Louisiana Revised Statutes & Codes

La. Civ. Code Ann. art. § 450 (2026)

 Public things.

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Art. 450.  Public things.

Public things are owned by the state or its political subdivisions in their capacity as public persons.

Public things that belong to the state are such as running waters, the waters and bottoms of natural navigable water bodies, the territorial sea, and the seashore.

Public things that may belong to political subdivisions of the state are such as streets and public squares.

Acts 1978, No. 728, §1.