Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§10 Waters in Louisiana Purchase as Public Highways
Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 10
Summary
All rivers and waters that boats can travel in the former Territories of Orleans and Louisiana are public highways and must stay that way forever.
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Title 33, §10
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
All the navigable rivers and waters in the former Territories of Orleans and Louisiana shall be and forever remain public highways.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 5251 derived from act Mar. 3, 1811, ch. 46, § 12, 2 Stat. 606.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 10
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102