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33 U.S.C. 10: Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highwaysText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 33-NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCHAPTER 1-NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY
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§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.)

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