Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§59b Bayous Terrebonne and Lecarpe, Louisiana
Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 59b
Summary
Bayou Terrebonne and Bayou LeCarpe in Houma, Louisiana are not federal navigable waters, and Congress may change or repeal that.
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Title 33, §59b
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Bayou Terrebonne west of Barrow Street and Bayou LeCarpe west of the Intracoastal Waterway in the city of Houma, State of Louisiana, are declared to be not navigable waters of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved.
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33 U.S.C. § 59b
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102