All the navigable rivers and waters in the former Territories of Orleans and Louisiana shall be and forever remain public highways.
(R.S. § 5251.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
act Mar. 3, 1811, ch. 46, § 122 Stat. 606R.S. § 5251 derived from , .
Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)
33 U.S.C. § 10
Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways