Article 456

Banks of navigable rivers or streams. ACTIVE

The banks of navigable rivers or streams are private things that are subject to public use.

The bank of a navigable river or stream is the land lying between the ordinary low and the ordinary high stage of the water. Nevertheless, when there is a levee in proximity to the water, established according to law, the levee shall form the bank.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1978, No. 728, §1

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@misc{lacivcode-art-456,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 456},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/456},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}