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La. Rev. Stat. § 41:961 (2026)

Actions for recovery of title and damages for trespass

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SUBPART B. ACTIONS BY SCHOOL BOARDS

§961. Actions for recovery of title and damages for trespass

           The school boards of the various parishes of the state may contract with and employ on the part of the State of Louisiana, attorneys at law, to recover for the state, damages for trespass to the sixteenth section known as school lands the title to which is still in the state. Each of the boards may make these contracts for the lands situated in its own parish and no others. The school boards may also sue for and recover the sixteenth section known as school lands.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1995–2014 · leading case: Par. of Plaquemines v. Total Petrochemical & Refining USA, Inc., 64 F. Supp. 3d 872 (E.D. La. 2014).
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Par. of Plaquemines v. Total Petrochemical & Refining USA, Inc., 64 F. Supp. 3d 872 (E.D. La. 2014). · cites it 4× “Accordingly, under state law, the legislature can authorize non-state officers or entities to sue to protect the State’s interests in specific situations.”
Hunt Petroleum Corp. v. Texaco, Inc., 891 So. 2d 36 (La. Ct. App. 2004). “R.S. 41:961. The State was not obligated to appear in the prior litigation to support or defend the School Board's interest or position.”
State ex rel. Plaquemines Par. Sch. Bd. v. PLAQUEMINES Par. GOVERN., 652 So. 2d 1 (La. Ct. App. 1995). “Does the School Board have a right of action under LSA-R.S. 41:961 et seq. to recover lands to which the State has legally conveyed title? Lest future readers wonder why two governmental subdivisions have engaged in such protracted and vigorous litigation over property located…”
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