Louisiana Statutes
§ 31:16 — Basic mineral rights; status as real rights
Louisiana § 31:16
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 31Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 31:16 (2026).
Text
The basic mineral rights that may be created by a landowner are the mineral servitude, the mineral royalty, and the mineral lease. This enumeration does not exclude the creation of other mineral rights by a landowner. Mineral rights are real rights and are subject either to the prescription of nonuse for ten years or to special rules of law governing the term of their existence.
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Legislative History
Acts 1974, No. 50, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
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