Louisiana § RS 17:87.4 - Rights-of-way across sixteenth section lands
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 17:87.4 — Rights-of-way across sixteenth section lands, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 17:87.4. Rights-of-way across sixteenth section lands
That all grants of right-of-ways executed prior to the passage of R.S. 17:87.1 through 17:87.3 by the school boards of the several parishes of the state of Louisiana granting right-of-ways across and through sixteenth sections or parts thereof for all legitimate and necessary purposes including, but not limiting the generality thereof, power and communication lines and pipelines for water, oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances, shall be and the same are hereby recognized and ratified in accordance with their terms, and the validity thereof is hereby confirmed without further requirement under those Sections.
Added by Acts 1950, Ex. Sess., No. 9, §4.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 17:87.4 ("Rights-of-way across sixteenth section lands") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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