1225. Oyster leases; grants of; ratification of existing leases A. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, and specifically notwithstanding the provisions of this Chapter, Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and Title 31 of the Louisiana Revised St…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1261 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§1261. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 88, §3, eff. June 12, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1262 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§1262. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 88, §3, eff. June 12, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1263 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§1263. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 88, §3, eff. June 12, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1264 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§1264. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 88, §3, eff. June 12, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1265 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§1265. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 88, §3, eff. June 12, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1266 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§1266. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 88, §3, eff. June 12, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1267 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§1267. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 88, §3, eff. June 12, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1268 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§1268. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 88, §3, eff. June 12, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1269 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§1269. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 88, §3, eff. June 12, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1291 Authority to lease to or from other political subdivisions, the state, or the United States
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§1291. Authority to lease to or from other political subdivisions, the state, or the United States Any political subdivision or agency of the state of Louisiana is hereby authorized, without advertisement for bids, to lease for any legitimate purpose including, except in the pari…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1292 Form and contents of lease; maximum period; use of property
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§1292. Form and contents of lease; maximum period; use of property Such lease shall be in writing and shall contain a reasonably definite description of the property leased, the purposes for which the property is leased, the rental to be paid, the term or duration of such lease, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1293 Execution of lease in triplicate, disposition of copies
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§1293. Execution of lease in triplicate, disposition of copies Any such lease shall be executed in triplicate, and shall be disposed of as follows: one copy shall be furnished to the lessee; one copy shall be recorded in the conveyance records of the parish in which the land lies…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1294 Proceedings contemplated by Part exclusive
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§1294. Proceedings contemplated by Part exclusive No proceedings in respect to the authorization and execution of any such lease shall be necessary except such as are contemplated by this Part. Acts 1954, No. 571, §4. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 712, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:13 Listing of lands owned, leased, or rented by state or instrumentalities of state; subsequent acquisitions or alienations
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§13. Listing of lands owned, leased, or rented by state or instrumentalities of state; subsequent acquisitions or alienations A. The commissioner shall prepare and maintain in his office at all times and make available as a public record a listing which shall show the lands and i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:131 Application to enter or purchase
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§131. Application to enter or purchase When any person desires to enter or purchase lands belonging to the state, including public lands donated by congress to the state of Louisiana known as swamp and overflowed lands, internal improvements, indemnity lands, or dried lake lands,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:132 Information to be secured as to value of land
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§132. Information to be secured as to value of land On receipt of any application to purchase land so subject to sale, accompanied with the required deposit, the register of the state land office, or the president of the levee board, may require the parish surveyor of the parish …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1321 Sales made before 1914 validated
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§1321. Sales made before 1914 validated All sales of sixteenth section school lands in the State made prior to the first day of January, 1914, are ratified and confirmed notwithstanding informalities in the sales subject to the following conditions: (1) The parish treasurer or ot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1322 Sixteenth section sales made prior to 1900; act of 1934
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§1322. Sixteenth section sales made prior to 1900; act of 1934 Sales of all sixteenth section school lands in the state made prior to the first day of January, 1900, are ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding informalities in the sales relative to appraisement and offering the l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1323 Sixteenth section sales made prior to 1900; act of 1942
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§1323. Sixteenth section sales made prior to 1900; act of 1942 All sales of sixteenth section school lands in the state, made prior to the first day of January, 1900, are ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding informalities in the sales relative to appraisement and offering the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1323.1 Sixteenth section sales made prior to 1930; Act of 1946
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§1323.1. Sixteenth section sales made prior to 1930; Act of 1946 A. Sales of the sixteenth section school lands in the state of Louisiana made prior to the first day of January, 1930, are hereby ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding any informalities in the said sales relative …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1323.2 Sixteenth section sales made prior to 1921; Act of 1956
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§1323.2. Sixteenth section sales made prior to 1921; Act of 1956 A. Sales of the sixteenth section school lands in the State of Louisiana made prior to the first day of July, 1921, are hereby ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding any informalities in the said sales relative to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1323.3 Sixteenth section sales made through July 1, 1956; Act of 1964
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§1323.3. Sixteenth section sales made through July 1, 1956; Act of 1964 A. All sales of sixteenth section school lands in the State of Louisiana made through the first day of July, 1956, are hereby ratified and confirmed notwithstanding informalities in said sales; provided that …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1323.4 Sales, transfers or exchanges of public property by cities, towns, villages and police juries prior to twelve o'clock, noon, July 28, 1948
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§1323.4. Sales, transfers or exchanges of public property by cities, towns, villages and police juries prior to twelve o'clock, noon, July 28, 1948 All sales, transfers or exchanges of public property made by cities, towns, villages and police juries made prior to twelve o'clock,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1323.5 Sales of irregular and fractional sixteenth section lands made prior to 1860
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§1323.5. Sales of irregular and fractional sixteenth section lands made prior to 1860 A. Sales of irregular and fractional sixteenth section lands in the state of Louisiana made prior to the first day of January, 1860, are hereby ratified and confirmed. Notwithstanding any inform…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1323.6 Ratification and confirmation of leases of certain school lands
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§1323.6. Ratification and confirmation of leases of certain school lands All contracts of leases of school lands, including but not limited to school indemnity lands and sixteenth section lands, by a school board within a parish with a population of not less than forty-two thousa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1324 Confirmation of certain sales and locations
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§1324. Confirmation of certain sales and locations All sales and locations of public lands made by this state from the first of January, 1861, to the fourteenth of October, 1864, which are shown by the records of the register's office, are confirmed, and patents shall, on demand,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1325 Certain redemptions in New Orleans confirmed
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§1325. Certain redemptions in New Orleans confirmed All redemptions heretofore effected of property adjudicated to the state under Act 1 of 1935, third extra session, for non-payment of taxes due to the city of New Orleans, and which redemptions have heretofore been made by eithe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1326 Confirmation of certificates of redemption under 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1938 acts
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§1326. Confirmation of certificates of redemption under 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1938 acts All certificates of redemption of property issued by the State Land Office under Acts 1934, No. 161; Acts 1935, Fourth Ex. Sess., No. 14; Acts 1936, No. 183; Acts 1938, No. 47, and the cancella…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1327 Confirmation of sales to drainage district
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§1327. Confirmation of sales to drainage district The title to all lands located in the Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District which were purchased by the Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District at tax sales made by the sheriffs and ex-officio tax collectors for the pari…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1328 Tax title by prescription
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§1328. Tax title by prescription A. Any person holding, or claiming immovable property under a deed made by a sheriff, or a tax collector, or other state or parish officer, which has been on record for more than ten years, and is, or purports to be, founded on a forfeiture for ta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1329 Prescription on suit to quiet title of state
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§1329. Prescription on suit to quiet title of state In all cases where a final judgment of a competent court has been heretofore rendered cancelling or annulling a sale made to the State of Louisiana in the enforcement of state taxes, and such legal proceedings for cancellation o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:133 Advertisement
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§133. Advertisement The register of the state land office or the president of the levee board, as the case may be, shall cause to be published for thirty days in the official journal of the state and in the official journal of the parish where the land is located, an advertisemen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1330 Sale to drainage district
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§1330. Sale to drainage district If in the enforcement of the collection of the acreage tax or forced contributions assessed against the lands within a drainage or subdrainage district, it becomes necessary to sell the property for payment of the acreage tax or forced contributio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1331 Confirmation of sale to Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District
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§1331. Confirmation of sale to Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District Where the Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District has acquired property located in the drainage district, at tax sale made by the sheriffs and ex-officio tax collectors of either the Parishes of Jeffer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1332 Manner of sale by district
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§1332. Manner of sale by district If the property purchased by the Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District as provided in R.S. 41:1330, shall in turn be sold by it as a whole, the property shall not be sold for less than the amount of all taxes, interest, costs and penalties …
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1333 Title of purchaser from district
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§1333. Title of purchaser from district In the sale of property by the Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District acquired by it at delinquent tax sale or from the register of the state land office, title to said property shall be free and clear of all liens or encumbrances of a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 41:1334 Lease, mortgage or use of property purchased by district
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§1334. Lease, mortgage or use of property purchased by district The Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District may rent, lease or use said property purchased by it, as provided in R.S. 41:1330, as it may deem fit, and may grant rights-of-way over and on the property and dig ther…