33 USC § 10 - Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s10"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 10 - Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "10"
section_name: "Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(R.S. § 5251.)"
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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.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 5251.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 5251 derived from , .