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LA Rev Stat § 41:908 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§908. Ouachita Parish School Board; sale or exchange of school lands; procedures; description

RS 908 - Ouachita Parish School Board; sale or exchange of school lands; procedures; description A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if the Ouachita Parish School Board, on behalf of the state of Louisiana, determines that any school land, including but not limited to sixteenth section lands, school indemnity lands, or other immovable property located in Ouachita Parish and as more specifically described in any agreements entered into and documents executed by the Ouachita Parish School Board, is no longer needed for school purposes and that the best interest of the Ouachita Parish school system would be served by the sale or exchange of such land, the school board may sell its interest or exchange such land for other land in Ouachita Parish in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section. B. The Ouachita Parish School Board shall obtain an appraisal of the land to be sold or exchanged from a certified, licensed appraiser and such appraisal shall be available for public inspection. C. If land is being exchanged, the land to be received by the Ouachita Parish School Board shall be of equal or greater value than the land that the Ouachita Parish School Board is to relinquish or exchange. D. The Ouachita Parish School Board shall reserve to the state all of the mineral rights and minerals in accordance with law. E. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable but shall not be limited to the sale or exchange of part or all of Section 16, Township 17 North, Range 5 East of Ouachita Parish, as well as any other sixteenth section land situated within Ouachita Parish. Acts 2014, No. 84, §1, eff. May 16, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 41:921 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§921. Actions for recovery of title and damages for trespass

RS 921 - Actions for recovery of title and damages for trespass  The Attorney General may contract with and employ attorneys at law to sue for and recover from any person, firm or corporation, claiming under color of title, sixteenth sections known as school lands, title to which belongs to the State of Louisiana, and to sue for and recover damages for trespass upon sixteenth sections known as school lands except where the school boards have sold the timber thereon, whether the trespasser claims under color of title or not.
LA Rev Stat § 41:922 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§922. Compensation of attorneys

RS 922 - Compensation of attorneys  The compensation of the attorneys employed shall be fixed by contract between the attorneys employed, and the Attorney General, and shall be a contingent fee, conditioned upon recovery and shall not exceed thirty-three and one-third percent of the amount of damages or land sued for and recovered, or both, where land and damages are recovered.
LA Rev Stat § 41:923 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§923. Suit in name of state

RS 923 - Suit in name of state  In all cases suit shall be brought for and in the name of the State of Louisiana.
LA Rev Stat § 41:924 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§924. Lands to which applicable

RS 924 - Lands to which applicable  The authority given by this Sub-part shall apply to all sixteenth sections donated by the Congress of the United States to the State of Louisiana in trust for public school purposes, and to which the state has never legally parted with the title.
LA Rev Stat § 41:925 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§925. Disposition of proceeds

RS 925 - Disposition of proceeds  All moneys recovered for the state shall, after deducting and paying the attorneys' fees, and all other lawful costs and charges, be paid into the state treasury, to be kept on the books of the State Auditor and the State Treasurer, to the credit of the township in which the land is situated, in the same manner as now provided by law for the proceeds of the sale of sixteenth sections.
LA Rev Stat § 41:961 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§961. Actions for recovery of title and damages for trespass

RS 961 - Actions for recovery of title and damages for trespass  The school boards of the various parishes of the state may contract with and employ on the part of the State of Louisiana, attorneys at law, to recover for the state, damages for trespass to the sixteenth section known as school lands the title to which is still in the state. Each of the boards may make these contracts for the lands situated in its own parish and no others. The school boards may also sue for and recover the sixteenth section known as school lands.
LA Rev Stat § 41:962 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§962. Compensation of attorneys

RS 962 - Compensation of attorneys  The attorneys thus employed shall work in conjunction with the district attorney for the parish in which the land is situated. The compensation of the district attorneys shall remain as now fixed by law; but the compensation of the other attorneys employed shall be fixed by contract between the respective school boards and the attorneys employed, and shall in each case be a contingent fee, conditioned upon recovery. The fee shall in each case be a fixed percentage of the amount recovered, and shall in no case exceed twenty-five per cent of the amount recovered. If more than one attorney is employed for the same cause, the same fee shall be paid to the whole number of attorneys, as if only one had been employed.
LA Rev Stat § 41:963 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§963. Suit in name of state; scope

RS 963 - Suit in name of state; scope  Suit in all cases shall be brought in the name of the State of Louisiana, and the attorneys employed shall sue for the value of all timber cut and removed from any such lands, as well as any and all other legal damages caused by any trespass.
LA Rev Stat § 41:964 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§964. Lands to which applicable

RS 964 - Lands to which applicable  The authority given by this Sub-part shall apply to all sixteenth sections donated by congress to this state in trust for public school purposes, and to which the state has never legally parted with the title. The suits herein authorized may be brought against those who claimed the right to cut and remove timber from any such lands, under color of title.
LA Rev Stat § 41:965 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§965. Disposition of proceeds

RS 965 - Disposition of proceeds  The amount recovered for the state shall, after deducting and paying the attorneys' fees and all other lawful costs and charges, be paid into the state treasury, to be kept on the books of the State Auditor and State Treasurer, to the credit of the township in which the land is situated, in the same manner as now provided by law for the proceeds of the sale of sixteenth sections.
LA Rev Stat § 41:981 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§981. Lease of lands granted by congress for school purposes

RS 981 - Lease of lands granted by congress for school purposes  A. The school board of any parish or municipality in which land is located that was granted, appropriated or reserved by congress in trust to the state of Louisiana, for school purposes is authorized to lease such land, except portions thereof in use or needed for school purposes, to a parish or municipality through a corporate industrial development board organized under the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as an instrumentality of the parish or municipality, subject to the approval of such lease by the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry. B. The school board may enter into such leases by authority of a resolution adopted by the board, without approval of a vote of electors and without advertising or seeking bids. Provided, however, that the amount of the lease payment shall be equal to the fair market value of such Section 16 lands at the time of entering into the lease as determined by the industrial development board and fair market value redetermined every ten years for the purpose of adjusting rentals, set forth in R.S. 41:981A. The school board may not grant to such a lessee any right to develop or produce oil, gas or any other minerals on such land. C. Every such lease shall provide for the reentry thereon by the school board for use for school purpose at any time upon reasonable notice to the lessee with respect to all or any part of the leased premises except such land upon which the lessee has constructed improvements as permitted by the lease or otherwise with the consent of the school board, together with a reasonable acreage surrounding the improvements adequate to permit the intended use of the improvement. D. Except as otherwise agreed upon in the lease, the ownership of, removal of, compensation for and other matters relative to improvements placed upon the leased land shall be governed by Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and by the general laws of this state governing leases. E. All revenues realized from a lease authorized by this section shall be paid to the school board and credited to the current school fund of the parish or municipality, as the case may be. In the event the township in which the sixteenth section is located lies in two or more parishes, the revenues realized from the lease shall be prorated on the basis of percentage of the township lying within each parish. F. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a school board may enter a lease herein authorized upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the board shall determine. G. The provisions of this section shall be in addition and supplemental to other powers and authority granted to school boards by other laws. Added by Acts 1973, No. 161, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1001 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1001. Application for sale of timber on state lands

RS 1001 - Application for sale of timber on state lands  Any person who desires to purchase any timber located on property under the jurisdiction of the state land office, shall file with the register of the state land office, an application to purchase giving the exact location, section, township and range, and the types of timber he desires to purchase. The applicant shall deposit with the register of the state land office, the sum of one hundred dollars as evidence of good faith. Should the applicant, at the sale of timber as provided for in this Part, fail to purchase the timber, then the money so deposited may be returned to him; provided that should no one at the sale bid up to the minimum price stipulated in this Part, then the money shall be retained to pay the expenses of the sale.  Acts 1978, No. 405, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1002 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1002. Information to be secured as to quantity and value of timber

RS 1002 - Information to be secured as to quantity and value of timber  On receipt of an application to have timber offered for sale, the register of the state land office shall request the assistant commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, office of forestry to evaluate the current market value and quantity that could be harvested based on sound forestry practices. The register of the state land office may on his own initiative advertise for bids for sale of timber as provided in this Part.  Acts 1978, No. 405, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1003 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1003. Advertisement

RS 1003 - Advertisement  The register of the state land office shall cause to be published an advertisement in the official journal of the parish where the land is located setting forth the description of the land on which the timber to be sold is located, the type and quantity of timber, and the time, place, and terms of the sale. The advertisement shall be published for a period of not less than fifteen days and at least once a week during three consecutive weeks.  Acts 1978, No. 405, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1004 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1004. Place; time; minimum price; proces verbal

RS 1004 - Place; time; minimum price; proces verbal  A. The timber so advertised shall be sold to the highest bidder by the sheriff of the parish where the timber is located, at the time and place mentioned in the advertisement for the consideration of bids. All bids shall be submitted sealed and opened publicly by the sheriff. No bid shall be accepted by the sheriff after the time designated as the time for opening such bids. No bid shall be considered unless accompanied by a cashier's check, certified check, or bank money order in the exact amount of the bid submitted and made payable to the sheriff of the parish in which the sale is conducted. No bid shall be accepted if less than the minimum price established by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, office of forestry. The sheriff conducting the sale shall deliver a proces verbal of the sale to the successful bidder.  B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the register of the state land office determines that the disposition of timber by the sheriff is not in the best interest of the state, the register of the state land office may conduct a sale by utilizing sealed bids. No bid shall be accepted if less than the minimum price established by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  Acts 1978, No. 405, §1; Acts 2018, No. 156, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1005 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1005. Proceeds

RS 1005 - Proceeds  A. All monies derived from the sale of timber shall be forwarded to the state land office for deposit in the state treasury without delay, after the sheriff making the sale has deducted therefrom the expense of advertising and his commissions for making the sales. The commission shall be two percent of the amount bid and paid, provided that this commission shall not exceed one hundred dollars for one day's adjudication.  B. The sheriff in forwarding the money shall forward a statement certified by him as correct, showing the amount of bid, the expenditure for advertising and the amount withheld by him as commission; he shall at the same time forward to the register of the state land office a duplicate of his proces verbal of sale showing a correct description of the property sold with the recital of the acts performed by him in effecting the sale, the amount of the purchase price received, and the amount forwarded to the state land office.  Acts 1989, No. 511, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1006 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1006. Removal of timber

RS 1006 - Removal of timber  The adjudicatee of the timber sold pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall have the right of ingress and egress at any time for the purpose of removing the timber from the land; provided that the time stipulated to cut and remove the timber shall be fixed in the advertisement and in the act of sale by the register of the state land office as well as the type and size of trees to be cut. The term for removal of the timber shall not exceed one year unless proof is provided to the register of the state land office that the delay would result in unavoidable hardship. Upon such proof, the register of the state land office may grant an extension for up to one year provided consideration totaling ten percent of the actual amount of the sale is remitted to the state land office.  Acts 1978, No. 405, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1007 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1007. Advertising rates

RS 1007 - Advertising rates  The newspapers publishing the advertisements of sale provided for in this Part shall receive therefor not more than the legal rate for advertising. Acts 1978, No. 405, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1008 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1008. Sale of timber on state lands where title in dispute: disposition of proceeds

RS 1008 - Sale of timber on state lands where title in dispute: disposition of proceeds  Should the state land office advertise and sell timber on state lands, the title to which is in dispute, a provision may be made that the consideration to be paid the state by the adjudicatee of the timber sold pursuant to the provisions of this Part, shall be deposited in escrow with the state land office, to be held by that department pending the final determination of the validity of the title to the land or until the state land office and the grantee otherwise agree the payment should be made or released as provided for in the agreement.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 405, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1009 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1009. Cutting or sale, or both, of cypress timber on state property; prohibition

RS 1009 - Cutting or sale, or both, of cypress timber on state property; prohibition  The cutting or sale, or both, of standing cypress timber located on any property owned by the state of Louisiana is hereby prohibited pursuant to R.S. 3:4278.5.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 795, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2; Acts 2021, No. 190, §2, eff. June 11, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1041 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1041. Application for sale of timber on levee board lands

RS 1041 - Application for sale of timber on levee board lands  Any person who desires to purchase any timber located on property belonging to any levee board shall file with the secretary of the levee board an application to purchase giving the exact location, section, township and range, and the types of timber he desires to purchase. The applicant shall deposit with the secretary of the levee board the sum of one hundred dollars as evidence of good faith. Should the applicant, at the sale of timber as provided for in this Part, fail to purchase the timber, then the money so deposited may be returned to him; provided that should no one at the sale bid up to the minimum price stipulated in this Part, then the money shall be retained to pay the expenses of the sale. Acts 1978, No. 405, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1042 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1042. Information to be secured as to quantity and value of timber

RS 1042 - Information to be secured as to quantity and value of timber  On receipt of an application to have timber offered for sale, the secretary of the levee board shall request the assistant commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, office of forestry to evaluate the current market value and quantity that could be harvested based on sound forestry practices. The levee board may on its own initiative advertise for bids for sale of timber as provided in this Part.  Acts 1978, No. 405, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1043 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1043. Advertisement

RS 1043 - Advertisement  The secretary of the levee board shall cause to be published an advertisement in the official journal of the parish wherein the land is located setting forth the description of the land on which the timber to be sold is located, the type and quantity of timber, and the time, place, and terms of the sale. The advertisement shall be published for a period of not less than fifteen days and at least once a week during three consecutive weeks. Acts 1978, No. 405, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1044 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1044. Place; time; minimum price; proces verbal

RS 1044 - Place; time; minimum price; proces verbal  The timber so advertised shall be sold to the highest bidder by the sheriff of the parish where the timber is located, at the time and place mentioned in the advertisement for the consideration of bids. All bids shall be submitted sealed and opened publicly by the sheriff. No bid shall be accepted by the sheriff after the time designated as the time for opening such bids. No bid shall be considered unless accompanied by a cashier's check, certified check, or bank money order in the exact amount of the bid submitted and made payable to the sheriff of the parish in which the sale is conducted. No bid shall be accepted if less than the minimum price established by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, office of forestry. The sheriff conducting the sale shall deliver a proces verbal of the sale to the successful bidder.  Acts 1978, No. 405, §1; Acts 2018, No. 242, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1045 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1045. Proceeds

RS 1045 - Proceeds  All monies derived from the sale of timber shall be forwarded to the levee board, without delay, after the sheriff making the sale has deducted therefrom the expense of advertising and his commissions for making the sales. The commission shall be two percent of the amount bid and paid, provided that this commission shall not exceed one hundred dollars for one day's adjudication. The sheriff in forwarding the money shall forward a statement certified by him as correct, showing the amount of bid, the expenditure for advertising and the amount withheld by him as commission; he shall at the same time forward to the secretary of the levee board a duplicate of his proces-verbal of sale wherein he shall give a correct description of the property sold with the recital of the acts performed by him in effecting the sale, the amount of the purchase price received, and the amount forwarded to the levee board. Acts 1978, No. 405, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1046 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1046. Removal of timber

RS 1046 - Removal of timber  The adjudicatee of the timber sold under the provisions of this Part shall have the right to ingress and egress at any time for the purpose of removing the timber from the land; provided that the time stipulated to cut and remove the timber shall be fixed in the advertisement and in the act of sale by the secretary of the levee board as well as the type and size of trees to be cut. The term for removal of the timber shall not exceed one year unless proof is provided to the secretary of the levee board that the delay would result in unavoidable hardship. Upon such proof, the secretary may grant an extension for up to one year provided consideration totaling ten percent of the actual amount of the sale is remitted to the levee board. Acts 1978, No. 405, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1047 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1047. Advertising rates

RS 1047 - Advertising rates  The newspapers publishing the advertisements of sale provided for in this Part shall receive therefor not more than the legal rate for advertising. Added by Acts 1978, No. 405, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 41:1048 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 41 - Public Lands|§1048. Sale of timber on levee board lands where title in dispute; disposition of proceeds

RS 1048 - Sale of timber on levee board lands where title in dispute; disposition of proceeds  Should a levee board advertise and sell timber on any lands, the title to which is in dispute, a provision may be made that the consideration to be paid the levee board by the adjudicatee of the timber sold under the provisions of this Part, shall be deposited in escrow with the levee board, to be held by that board pending the final determination of the validity of the title to the land or until the board and the grantee otherwise agree the payment should be made or released as provided for in the agreement. Added by Acts 1978, No. 405, §1.