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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 656
BY REPRESENTATIVE DOVE
COASTAL RES/COASTAL ZONE: Redraws the line for the coastal zone boundary
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 49:214.24(C) and (D) and 214.34(A)(introductory paragraph),2
(1), and (5) and (B) and to enact R.S. 49:214.34(C), relative to the coastal zone3
boundary; to redraw the coastal zone boundary; to provide relative to determination4
of fastlands within the coastal zone; to provide relative to required coastal use5
permits within the coastal zone; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 49:214.24(C) and (D) and 214.34(A)(introductory paragraph), (1),8
and (5) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 49:214.34(C) is hereby enacted9
to read as follows:10
§214.24. Coastal zone boundary11
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C. The inland boundary of the coastal zone shall generally be a line13
beginning at the intersection of the northern line of the Intracoastal Canal and the14
Louisiana/Texas boundary, thence proceeding easterly along the northern bank of the15
Intracoastal Canal to Highway 82, thence northeasterly along Highway 82 to16
Highway 690, thence easterly along Highway 690 to Highway 330, thence17
northeasterly along Highway 330 to Highway 14, thence easterly along Highway 1418
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northeasterly along Highway 85 to Highway 90, thence easterly along Highway 901
to the intersection of Highway 90 and the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee2
thence northerly along the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee to the3
intersection of the boundary which separates the parishes of St. Martin and Iberia,4
thence easterly along the boundary separating Iberia Parish from St. Martin Parish,5
to the intersection of the St. Martin Parish boundary with the boundary separating St.6
Martin Parish from Assumption Parish, thence southerly along the boundary7
separating St. Martin Parish from Assumption Parish to the intersection of the8
boundary with the northern shore of Lake Palourde, thence westerly along the9
northern shore of Lake Palourde to the intersection of the shore with the northern10
boundary of the city of Morgan City, thence following the boundary of the corporate11
limits of the city of Morgan City to where it intersects with the northern bank of the12
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, thence along the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal13
Waterway to the vicinity of the Bayou du Large Ridge, thence proceeding southerly14
along the western edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge to the intersection of the15
Falgout Canal, thence proceeding easterly along the north bank of the Falgout Canal16
to the eastern edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge, thence proceeding northerly along17
the eastern edge of the Bayou du Large Ridge to the vicinity of Crozier, thence18
proceeding easterly to the western edge of the Grand Caillou Ridge, thence19
proceeding southerly along the western edge of the Grand Caillou Ridge to the20
vicinity of Dulac, thence proceeding easterly to the eastern edge of the Grand Caillou21
Ridge, thence proceeding northerly along the eastern edge of the Grand Caillou22
Ridge to the northern bank of the St. Louis Canal, thence proceeding easterly along23
the northern bank of the St. Louis Canal to the western edge of the Petit Caillou24
Ridge, thence proceeding southerly along the western edge of the Petit Caillou Ridge25
to the vicinity of Chauvin, thence proceeding easterly to Highway 55, thence26
proceeding northerly along Highway 55 to its intersection with Highway 665, thence27
easterly along Highway 665 to Bayou Pointe au Chien, thence northerly along Bayou28
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thence easterly along Highway 24 to Highway 308, thence northerly along Highway1
308 to a point of intersection with the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal2
Waterway, thence northeasterly along the northern bank of the Gulf Intracoastal3
Waterway to a point of intersection with Canal Tisamond Foret, thence proceeding4
northeasterly along the northern bank of the Canal Tisamond Foret to a point of5
intersection with a line one hundred yards inland from the mean high tide line of6
Lake Salvador, thence proceeding northerly along the line one hundred yards inland7
from the mean high tide of Lake Salvador to a point of intersection with a line one8
hundred yards from the mean high water line of Bayou Des Allemands, thence9
proceeding northwesterly along the line one hundred yards inland from the western10
mean high water line of Bayou Des Allemands and the Petit Lac Des Allemands to11
a point of intersection with the boundary separating Wards 7 and 8 of Lafourche12
Parish, thence proceeding southwesterly along said boundary to a point of13
intersection with the Midway Canal, thence proceeding northwesterly along the14
Midway Canal, and in a northwesterly straight line prolongation of said canal, to a15
point of intersection with U.S. Highway 90, thence proceeding northeasterly along16
U.S. Highway 90 to a point of intersection with the line one hundred yards from the17
western mean high water line of Baie Des Deux Chenes, thence proceeding18
northwesterly along said line one hundred yards from the western mean high water19
line of Baie Des Deux Chenes to a point of intersection with the line one hundred20
yards from the mean high water line of Lac Des Allemands, thence proceeding21
westerly along said line to a point of intersection with a line one hundred yards from22
the mean high water line of Bayou Boeuf, thence proceeding southerly along the line23
of one hundred yards from the mean high water line of Bayou Boeuf to a point of24
intersection with Highway 307, thence proceeding westerly along Highway 307 to25
a point of intersection with Highway 20, thence proceeding northerly along Highway26
20 to a point of intersection with the boundary separating St. James Parish and27
Lafourche Parish, thence proceeding westerly along said boundary to a point of28
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thence proceeding northerly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the1
boundary separating St. James Parish and Ascension Parish, thence proceeding2
northerly and easterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the3
boundary separating Ascension Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish, thence4
proceeding northerly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the5
boundary separating Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish, thence proceeding6
northwesterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with the boundary7
separating Livingston Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish, thence proceeding8
northwesterly along said boundary to a point of intersection with Interstate Highway9
12 thence, proceeding easterly along Interstate Highway 12 to a point of intersection10
with Interstate Highway 10, thence proceeding easterly along Interstate Highway 1011
to a point of intersection with the boundary separating Louisiana and Mississippi.12
The inland boundary of the coastal zone shall also include all or any portions of the13
parishes of Ascension or Iberville recommended for inclusion in the coastal zone by14
the final report of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana15
prepared in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 60 of the 2009 Regular16
Session. a point on the Louisiana/Texas border approximately 1035 feet southerly17
of the centerline of Interstate Highway 10 (I-10) at the northern boundary of Section18
9, T11S-R13W. From this Point of Beginning, the inland boundary of the coastal19
zone shall thence proceed easterly along the northern boundary of Sections 9, 10, 11,20
12, T11S-R13W, Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, T11S-R12W, Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,21
12T11S-R11W, and Section 7, T11S-R10W a distance of approximately 89,076 feet22
to the intersection of the left descending bank of Bayou Choupique; thence southerly23
along the left descending bank of Bayou Choupique a distance of approximately24
56,800 feet to the intersection of the north shore of the Gulf-Intracoastal Waterway;25
thence easterly along the north shore of the Gulf-Intracoastal Waterway a distance26
of approximately 29,225 feet to the intersection of the right descending bank of27
Black Bayou; thence northerly along the right descending bank of Black Bayou a28
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of Coulee Hippolyte; thence northerly along the right descending bank of Coulee1
Hippolyte approximately 12,100 feet to the extension of the eastern right-of-way of2
Nelson Road; thence northerly along the eastern right-of-way of Nelson Road3
approximately 4,968 feet to the southern right-of-way of W. Lincoln Road; thence4
easterly along the southern right-of-way of W. Lincoln Road approximately 11,9285
feet to the western right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 385 (Gulf Highway); thence6
southerly along the western right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 385 (Gulf Highway)7
approximately 20,180 feet to the northern Cameron Parish boundary; thence easterly8
along the northern Cameron Parish boundary approximately 194,110 feet to the9
northeast corner of Cameron Parish; thence southerly along the boundary of10
Cameron/Vermilion Parishes approximately 43,122 feet to the north shore of the11
Gulf-Intracoastal Waterway; thence easterly along the north shore of the Gulf-12
Intracoastal Waterway approximately 109,994 feet to the eastern right-of-way of13
Louisiana Highway 82; thence northerly along the eastern right-of-way of Louisiana14
Highway 82 a distance of approximately 3,731 feet to its intersection with Louisiana15
Highway 35; thence easterly along the southern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway16
82 a distance of approximately 40,638 feet to its intersection with Louisiana17
Highway 333; thence northerly along the eastern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway18
82 a distance of approximately 16,480 feet to the southern right-of-way of Louisiana19
Highway 690; thence easterly along the southern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway20
690 a distance of approximately 23,157 feet to the southern right-of-way of21
Louisiana Highway 330; thence continuing easterly along the southern right-of-way22
of Louisiana Highway 330 a distance of approximately 28,303 feet to a point where23
Louisiana Highway 330 takes a 90- degree turn to the north; thence northerly along24
the eastern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 330 a distance of approximately25
28,632 feet to a point approximately 188 feet north of the centerline of Wilferd26
Landry Street, in Delcambre; thence N 89 degrees 05 minutes 01 seconds W a27
distance of approximately 1,457 feet; thence N 00 degrees 23 minutes 30 seconds W28
a distance of approximately 276 feet; thence N 88 degrees 43 minutes 94 seconds W29 HLS 12RS-1097 REENGROSSED
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a distance of approximately 1,380 feet; thence N 00 degrees 26 minutes 05 seconds1
W a distance of approximately 2,661 feet to the intersection of the centerline of2
North Saunier Drive and the extension of the eastern right-of-way of Louisiana3
Highway 89; thence northerly along the eastern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway4
89 a distance of approximately 539 feet; thence N 86 degrees 26 minutes 50 seconds5
E a distance of 1,475 feet; thence N 01 degrees 09 minutes 06 seconds E a distance6
of 654 feet; thence S 89 degrees 30 minutes 31 seconds E a distance of 337 feet to7
a point on the Vermilion/Iberia Parish boundary; thence northerly along the parish8
boundary a distance of approximately 19,351 to the southern right-of-way of9
Louisiana Highway 682 (Lake Peigneur Road); thence southeasterly along the10
southern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 682 a distance of 10,230 feet to the11
northern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 675 (Jefferson Island Road); thence12
southwesterly along the northern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 675 a distance13
of approximately 15,576 feet to the southern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 14;14
thence easterly along the southern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 14 a distance15
of approximately 42,067 feet to the southern right-of-way of US Highway 90; thence16
easterly along the southern right-of-way of US Highway 90 a distance of17
approximately 50,265 feet to the southern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 8518
(Patoutville Road); thence northeasterly along the southern right-of-way of Louisiana19
Highway 85 a distance of approximately 5,826 feet to the southern right-of-way of20
Louisiana Highway 674 (East Admiral Doyle Drive); thence southeasterly along the21
southern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 674 a distance of approximately 9,99722
feet to the southern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 85 (Hubertville Road);23
thence northeasterly along the southern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 85 a24
distance of approximately 6,160 feet to the northern right-of-way of Glover Street;25
thence northwesterly along the northern right-of-way of Glover Street a distance of26
approximately 2,140 feet; thence N 42 degrees 30 minutes 50 seconds E along the27
eastern right-of-way of Doll Street a distance of approximately 1,794 feet to the right28
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of Bayou Teche a distance of approximately 12,314 feet to the St. Mary Parish1
boundary; thence northerly along the Iberia/St. Mary Parish boundary a distance of2
approximately 40,881 feet to the eastern right-of-way of Iberia Parish Road 3053
(West Atchafalaya Basin Spillway Road); thence northerly along the eastern right-of-4
way of Iberia Parish Road 305 a distance of approximately 32,791 feet to the Iberia5
Parish boundary; thence easterly along the Iberia/St. Martin and Iberia/Iberville6
Parish boundaries a distance of approximately 134,940 feet to the Assumption Parish7
boundary; thence continuing easterly along the Assumption/Iberville and8
Assumption/Ascension Parish boundaries a distance of approximately 94,422 feet9
to the St. James Parish boundary; thence continuing easterly along the St.10
James/Ascension Parish boundary a distance of approximately 46,802 feet to the11
eastern right-of-way of the Entergy tower power line near the western boundary of12
Section 31, T10S – R4E; thence northerly along the east right-of-way line of the13
Entergy tower power line a distance of 14,248 feet to the northern right-of-way of14
Interstate Highway 10 (I-10) located in Section 19, T10S-R4E; thence southeasterly15
along the northern right-of-way of I-10 a distance of 27,411 feet to the east section16
line of Section 26, T10S-R4E; thence northerly along the east section lines of17
Sections 26, 23, 14, and 11, T10S-R4E a distance of 15,704 feet to the northern18
drainage servitude line of New River Canal; thence westerly along the northern19
drainage servitude line of New River Canal a distance of 6,121 feet to the eastern20
drainage servitude line of Sevario Canal (Marvin Braud Pumping Station) located21
in Section 10, T10S-R4E; thence northerly along the east drainage servitude line of22
Sevario Canal a distance of 12,599 feet to the toe of the levee on the east bank of an23
unnamed tributary located in the northeast quarter of Section 34, T9S-R4E; thence24
proceed in a northeasterly and northwesterly direction along the floodside toe of the25
levee on the east bank of an unnamed tributary a distance of 1,221 feet to the north26
section line of Section 34, T9S-R4E and also at the toe of an existing levee heading27
east; thence easterly along the north section line and also the floodside toe of the28
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along the floodside toe of the levee a distance of 1,440 feet to a turn in the levee1
westward; thence westerly along the floodside toe of the levee a distance of 2,3542
feet to the west bank of the unnamed tributary in Section 27, T9S-R4E; thence3
northerly along the west bank of the unnamed tributary a distance of 2,716 feet to the4
extension of the floodside toe of an existing levee heading southeasterly from the5
unnamed tributary; thence southeasterly, then northeasterly, then northwesterly along6
the floodside toe of the levee a distance of 5,794 feet to the northern right-of-way of7
Laurel Ridge Levee and the south right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 22 located in8
the southeast quarter of Section 22, T9S-R4E; thence northwesterly along the north9
right-of-way line of Laurel Ridge Levee a distance of 4,085 feet to a turn in the levee10
westward and located in the southwest quarter of Section 15, T8S-R4E; thence11
westerly along the north right-of-way line of Laurel Ridge Levee a distance of12
10,313 feet to a point being 1,100 feet west of Bayou Vicknair in the southwest13
quarter of Section 17, T8S-R4E; thence N 10 degrees 02 minutes 34 seconds E a14
distance of 4,966 feet along the eastern side of a ridge following the elevation 5 feet15
contour line to a point located in the northern half of Section 17, T8S-R4E; thence16
proceed N 02 degrees 55 minutes 03 seconds W a distance of 4,641 feet to a point17
located on the top of an elevation 5 feet knoll located south of Lake Martin in the18
northern half of Section 8, T8S-R4E; thence N 47 degrees 59 minutes 42 seconds W19
a distance of 2,335 feet to a point located in the northern half of Section 8, T8S-R4E;20
thence N 32 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds W a distance of 1,236 feet to a point21
located on the west section line of Section 5, T8S-R4E; thence proceed northerly22
along the west section line of said Section 5 and the west section line of Section 32,23
T8S-R4E a distance of 5,517 feet to a point located in the southeast quarter of24
Section 31, T8S-R4E; thence N 71 degrees 41 minutes 16 seconds W a distance of25
1,926 feet to a point on the west bank of an unnamed tributary of Lake Villars in26
Section 31, T8S-R4E; thence an approximate direction of N 16 degrees 30 minutes27
04 seconds W proceed along the west bank of an unnamed tributary of Lake Villars28
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direction of N 46 degrees 41 minutes 16 seconds W along the west bank of an1
unnamed tributary of Lake Villars a distance of 899 feet to a point in Section 31,2
T8S-R4E; thence an approximate direction of N 08 degrees 16 minutes 33 seconds3
E along the west bank of an unnamed tributary of Lake Villars a distance of 1,1344
feet to a point in Section 30, T8S-R4E; thence an approximate direction of N 345
degrees 16 minutes 41 seconds W along the west bank of an unnamed tributary of6
Lake Villars a distance of 1,348 feet to the southern right-of-way of Summerfield7
Road located in the southern half of Section 30, T8S-R4E; thence westerly along the8
southern right-of-way of Summerfield Road a distance of 2,010 feet to the centerline9
of Louisiana Highway 431 located in the southern half of Section 25, T8S-R4E;10
thence S 87 degrees 57 minutes 12 seconds W a distance of 4,226 feet to a ridge top11
with elevation 15 feet located in the southern half of Section 25, Township 8 South,12
Range 3 East; thence N 01 degrees 10 minutes 10 seconds W a distance of 6,333 feet13
to the edge of the swamp and the elevation 5 feet contour line near the southeast14
comer of the Shiloh Church Cemetery located south of Louisiana Highway 4215
located in the northern half of Section 3, T8S-R3E; thence N 77 degrees 24 minutes16
19 seconds E along the elevation 5 feet contour line a distance of 1,498 feet to a17
point located on the east section line of Section 3, T8S-R3E; thence S 51 degrees 0718
minutes 20 seconds E a distance of 3,562 feet to a point on the east section line of19
Section 24, T8S-R3E and the extension of the southern right-of-way of Louisiana20
Highway 42/Amite River crossing being on an elevation 5 feet plateau located in the21
southern half of Section 24, Township 8 South, Range 3 East, Southeast District,22
East of Mississippi River; thence easterly along the extension of the south right-of-23
way of Louisiana Highway 42/Amite River crossing a distance of 663 feet to the24
centerline of the Amite River at the Livingston Parish boundary; thence continuing25
easterly along the southern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 42 a distance of26
approximately 926 feet to the southern right-of-way of combined Louisiana27
Highways 16/42; thence easterly along the southern right-of-way of combined28
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southeastern right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 42 where it diverges from1
combined Louisiana Highways 16/42; thence northeasterly (becoming easterly)2
along the southeastern (becoming southern) right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 423
a distance of approximately 106,632 feet to the southeasterly right-of-way of4
Louisiana Highway 22; thence northeasterly along the southeasterly (becoming5
southern) right-of-way of Louisiana Highway 22 a distance of approximately 88,4286
feet to the Tangipahoa/St. Tammany Parish boundary; thence northerly along the7
Tangipahoa/St. Tammany Parish boundary a distance of approximately 15,829 feet8
to the southern right-of-way of Interstate Highway 12 (I-12); thence easterly along9
the southern right-of-way of I-12 a distance of approximately 172,968 feet to the10
southern right-of-way of Interstate Highway 10 (I-10); thence continued easterly11
along the southern right-of-way of I-10 a distance of approximately 32,514 feet to12
the termination point at the intersection of southern right-of-way of I-10 with the13
Louisiana/Mississippi state border.14
D. The secretary shall adopt a fully delineated inland boundary in15
accordance with the provisions of Subsection C of this Section, which boundary shall16
not depart appreciably from the boundary delineated therein. The secretary shall be17
authorized to amend the boundary as may be appropriate to follow the corporate18
limits of any municipality divided by the boundary. The boundary, as adopted, shall19
be clearly marked on large scale maps or charts, official copies of which shall be20
available for public inspection in the offices of the coastal management program21
office of coastal management of the Department of Natural Resources and each local22
government in the coastal zone. The boundary shall also be available in an23
electronic format map available for viewing or download from the office of coastal24
management website.25
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§214.34. Activities not requiring a coastal use permit 1
A. The Whether or not the activity occurs within the geographical2
boundaries of the coastal zone, the following activities shall not require a coastal use3
permit:4
(1) Activities occurring wholly on lands five feet or more above mean sea5
level except when the secretary finds, subject to appeal, that the particular activity6
would have direct and significant impact on coastal waters.7
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(5) Normal maintenance or repair of existing structures, including but not9
limited to emergency repairs of damage caused by accident, fire, or the elements. 10
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B. The secretary shall maintain a map or collection of maps accurately12
depicting the areas within the coastal zone that have been determined by the13
secretary to be a fastland or above the five foot contour. This map shall be readily14
accessible to the public for inspection and self-service comparison to proposed15
project footprints to aid in an applicant's own determination whether the applicant's16
activity is subject to the exemption provided in this Section, thus obviating the need17
to submit an application for a coastal use permit.18
B.C.(1) The secretary shall adopt rules for the implementation of this Section19
and may, by such rules, specify such other activities not requiring a coastal use20
permit as are consistent with the purposes of this Subpart.21
(2) Nothing in this Subsection Section shall be construed as otherwise22
abrogating the lawful authority of agencies and local governments to adopt zoning23
laws, ordinances, or rules and regulations for those activities within the coastal zone24
not requiring a coastal use permit and to issue licenses and permits pursuant thereto.25
Individual specific uses legally commenced or established prior to the effective date26
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Dove HB No. 656
Abstract: Redraws the coastal zone boundary.
Proposed law redraws the coastal zone boundary. Requires an electronic version of the map
to be available for viewing or download on the website for the office of coastal management,
Dept. of Natural Resources.
Present law exempts certain activities from the necessity of a coastal use permit. Proposed
law provides that those exemptions apply whether or not the activity occurs within the
geographical boundary of the coastal zone.
Present law requires the secretary of the Dept. of Natural Resources to maintain a map or
collection of maps available to the public that accurately depict the areas of the coastal zone
that the secretary has determined to be fastland or above the five foot contour.
(Amends R.S. 49:214.24(C) and (D) and 214.34(A)(intro. para.), (1), and (5) and (B); Adds
R.S. 49:214.34(C))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and
Environment to the original bill.
1. Removed the criteria for determining the depiction of fastland on the map.
2. Delayed coastal use permit requirements in areas added by proposed law for uses
commenced or for which an application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has
been made prior to Aug. 31, 2013.
House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill.
1. Removed delaying the coastal use permit requirements in areas added by
proposed law for uses commenced or for which an application to the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers has been made prior to Aug. 31, 2013.