§ 50:3 — Linear units defined

§3. Linear units defined
A. The plane coordinates used to express the position or location of a point on the
earth's surface within an appropriate plane coordinate system zone shall consist of two
distances which shall be expressed in meters and decimals of a meter or in feet and decimals
of a foot. One of these distances, to be known as the East or X-coordinate, shall give the
distance east of the Y-axis; the other distance, to be known as the North or Y-coordinate,
shall give the distance north of the X-axis. The Y-axis of any zone shall be parallel with the
central meridian of that zone. The X-axis of any zone shall be at right angles to the central
meridian of that zone.
B. When the values are expressed in feet, the U.S. survey foot shall be used as the
standard foot for the Louisiana Plane Coordinate System.

Legislative History

Acts 1985, No. 913, §1; Acts 2024, No. 626, §2.