La. Civ. Code art. 456
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
The banks of navigable rivers or streams are private things that are subject to public use.
The bank of a navigable river or stream is the land lying between the ordinary low and the ordinary high stage of the water. Nevertheless, when there is a levee in proximity to the water, established according to law, the levee shall form the bank.
La. C.C. § 456