Louisiana § RS 38:3087.43 - Mineral rights
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 38:3087.43 — Mineral rights, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 38:3087.43. Mineral rights
Whenever it shall become necessary for the district or the Department of Transportation and Development to acquire full ownership of any land for the purpose of constructing any work or facility within the district, the owner thereof in his own behalf or in behalf of his assigns in the event of a prior assignment may retain the mineral rights to such property together with the right to grant mineral leases and servitudes thereon. No form of prescription shall divest such owner or his assigns of these rights so long as the district or a department or agency of the state retains the ownership of the property, but should ownership pass into private hands, the prescription of nonuse provided by R.S. 31:27 shall apply as in the usual case.
Acts 1995, No. 443, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 38:3087.43 ("Mineral rights") 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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