2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 49 — State administration
RS 49:214.24 — Coastal zone boundary

§214.24. Coastal zone boundary

A. The seaward boundary of the coastal zone of Louisiana shall be the seaward limit of the state of Louisiana as determined by law.

B. The interstate boundaries of the coastal zone shall be the boundary separating Louisiana from Texas on the west and the boundary separating Louisiana from Mississippi on the east, as each is determined by law.

C. The inland boundary of the coastal zone shall generally be a line beginning at the intersection of the northern line of the Intracoastal Canal and the Louisiana/Texas boundary, thence proceeding easterly along the northern bank of the Intracoastal Canal to Highway 82, thence northeasterly along Highway 82 to Highway 690, thence easterly along Highway 690 to Highway 330, thence northeasterly along Highway 330 to Highway 14, thence easterly along Highway 14 to Highway 90, thence southeasterly along Highway 90 to Highway 85, thence northeasterly along Highway 85 to Highway 90, thence easterly along Highway 90 to the intersection of Highway 90 and the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee thence northerly along the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee to the intersection of the boundary which separates the parishes of St. Martin and Iberia, thence easterly along the boundary separating Iberia Parish from St. Martin Parish, to the intersection of the St. Martin Parish boundary with the boundary separating St. Martin Parish from Assumption Parish, thence southerly along the boundary separating St. Martin Parish from Assumption Parish to the intersection of the boundary with the northern shore of Lake Palourde, thence westerly along the northern shore of Lake Palourde to the intersection of the shore with the northern boundary of the city of Morgan City, thence following the boundary of the corporate limits of the city of Morgan City to where it intersects with the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, thence along the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to the vicinity of the Bayou du Large Ridge, thence proceeding southerly along the western edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge to the intersection of the Falgout Canal, thence proceeding easterly along the north bank of the Falgout Canal to the eastern edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge, thence proceeding northerly along the eastern edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge to the vicinity of Crozier, thence proceeding easterly to the western edge of the Grand Caillou Ridge, thence proceeding southerly along the western edge of the Grand Caillou Ridge to the vicinity of Dulac, thence proceeding easterly to the eastern edge of the Grand Caillou Ridge, thence proceeding northerly along the eastern edge of the Grand Caillou Ridge to the northern bank of the St. Louis Canal, thence proceeding easterly along the northern bank of the St. Louis Canal to the western edge of the Petit Caillou Ridge, thence proceeding southerly along the western edge of the Petit Caillou Ridge to the vicinity of Chauvin, thence proceeding easterly to Highway 55, thence proceeding northerly along Highway 55 to its intersection with Highway 665, thence easterly along Highway 665 to Bayou Pointe au Chien, thence northerly along Bayou Pointe au Chien to Highway 55, thence northerly along Highway 55 to Highway 24, thence easterly along Highway 24 to Highway 308, thence northerly along Highway 308 to a point of intersection with the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, thence northeasterly along the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to a point of intersection with Canal Tisamond Foret, thence proceeding northeasterly along the northern bank of the Canal Tisamond Foret to a point of intersection with a line one hundred yards inland from the mean high tide line of Lake Salvador, thence proceeding northerly along the line one hundred yards inland from the mean high tide of Lake Salvador to a point of intersection with a line one hundred yards from the mean high water line of Bayou Des Allemands, thence proceeding northwesterly along the line one hundred yards inland from the western mean high water line of Bayou Des Allemands and the Petit Lac Des Allemands to a point of intersection with the boundary separating Wards 7 and 8 of Lafourche Parish, thence proceeding southwesterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the Midway Canal, thence proceeding northwesterly along the Midway Canal, and in a northwesterly straight line prolongation of said canal, to a point of intersection with U.S. Highway 90, thence proceeding northeasterly along U.S. Highway 90 to a point of intersection with the line one hundred yards from the western mean high water line of Baie Des Deux Chenes, thence proceeding northwesterly along said line one hundred yards from the western mean high water line of Baie Des Deux Chenes to a point of intersection with the line one hundred yards from the mean high water line of Lac Des Allemands, thence proceeding westerly along said line to a point of intersection with a line one hundred yards from the mean high water line of Bayou Boeuf, thence proceeding southerly along the line of one hundred yards from the mean high water line of Bayou Boeuf to a point of intersection with Highway 307, thence proceeding westerly along Highway 307 to a point of intersection with Highway 20, thence proceeding northerly along Highway 20 to a point of intersection with the boundary separating St. James Parish and Lafourche Parish, thence proceeding westerly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the boundary separating St. James Parish and Assumption Parish, thence proceeding northerly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the boundary separating St. James Parish and Ascension Parish, thence proceeding northerly and easterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the boundary separating Ascension Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish, thence proceeding northerly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the boundary separating Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish, thence proceeding northwesterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the boundary separating Livingston Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish, thence proceeding northwesterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with Interstate Highway 12 thence, proceeding easterly along Interstate Highway 12 to a point of intersection with Interstate Highway 10, thence proceeding easterly along Interstate Highway 10 to a point of intersection with the boundary separating Louisiana and Mississippi. The inland boundary of the coastal zone shall also include all or any portions of the parishes of Ascension or Iberville recommended for inclusion in the coastal zone by the final report of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana prepared in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 60 of the 2009 Regular Session.

D. The secretary shall adopt a fully delineated inland boundary in accordance with the provisions of Subsection C, which boundary shall not depart appreciably from the boundary delineated therein. The secretary shall be authorized to amend the boundary as may be appropriate to follow the corporate limits of any municipality divided by the boundary. The boundary, as adopted, shall be clearly marked on large scale maps or charts, official copies of which shall be available for public inspection in the offices of the coastal management program of the Department of Natural Resources and each local government in the coastal zone.

Acts 1978, No. 361, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 665, §1, eff. July 18, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 396, §1; Acts 1983, No. 705, §4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 2010, No. 956, §1.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1989, 2D EX. SESS., NO. 6, §7.