Louisiana § RS 56:751 - Dedication of state lands withdrawn from entry
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§ RS 56:751. Dedication of state lands withdrawn from entry
All of the vacant and unappropriated public lands belonging to the state on December 9, 1921 or thereafter acquired by accretion or otherwise, and more particularly described as follows, are withheld and withdrawn from entry or sale and perpetually dedicated as a game preserve and public hunting ground:
All swamps and marsh lands in township 22 South, range 20 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, East of the Mississippi River, excepting the following lands: S.E. 1/4 of S.E. 1/4 of section 11; N. 1/2 of S.E. 1/4 of section 12; S. 1/2 of N.W. 1/4, N.E. 1/4 of S.W. 1/4, N.W. 1/4 of S.E. 1/4 of section 15; S.E. 1/4 of S.E. 1/4 of section 15; and sections 22, 25, and 26.
All swamps and marsh lands in township 22 South, range 21 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, East of the Mississippi River, excepting the following lands: S.E. 1/4 of S.W. 1/4, S.W. 1/4 of S.W. 1/4 of section 4; N.E. Frac. 1/4, N.W. 1/4 of S.W. 1/4 S. 1/2 of N.W. 1/4 of section 7; N. Frac. 1/2 of N.W. 1/4, N.W. 1/4 of N.E. 1/4 of section 8.
All swamps and marsh lands in township 22 South, range 22 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, East of the Mississippi River.
All swamps and marsh lands in township 23 South, range 21 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, East of the Mississippi River.
All swamps and marsh lands in township 22 South, range 32 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, West of the Mississippi River, excepting the following lands: All of sections or lots 9 or lots 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44; and all of fractional sections in rear of lots 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34.
All swamps and marsh lands in township 22 South, range 33 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, West of the Mississippi River, excepting the following lands: All of sections or lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
All of swamps and marsh lands in township 23 South, range 32 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, West of the Mississippi River, excepting the following lands: Sections or lots 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 and 91.
All swamps and marsh lands in township 23 South, range 33 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, West of the Mississippi River, excepting the following lands: Section 1; sections 2; sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15; section 17; section 18; section 19.
All swamps and marsh lands in township 23 South, range 34 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, west of the Mississippi River.
All swamps and marsh lands in township 24 South, range 32 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, West of the Mississippi River, excepting the following lands: All of sections or lots 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, and 77.
All swamps and marsh lands in township 24 South, range 33 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana, West of the Mississippi River, excepting the following lands: Sections or lots 9 and 10.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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