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SENATE BILL NO. 65
BY SENATOR AMEDEE
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 49:214.24(C), relative to the coastal zone boundary; to authorize2
the inclusion of all or any portions of the parishes of Ascension or Iberville into the3
coastal zone; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 49:214.24(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง214.24. Coastal zone boundary7
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C. The inland boundary of the coastal zone shall generally be a line9
beginning at the intersection of the northern line of the Intracoastal Canal and the10
Louisiana/Texas boundary, thence proceeding easterly along the northern bank of the11
Intracoastal Canal to Highway 82, thence northeasterly along Highway 82 to12
Highway 690, thence easterly along Highway 690 to Highway 330, thence13
northeasterly along Highway 330 to Highway 14, thence easterly along Highway 1414
to Highway 90, thence southeasterly along Highway 90 to Highway 85, thence15
northeasterly along Highway 85 to Highway 90, thence easterly along Highway 9016
to the intersection of Highway 90 and the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee17
thence northerly along the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee to the18
intersection of the boundary which separates the parishes of St. Martin and Iberia,19
thence easterly along the boundary separating Iberia Parish from St. Martin Parish,20
to the intersection of the St. Martin Parish boundary with the boundary separating St.21
Martin Parish from Assumption Parish, thence southerly along the boundary22
separating St. Martin Parish from Assumption Parish to the intersection of the23
boundary with the northern shore of Lake Palourde, thence westerly along the24
northern shore of Lake Palourde to the intersection of the shore with the northern25
boundary of the city of Morgan City, thence following the boundary of the corporate26
limits of the city of Morgan City to where it intersects with the northern bank of the27
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Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, thence along the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal1
Waterway to the vicinity of the Bayou du Large Ridge, thence proceeding southerly2
along the western edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge to the intersection of the3
Falgout Canal, thence proceeding easterly along the north bank of the Falgout Canal4
to the eastern edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge, thence proceeding northerly along5
the eastern edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge to the vicinity of Crozier, thence6
proceeding easterly to the western edge of the Grand Caillou Ridge, thence7
proceeding southerly along the western edge of the Grand Caillou Ridge to the8
vicinity of Dulac, thence proceeding easterly to the eastern edge of the Grand Caillou9
Ridge, thence proceeding northerly along the eastern edge of the Grand Caillou10
Ridge to the northern bank of the St. Louis Canal, thence proceeding easterly along11
the northern bank of the St. Louis Canal to the western edge of the Petit Caillou12
Ridge, thence proceeding southerly along the western edge of the Petit Caillou Ridge13
to the vicinity of Chauvin, thence proceeding easterly to Highway 55, thence14
proceeding northerly along Highway 55 to its intersection with Highway 665, thence15
easterly along Highway 665 to Bayou Pointe au Chien, thence northerly along Bayou16
Pointe au Chien to Highway 55, thence northerly along Highway 55 to Highway 24,17
thence easterly along Highway 24 to Highway 308, thence northerly along Highway18
308 to a point of intersection with the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal19
Waterway, thence northeasterly along the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal20
Waterway to a point of intersection with Canal Tisamond Foret, thence proceeding21
northeasterly along the northern bank of the Canal Tisamond Foret to a point of22
intersection with a line one hundred yards inland from the mean high tide line of23
Lake Salvador, thence proceeding northerly along the line one hundred yards inland24
from the mean high tide of Lake Salvador to a point of intersection with a line one25
hundred yards from the mean high water line of Bayou Des Allemands, thence26
proceeding northwesterly along the line one hundred yards inland from the western27
mean high water line of Bayou Des Allemands and the Petit Lac Des Allemands to28
a point of intersection with the boundary separating Wards 7 and 8 of Lafourche29
Parish, thence proceeding southwesterly along said boundary to a point of30 SB NO. 65 ENROLLED
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intersection with the Midway Canal, thence proceeding northwesterly along the1
Midway Canal, and in a northwesterly straight line prolongation of said canal, to a2
point of intersection with U.S. Highway 90, thence proceeding northeasterly along3
U.S. Highway 90 to a point of intersection with the line one hundred yards from the4
western mean high water line of Baie Des Deux Chenes, thence proceeding5
northwesterly along said line one hundred yards from the western mean high water6
line of Baie Des Deux Chenes to a point of intersection with the line one hundred7
yards from the mean high water line of Lac Des Allemands, thence proceeding8
westerly along said line to a point of intersection with a line one hundred yards from9
the mean high water line of Bayou Boeuf, thence proceeding southerly along the line10
of one hundred yards from the mean high water line of Bayou Boeuf to a point of11
intersection with Highway 307, thence proceeding westerly along Highway 307 to12
a point of intersection with Highway 20, thence proceeding northerly along Highway13
20 to a point of intersection with the boundary separating St. James Parish and14
Lafourche Parish, thence proceeding westerly along said boundary to a point of15
intersection with the boundary separating St. James Parish and Assumption Parish,16
thence proceeding northerly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the17
boundary separating St. James Parish and Ascension Parish, thence proceeding18
northerly and easterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the19
boundary separating Ascension Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish, thence20
proceeding northerly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the21
boundary separating Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish, thence proceeding22
northwesterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the boundary23
separating Livingston Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish, thence proceeding24
northwesterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with Interstate Highway25
12 thence, proceeding easterly along Interstate Highway 12 to a point of intersection26
with Interstate Highway 10, thence proceeding easterly along Interstate Highway 1027
to a point of intersection with the boundary separating Louisiana and Mississippi.28
The inland boundary of the coastal zone shall also include all or any portions29
of the parishes of Ascension or Iberville recommended for inclusion in the30 SB NO. 65 ENROLLED
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coastal zone by the final report of the Coastal Protection and Restoration1
Authority of Louisiana prepared in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution2
No. 60 of the 2009 Regular Session.3
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: