Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

33 U.S.C. § 10

Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways

All the navigable rivers and waters in the former Territories of Orleans and Louisiana shall be and forever remain public highways.

(R.S. § 5251.)

act Mar. 3, 1811, ch. 46, § 12 2 Stat. 606 R.S. § 5251 derived from , .

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