Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102

§59e–1 Additional Portion of Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana

Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 59e–1

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Bayou Lafourche in Thibodaux (from Canal Boulevard to the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge) is officially treated as not navigable under the General Bridge Act of 1946.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §59e–1

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Bayou Lafourche, in the State of Louisiana, between Canal Boulevard, city of Thibodaux, parish of Lafourche and the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge crossing the bayou, city of Thibodaux, parish of Lafourche, is hereby declared to be a nonnavigable waterway of the United States within the meaning of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.).

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References in Text

The General Bridge Act of 1946, referred to in text, is title V of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 847, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 525 et seq.) of chapter 11 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 525 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 59e–1

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102