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La. Rev. Stat. § 31:82 (2026)
Who may create mineral royalty
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PART 2. WHO MAY CREATE A MINERAL ROYALTY
§82. Who may create mineral royalty
A mineral royalty may be created either by a landowner who owns mineral rights or by the owner of a mineral servitude.
Acts 1974, No. 50, §82, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1989–2017 · leading case: Glassell Producing Co. v. Naquin, 224 So. 3d 56 (La. Ct. App. 2017).
Glassell Producing Co. v. Naquin, 224 So. 3d 56 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “The owner of a royalty has no executive rights, nor any rights to explore for or produce minerals.”
Texas Gas Expl. Corp. v. BRIAN INVEST., LTD., 544 So. 2d 67 (La. Ct. App. 1989). “R.S. 31:82. It is uncontested that as full owner of the title Brian could validly create the $50,000,000 production payment and assign it to various parties.”
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