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Article 501

Division of alluvion. ACTIVE

Alluvion formed in front of the property of several owners is divided equitably, taking into account the extent of the front of each property prior to the formation of the alluvion in issue. Each owner is entitled to a fair proportion of the area of the alluvion and a fair proportion of the new frontage on the river, depending on the relative values of the frontage and the acreage.

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  • enactment Acts 1979, No. 180, §1

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La. Civ. Code art. 501 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-501,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 501},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/501},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}