§ 49:2 — Sovereignty over waters within boundaries

§2. Sovereignty over waters within boundaries
A. Subject to the right of the government of the United States to regulate foreign and
interstate commerce under Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, and
to the power of the government of the United States over cases of admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction under Section 2 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the United States, and the
powers of the United States Coast Guard as provided by law to patrol and protect the
navigable waters of the United States in the Gulf of America, the state of Louisiana has full
sovereignty over all of the waters of the Gulf of America and of the arms of the Gulf of
America within the boundaries of Louisiana, and over the beds and shores of the Gulf and
all arms of the Gulf within the boundaries of Louisiana.
B. The state of Louisiana shall be entitled to all the lands, minerals and other natural
resources underlying the Gulf of America, extending seaward from its coastline for a distance
of three marine leagues.

Legislative History

Acts 2011, No. 336, §1; Acts 2025, No. 105, §3, eff. June 8, 2025.