Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section VII-370 - Defining Inside and Outside WatersA. The line of demarcation listed in Subsection B, separating inside and outside state waters, shall become effective September 1, 2018.B. Solely for the purpose of this Subsection, the shrimping waters of the state are divided into two classes, inside and outside waters. The line of demarcation of the classes of water shall commence at the coastal boundary between Texas and Louisiana and terminate at the coastal boundary between Mississippi and Louisiana and is more particularly described as follows, to wit:1. (1) beginning at a point on the state line between Texas and Louisiana from "Texas Point", approximately located at latitude 29 degrees 41 minutes 04.95120 seconds north, longitude 93 degrees 50 minutes 09.44039 seconds west;2. (2) thence northeasterly approx. 2,344 feet to the southeast point of land of the Sabine Pass known as "Louisiana Point", latitude 29 degrees 41 minutes 27.25554 seconds north, longitude 93 degrees 50 minutes 02.11628 seconds west;3. (3) thence in an easterly direction along the shoreline to the west point of land of Calcasieu Pass, latitude 29 degrees 45 minutes 41.45070 seconds north, longitude 93 degrees 20 minutes 44.39036 seconds west;4. (4) thence in a northerly direction along the west bank of the Calcasieu Ship Channel to a northwest point of land, latitude 29 degrees 48 minutes 06.32085 seconds north, longitude 93 degrees 20 minutes 55.34353 seconds west;5. (5) thence southeasterly approximately 1,193 feet to a northeast point of land on the east side of Calcasieu Ship Channel, latitude 29 degrees 48 minutes 05.18206 seconds north, longitude 93 degrees 20 minutes 41.86770 seconds west;6. (6) thence in a southerly direction along the east bank of the Calcasieu River to the east point of land of Calcasieu Pass, latitude 29 degrees 45 minutes 43.19858 seconds north, longitude 93 degrees 20 minutes 32.62863 seconds west;7. (7) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of land at the mouth of the Mermentau Ship Channel, latitude 29 degrees 43 minutes 46.30700 seconds north, longitude 93 degrees 00 minutes 41.06756 seconds west;8. (8) thence easterly approximately 832 feet to the east point of land at the mouth of the Mermentau Ship Channel, latitude 29 degrees 43 minutes 46.29737 seconds north, longitude 93 degrees 00 minutes 31.63360 seconds west;9. (9) thence in an southerly direction along the shore to the south point of land at the mouth of the Mermentau Ship Channel, latitude 29 degrees 43 minutes 25.60948 seconds north, longitude 93 degrees 00 minutes 30.26638 seconds west;10. (10) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to a point of land on the west side of Joseph Harbor Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 38 minutes 08.37189 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 46 minutes 03.00163 seconds west;11. (11) thence northeasterly approximately 706 feet to a point of land on the east side of Joseph Harbor Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 38 minutes 10.47916 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 45 minutes 55.37332 seconds west;12. (12) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of land on Big Constance Lake, latitude 29 degrees 35 minutes 36.72869 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 38 minutes 30.82610 seconds west;13. (13) thence southeasterly approximately 6,026 feet to a point of land on the east side of Big Constance Lake, latitude 29 degrees 35 minutes 17.67924 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 37 minutes 26.14821 seconds west;14. (14) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of land on Flat Lake, latitude 29 degrees 34 minutes 49.57153 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 34 minutes 25.11975 seconds west;15. (15) thence southeasterly approximately 1,322 feet to the west point of land on the Island in Flat Lake, latitude 29 degrees 34 minutes 42.88204 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 34 minutes 12.25707 seconds west;16. (16) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the east point of land on the Island in Flat Lake, latitude 29 degrees 34 minutes 41.14071 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 34 minutes 06.44475 seconds west;17. (17) thence in an easterly direction approximately 3,729 feet to the east point of land on Flat Lake, latitude 29 degrees 34 minutes 35.11035 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 33 minutes 24.78254 seconds west;18. (18) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of land on Rollover Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 34 minutes 26.98807 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 32 minutes 13.49527 seconds west;19. (19) thence easterly approximately 624 feet to the east point of land on Rollover Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 34 minutes 27.05142 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 32 minutes 06.42546 seconds west;20. (20) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to a point of land on the west side of the mouth of Freshwater Bayou Channel, latitude 29 degrees 32 minutes 06.16258 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 18 minutes 41.19677 seconds west;21. (21) thence easterly approximately 2,092 feet to a point of land on the east side of the mouth of Freshwater Bayou Channel, latitude 29 degrees 32 minutes 06.37004 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 18 minutes 17.51635 seconds west;22. (22) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to a point of land on the west side of Southwest Pass, latitude 29 degrees 35 minutes 14.28597 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 02 minutes 29.00306 seconds west;23. (23) thence southeasterly approximately 4,655 feet to Lighthouse Point, the east point of land of Southwest Pass, latitude 29 degrees 34 minutes 38.68472 seconds north, longitude 92 degrees 01 minute 55.52266 seconds west;24. (24) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to a point of land on the southeast side of Marsh Island, known as "South Point", latitude 29 degrees 29 minutes 25.41005 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 46 minutes 06.44233 seconds west;25. (25) thence southeasterly approximately 54,641 feet to a platform in East Cote Blanche Bay known as "Double Stacks", latitude 29 degrees 26 minutes 53.99982 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 36 minutes 13.00008 seconds west;26. (26) thence southeasterly approximately 75,100 feet to the Eugene Island Lighthouse and Radio Tower, latitude 29 degrees 22 minutes 19.63544 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 23 minutes 03.82294 seconds west;27. (27) thence in a southeasterly direction approximately 19,990 feet to the south point of land on Little Pointe Au Fer Island, latitude 29 degrees 19 minutes 33.01214 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 21 minutes 01.95819 seconds west;28. (28) thence southeasterly approximately 6,928 feet to the northwest point of Point au Fer Island, latitude 29 degrees 18 minutes 33.79644 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 20 minutes 22.47380 seconds west;29. (29) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to a point of land on the west side of Oyster Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 13 minutes 16.94873 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 07 minutes 54.47860 seconds west; 30. (29.1) thence northwesterly approximately 1,066 feet along the shoreline of Oyster Bayou to a point located at latitude 29 degrees 13 minutes 25.9932 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 08 minutes 00.582 seconds west;31. (29.2) thence northeasterly across Oyster Bayou to a point on the opposite shore located at latitude 29 degrees 13 minutes 30.5472 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 07 minutes 52.2048 seconds west;32. (29.3) thence southeasterly approximately 1,555 feet along the shoreline of Oyster Bayou to a point located at latitude 29 degrees 13 minutes 16.9104 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 07 minutes 46.0848 seconds west;33. (30) thence due south across the sand deposits to a point located at the mouth of Oyster Bayou at latitude 29 degrees 13 minutes 15.7116 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 07 minutes 46.0848 seconds west;34. (31) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to a point of land on the west side of Bayou Goreau, latitude 29 degrees 11 minutes 31.23316 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 05 minutes 08.55272 seconds west;35. (32) thence northeasterly approximately 197 feet to a point of land on the east side of Bayou Goreau, latitude 29 degrees 11 minutes 32.00005 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 05 minutes 06.50709 seconds west;36. (33) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to a point of land on the northwest side of Caillou Bay, at a pipeline canal, latitude 29 degrees 11 minutes 02.25687 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 03 minutes 39.91642 seconds west;37. (34) thence northeasterly approximately 7,563 feet to the south point of Pelican Island in Terrebonne Parish, latitude 29 degrees 11 minutes 15.46442 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 02 minutes 15.93298 seconds west;38. (35) thence northeasterly approximately 3,508 feet to the east point of Pelican Pass in Terrebonne Parish, latitude 29 degrees 11 minutes 17.43943 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 01 minute 36.41672 seconds west;39. (36) thence southeasterly approximately 3,845 feet to the west point of the mouth of Jack Stout Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 45.91373 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 01 minute 12.11677 seconds west;40. (37) thence southeasterly approximately 3,213 feet to the east point of the mouth of Jack Stout Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 34.77304 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 00 minutes 38.17378 seconds west;41. (38) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to a point of land on the west side of the mouth of Bayou Charbon, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 26.60339 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 00 minutes 08.78997 seconds west;42. (39) thence southeasterly approximately 603 feet to the east point of the mouth of Bayou Charbon, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 24.09051 seconds north, longitude 91 degrees 00 minutes 02.61837 seconds west;43. (40) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of Little Jack Stout Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 30.53538 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 59 minutes 35.80642 seconds west;44. (41) thence northeasterly approximately 743 feet to the east point of Little Jack Stout Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 33.06175 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 59 minutes 27.94047 seconds west;45. (42) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of Grand Bayou Du Large Washout, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 46.71793 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 58 minutes 06.59105 seconds west;46. (43) thence northeasterly approximately 1,785 feet to the east point of Grand Bayou Du Large Washout, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 55.66835 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 57 minutes 49.23370 seconds west;47. (44) thence northeasterly approximately 2,998 feet to the east point of mouth of Grand Bayou Du Large, latitude 29 degrees 11 minutes 01.64086 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 57 minutes 16.10137 seconds west;48. (45) thence southeasterly approximately 1,136 feet to the south point of mouth of Fish Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 52.78854 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 57 minutes 08.20611 seconds west;49. (46) thence in a southerly direction along the shore to the west point of Bayou Grand Caillou, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 36.20213 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 56 minutes 57.11505 seconds west;50. (47) thence southeasterly approximately 4,432 feet to the east point of Bayou Grand Caillou, latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 14.05594 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 56 minutes 13.95794 seconds west;51. (48) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to the north point of the mouth of Turtle Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 09 minutes 39.77048 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 55 minutes 51.45370 seconds west;52. (49) thence southerly approximately 765 feet to the south point of the mouth of Turtle Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 09 minutes 32.21916 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 55 minutes 52.04575 seconds west;53. (50) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to the north point of the mouth of Bayou de l'Ouest, latitude 29 degrees 08 minutes 49.13785 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 54 minutes 50.25877 seconds west;54. (51) thence southeasterly approximately 6,446 feet to the south point of the mouth of Bayou de l'Ouest, latitude 29 degrees 08 minutes 02.57616 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 54 minutes 00.55764 seconds west;55. (52) thence southeasterly approximately 5,766 feet to the west point of Pass Des Ilettes, latitude 29 degrees 07 minutes 20.21771 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 53 minutes 16.98295 seconds west;56. (53) thence southeasterly approximately 7,183 feet to the east point of Pass Des Ilettes, latitude 29 degrees 06 minutes 23.54239 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 52 minutes 28.08108 seconds west;57. (54) thence southeasterly approximately 3,538 feet to the west point of Wilson Pass, latitude 29 degrees 05 minutes 52.96424 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 52 minutes 08.63735 seconds west;58. (55) thence southeasterly approximately 10,190 feet to the east point of Wilson Pass, latitude 29 degrees 04 minutes 28.82542 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 51 minutes 05.28173 seconds west;59. (56) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to the north point of Caillou Boca Pass, latitude 29 degrees 03 minutes 58.53867 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 50 minutes 08.56325 seconds west;60. (57) thence southwesterly approximately 5,368 feet to the south point of Caillou Boca Pass, near a navigational light, latitude 29 degrees 03 minutes 08.15855 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 50 minutes 27.81820 seconds west;61. (58) thence in a southerly direction along the shore to a point on the southwest shore of Whiskey Island, latitude 29 degrees 02 minutes 50.74165 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 50 minutes 33.50103 seconds west;62. (59) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of Whiskey Pass, latitude 29 degrees 03 minutes 22.40555 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 48 minutes 24.25731 seconds west;63. (60) thence easterly approximately 12,891 feet to the east point of Whiskey Pass, latitude 29 degrees 03 minutes 10.14362 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 45 minutes 59.69472 seconds west; 64. (61) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of Wine Island Pass, latitude 29 degrees 04 minutes 22.79842 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 39 minutes 13.91593 seconds west;65. (62) thence northeasterly approximately 16,409 feet to the most easterly point of the Wine Island rock jetties, latitude 29 degrees 05 minutes 37.99824 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 36 minutes 30.00008 seconds west;66. (63) thence southeasterly approximately 19,851 feet to the west point of Timbalier Island, latitude 29 degrees 05 minutes 20.37941 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 32 minutes 47.17387 seconds west;67. (64) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to the west point of Little Pass Timbalier, latitude 29 degrees 04 minutes 04.21174 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 26 minutes 36.84970 seconds west;68. (65) thence easterly approximately 35,929 feet to the west point of land on East Timbalier Island, latitude 29 degrees 04 minutes 02.46147 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 19 minutes 52.00898 seconds west;69. (66) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of "Penrod Slip", latitude 29 degrees 04 minutes 29.18578 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 18 minutes 42.55926 seconds west;70. (67) thence northeasterly approximately 17,926 feet to the east point of "Penrod Slip", latitude 29 degrees 05 minutes 39.09466 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 15 minutes 36.87269 seconds west;71. (68) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of Belle Pass, latitude 29 degrees 05 minutes 16.73856 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 13 minutes 38.63916 seconds west;72. (69) thence southeasterly approximately 1,388 feet to the east point of Belle Pass, latitude 29 degrees 05 minutes 10.19903 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 13 minutes 24.88638 seconds west;73. (70) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the southwest point of Caminada Pass, latitude 29 degrees 11 minutes 34.92016 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 02 minutes 50.94216 seconds west;74. (71) thence in a northerly direction along the northwesterly shoreline of Caminada Pass to the intersection of an underground power line as marked by two platforms in Caminada Pass, which is the northwest point of Caminada Pass, latitude 29 degrees 12 minutes 22.50230 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 03 minutes 02.70045 seconds west;75. (72) thence southeasterly along the underground power line as marked by two platforms in Caminada Pass, approximately 358 feet to the West Power Line Marker of the Caminada Channel, latitude 29 degrees 12 minutes 21.20418 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 02 minutes 58.93637 seconds west;76. (73) thence southeasterly along the underground power line as marked by two platforms in Caminada Pass, approximately 1,478 feet to the East Power Line Marker of the Caminada Channel, latitude 29 degrees 12 minutes 15.85401 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 02 minutes 43.41687 seconds west;77. (74) thence southeasterly approximately 781 feet to the northeast point of Caminada Pass on the northwesterly shoreline of Grand Isle, latitude 29 degrees 12 minutes 12.25221 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 02 minutes 35.65270 seconds west;78. (75) thence in a southerly direction along the shore to the southeast point of Caminada Pass, latitude 29 degrees 11 minutes 55.73980 seconds north, longitude 90 degrees 02 minutes 28.00430 seconds west;79. (76) thence in a northeasterly direction along the south shoreline of Grand Isle to the most northerly point of Grand Isle, the west point of Barataria Pass, latitude 29 degrees 16 minutes 10.92696 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 57 minutes 17.70348 seconds west;80. (77) thence northeasterly approximately 1,098 feet to the navigation marker known as the "Green Turn Buoy" in Barataria Pass, latitude 29 degrees 16 minutes 20.98086 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 57 minutes 12.98009 seconds west;81. (78) thence easterly approximately 2,411 feet to the east point of Barataria Pass, at Fort Livingston ruins, latitude 29 degrees 16 minutes 21.17236 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 56 minutes 45.75555 seconds west;82. (79) thence in a northeasterly direction along the south shoreline of Grand Terre Island to a point of land most northerly, the west point of Pass Abel, latitude 29 degrees 17 minutes 50.66661 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 54 minutes 30.79631 seconds west;83. (80) thence northeasterly approximately 6,861 feet to the east point of Pass Abel, latitude 29 degrees 18 minutes 28.77024 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 53 minutes 26.65497 seconds west;84. (81) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of Quatre Bayou Pass, latitude 29 degrees18 minutes 47.29679 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 51 minutes 41.26373 seconds west;85. (82) thence northeasterly approximately 6,697 feet to the east point of Quatre Bayou Pass, latitude 29 degrees19 minutes 13.89235 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 50 minutes 31.97201 seconds west;86. (83) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the west point of the washout below Bay Long, latitude 29 degrees 19 minutes 32.29984 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 49 minutes 34.23242 seconds west;87. (84) thence southeasterly approximately 4,682 feet to the east point of the washout below Bay Long, latitude 29 degrees 19 minutes 03.24021 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 48 minutes 53.02463 seconds west; 88. (85) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of the washout below Shell Island Bay, latitude 29 degrees 17 minutes 57.91497 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 39 minutes 37.87864 seconds west;89. (86) thence southeasterly approximately 11,734 feet to the east point of the washout below Shell Island Bay, latitude 29 degrees 16 minutes 53.15017 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 37 minutes 47.86759 seconds west;90. (87) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to the southeast point of Lanaux Island, latitude 29 degrees 15 minutes 55.96639 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 36 minutes 28.97569 seconds west;91. (88) thence southeasterly approximately 3,044 feet to the northwest point of Pelican Island, in Plaquemines Parish, latitude 29 degrees 15 minutes 28.50701 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 36 minutes 14.82716 seconds west;92. (89) thence in a southwesterly direction along the shore to the southwest point of Pelican Island, in Plaquemines Parish, latitude 29 degrees 15 minutes 14.14710 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 36 minutes 24.53604 seconds west;93. (90) thence in an easterly direction along the shore to the west point of the pass of Scofield Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 14 minutes 55.60396 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 33 minutes 56.70645 seconds west;94. (91) thence east approximately 435 feet to the east point of the pass of Scofield Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 14 minutes 55.53846 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 33 minutes 51.79374 seconds west;95. (92) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to the west point of the washout below Bay Coquette, latitude 29 degrees 14 minutes 05.57842 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 31 minutes 01.38761 seconds west;96. (93) thence southeasterly approximately 12,157 feet to the south point of the Sandy Point Island, latitude 29 degrees 13 minutes 06.36125 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 29 minutes 01.94537 seconds west;97. (94) thence southeasterly approximately 5,134 feet to the north point of Red Pass, latitude 29 degrees 12 minutes 43.23994 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 28 minutes 10.35788 seconds west;98. (95) thence south approximately 954 feet to the south point of Red Pass, latitude 29 degrees 12 minutes 33.80160 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 28 minutes 10.69614 seconds west;99. (96) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to the southwest point of land south of Red Pass, latitude 29 degrees 12 minutes 29.20037 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 28 minutes 07.76965 seconds west;100. (97) thence approximately 37,800 feet in a southeasterly direction to the radio tower located at latitude 29 degrees 07 minutes 55 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 23 minutes 18 seconds west; 101. (98) thence approximately 21,300 feet in a southeasterly direction to a manifold platform in the east side of Grand Pass at latitude 29 degrees 05 minutes 28 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 20 minutes 26 seconds west;102. (99) thence approximately 12,981 feet south to the southwestern point on southern shore of Scott Bay, latitude 29 degrees 03 minutes 19.55590 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 20 minutes 20.91769 seconds west;103. (100) thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore to the northwestern point of the mouth of Outlet W-2, latitude 29 degrees 02 minutes 35.29280 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 21 minutes 08.95367 seconds west;104. (101) thence approximately 21,926 feet in a southwesterly direction to latitude 28 degrees 59 minutes 20.865 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 22 minutes 59.314 seconds west;105. (102) thence approximately 45,797 feet in a southwesterly direction to a point on the west bank of Southwest Pass, latitude 28 degrees 55 minutes 50 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 25 minutes 00 seconds west;106. (103) thence approximately 3,631 feet in a southeasterly direction to a point on the east jetty of Southwest Pass, latitude 28 degrees 55 minutes 40.90119 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 24 minutes 20.47101 seconds west; 107. (104) thence northeasterly approximately 19,313 feet to the south point of Burrwood Bayou, latitude 28 degrees 57 minutes 56.42504 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 21 minutes 47.16227 seconds west;108. (105) thence northeasterly approximately 33,352 feet to a point on the western shore of East Bay, latitude 29 degrees 02 minutes 11.57932 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 17 minutes 48.81506 seconds west;109. (106) thence northeasterly approximately 4,862 feet to Cockler Point on the western shore of East Bay, latitude 29 degrees 02 minutes 52.70522 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 17 minutes 20.35614 seconds west;110. (107) thence northeasterly approximately 10,163 feet to the mouth of Joseph Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 03 minutes 36 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 15 minutes 37 seconds west;111. (108) thence east approximately 14,733 feet to a point of land on the west bank of South Pass in Whale Bay, latitude 29 degrees 03 minutes 36 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 12 minutes 51 seconds west;112. (109) thence in a southeasterly direction to the southeast point of the eastern shore of East Bay, latitude 28 degrees 59 minutes 42.10926 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 09 minutes 19.74294 seconds west;113. (110) thence easterly approximately 1,152 feet to the south point of the west levee of South Pass, latitude 28 degrees 59 minutes 43.04560 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 09 minutes 06.81181 seconds west;114. (111) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the west point of South Pass, latitude 28 degrees 59 minutes 56.51565 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 08 minutes 53.80725 seconds west;115. (112) thence northwesterly approximately 2,299 feet to the south point of the east barrier island of South Pass, latitude 29 degrees 00 minutes 17.79651 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 09 minutes 02.97217 seconds west;116. (113) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to a point on the south side of the east outlet of South Pass, latitude 29 degrees 00 minutes 34.18822 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 09 minutes 05.18348 seconds west;117. (114) thence northerly approximately 900 feet to the east point of the east levee of South Pass, latitude 29 degrees 00 minutes 43.09785 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 09 minutes 05.00480 seconds west;118. (115) thence northwesterly approximately 14,882 feet to the southeastern point of an island southeast of the mouth of Dennis Pass, latitude 29 degrees 03 minutes 09.64678 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 09 minutes 22.20009 seconds west;119. (115.1) thence northeasterly approximately 13,189 feet to mouth of Johnson Pass, latitude 29 degrees 04 minutes 51.333 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 07 minutes 48.981 seconds west;120. (115.2) thence northeasterly approximately 5,530 feet to the northern bank of Cognevich Pass, latitude 29 degrees 05 minutes 42.9432 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 07 minutes 28.2036 seconds west;121. (115.3) thence northeasterly approximately 7,345 feet to the eastern shore of the island located between North Shore Bay and Redfish Bay at latitude 29 degrees 06 minutes 47.3508 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 06 minutes 49.77 seconds west;122. (115.4) thence easterly approximately 8,755 feet to the western bank of Southeast Pass seaward side in Redfish Bay, latitude 29 degrees 06 minutes 41.562 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 05 minutes 11.292 seconds west;123. (116) thence southeasterly approximately 6,621 feet to the southwest point of the west levee of Southeast Pass, latitude 29 degrees 05 minutes 50.61189 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 04 minutes 24.33261 seconds west;124. (117) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the west point of Southeast Pass, latitude 29 degrees 06minutes 06.60266 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 04 minutes 07.22646 seconds west;125. (118) thence northeasterly approximately 535 feet to the east point of Southeast Pass, latitude 29 degrees 06 minutes 09.42871 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 04 minutes 02.12414 seconds west;126. (119) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the east point of the south levee of Micale Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 06 minutes 21.10356 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 03 minutes 46.47144 seconds west;127. (120) thence northeasterly approximately 417 feet to the east point of the north levee of Micale Bayou, latitude 29 degrees 06 minutes 23.71630 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 03 minutes 42.83758 seconds west;128. (121) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the eastern-most point of land between the Southeast Pass and Northeast Pass, latitude 29 degrees 07 minutes 05.75774 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 03 minutes 17.81742 seconds west;129. (121.1) thence northwesterly approximately 2,731 feet to the North bank of Northeast Pass, latitude 29 degrees 07minutes 31.2708 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 03 minutes 28.0008 seconds west;130. (121.2) thence northwesterly approximately 17,591 feet to the mouth of the Bayou just north of the Pipeline Canal that cuts through Jackass Bay to a point on the east side of the island located at latitude 29 degrees 08 minutes 43.2276 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 06 minutes 28.6272 seconds west;131. (121.3) thence northeasterly approximately 9,262 feet to the southern bank of Jackson Bayou located at latitude 29 degrees 09 minutes 56.934 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 05 minutes 26.4948 seconds west;132. (121.4) thence northeasterly approximately 9,034 feet to the southern bank of the island located at the mouth of Straight Bayou at latitude 29 degrees 10 minutes 30.8424 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 03 minutes 52.2036 seconds west;133. (122) thence northeasterly approximately 14,852 feet to the east point of the south levee of North Pass, latitude 29 degrees 12 minutes 13.91839 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 01 minute 52.71454 seconds west;134. (123) thence northwesterly approximately 1,721 feet to the east point of the north levee of North Pass, latitude 29 degrees 12 minutes 30.51489 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 01 minute 57.09847 seconds west;135. (124) thence in a northwesterly direction along the shore to the north point of the north levee of North Pass, latitude 29 degrees 12 minutes 35.55832 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 02 minutes 00.61988 seconds west;136. (125) thence southwesterly approximately 24,349 feet to the northeast point of land in Customhouse Bay, latitude 29 degrees 11 minutes 45.47006 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 06 minutes 29.35285 seconds west;137. (125.1) thence northwesterly approximately 11,715 feet to a point located in Bucket Bend at latitude 29 degrees 13 minutes 09.1848 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 08 minutes 00.8448 seconds west;138. (125.2) thence northwesterly approximately 6,283 feet to a point located in the southern part of Dead Women Bend near the exit location of Twentyseven Pass at latitude 29 degrees 13 minutes 41.0736 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 09 minutes 01.728 seconds west;139. (125.3) thence northeasterly approximately 9,300 feet to a point located at the southern bank of Dead Woman Pass at latitude 29 degrees 14 minutes 46.2984 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 07 minutes 47.6472 seconds west;140. (126) thence northwesterly approximately 752 feet to the north bank of Dead Woman Pass, latitude 29 degrees 14 minutes 53.7252 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 07 minutes 48.2736 seconds west;141. (127) thence northwesterly approximately 13,460 feet to the northeast point of Timber Island by Bienvenue Pass, latitude 29 degrees 17 minutes 02.66053 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 08 minutes 26.62523 seconds west;142. (128) thence northwesterly approximately 24,047 feet to the northeast point of the island in the mouth of Main Pass, latitude 29 degrees 20 minutes 15.94786 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 11 minutes 05.17729 seconds west;143. (129) thence northwesterly approximately 5,018 feet to the north point of the west levee of Main Pass, latitude 29 degrees 20 minutes 29.98190 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 11 minutes 59.55914 seconds west;144. (129.1) thence southwesterly approximately 6,155 feet to a point located just seaward from Octave Pass North at latitude 29 degrees 19 minutes 50.9988 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 12 minutes 52.9992 seconds west;145. (129.2) thence southwesterly approximately 10,461 feet to a point located between Bernies Pass and Battery Bayou at latitude 29 degrees 18 minutes 18 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 13 minutes 45.0012 seconds west;146. (130) thence northwesterly approximately 4,285 feet to the north point of the east levee of East Fork, latitude 29 degrees 18 minutes 38.94519 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 14 minutes 27.08895 seconds west; 147. (131) thence northwesterly approximately 11,244 feet to the northeast point of the east levee of the east outlet of Emeline Pass, latitude 29 degrees 20 minutes 16.49226 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 15 minutes 28.27037 seconds west;148. (132) thence northwesterly approximately 5,141 feet to the northeast point of the east levee of Emeline Pass, latitude 29 degrees 20 minutes 58.88195 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 16 minutes 00.41227 seconds west;149. (133) thence northwesterly approximately 9,960 feet to the southeastern point on the eastern shore of the Main Pass east levee, latitude 29 degrees 21 minutes 57.19326 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 17 minutes 31.17691 seconds west; 150. (134) thence northerly approximately 10,939 feet to an east point on the eastern shore of the Main Pass east levee, latitude 29 degrees 23 minutes 44.78937 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 17 minutes 45.23755 seconds west;151. (135) thence northeasterly approximately 4,585 feet to the northeastern point on the eastern shore of the Main Pass east levee, latitude 29 degrees 24 minutes 25.32960 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 17 minutes 21.93072 seconds west;152. (136) thence northeasterly approximately 39,510 feet to the south point of Breton Island, latitude 29 degrees 28 minutes 11.81256 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 11 minutes 17.62330 seconds west;153. (137) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the north point of Breton Island, latitude 29 degrees 29 minutes 49.50414 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 10 minutes 30.33595 seconds west;154. (138) thence northeasterly approximately 27,234 feet to the south point of the south island of the Gosier Islands, latitude 29 degrees 31 minutes 24.79774 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 05 minutes 42.00863 seconds west;155. (139) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the north point of the south island of the Gosier Islands, latitude 29 degrees 31 minutes 59.74482 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 05 minutes 19.86319 seconds west;156. (140) thence northeasterly approximately 8,509 feet to the south point of the north island of the Gosier Islands, latitude 29 degrees 32 minutes 45.13752 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 03 minutes 58.70949 seconds west; 157. (141) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the north point of the north island of the Gosier Islands, latitude 29 degrees 33 minutes 22.48000 seconds north, longitude 89 degrees 03 minutes 32.21823 seconds west;158. (142) thence northeasterly approximately 35,924 feet to the south point of the Curlew Islands, latitude 29 degrees 38 minutes 10.35706 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 59 minutes 33.29121 seconds west;159. (143) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the north point of the Curlew Islands, latitude 29 degrees 38 minutes 15.78007 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 59 minutes 30.59398 seconds west;160. (144) thence northeasterly approximately 8,761 feet to the south point of the Stake Islands, latitude 29 degrees 39 minutes 10.60431 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 58 minutes 13.65731 seconds west;161. (145) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the north point of the Stake Islands, latitude 29 degrees 40 minutes 47.88908 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 56 minutes 47.18591 seconds west;162. (146) thence northeasterly approximately 34,091 feet to the south point of the south island of the Chandeleur Islands, latitude 29 degrees 45 minutes 42.31016 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 53 minutes 38.18264 seconds west;163. (147) thence in a northeasterly direction along the shore to the north point of the south island of the Chandeleur Islands, latitude 29 degrees 48 minutes 30.73219 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 51 minutes 41.66097 seconds west;164. (148) thence northeasterly approximately 4,487 feet to the south point of the main island of the Chandeleur Islands, latitude 29 degrees 49 minutes 13.34094 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 51 minutes 27.25032 seconds west;165. (149) thence in a northerly direction along the shore to the north point of the main island of the Chandeleur Islands, latitude 30 degrees 00 minutes 59.54256 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 51 minutes 02.96200 seconds west;166. (150) thence northwesterly approximately 4,782 feet to the south point of the north island of the Chandeleur Islands, latitude 30 degrees 01 minute 43.94624 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 51 minutes 21.82982 seconds west;167. (151) thence in a northwesterly direction along the shore to the north point of the north island of the Chandeleur Islands, latitude 30 degrees 02 minutes 06.44260 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 51 minutes 45.77415 seconds west;168. (152) thence northwesterly approximately 5,401 feet to a point located at latitude 30 degrees 02 minutes 51.98110 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 52 minutes 17.98216 seconds west; the location of the destroyed Chandeleur Light;169. (153) thence in a northerly direction to the intersection of the Louisiana-Mississippi Boundary, latitude 30 degrees 08 minutes 14.51336 seconds north, longitude 88 degrees 52 minutes 09.61702 seconds west (coordinates not specified repealed by Act 1991, No. 946, §2).C. All waters of the state shoreward of the line described in Subsection B hereof within which the tide regularly rises and falls or into which saltwater shrimp migrate are inside waters. All waters seaward of the line described in Subsection B of this Section are outside waters.D. For the purpose of determining if a person is shrimping in inside or outside waters, reference shall be made by global positioning satellite (GPS) navigational instrument readings for a vessel located on or in proximity to the boundary line between open and closed waters as set forth in Subsection B of this Section.E. For the purposes of this Section, the department shall utilize GPS navigational instrument readings taken from such equipment located on department vessels or, if the shrimping vessel is equipped with GPS equipment, from the equipment located on the shrimping vessel.La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § VII-370
Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 441090 (6/1/2018).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:6(25)(a) and R.S. 56:495(E).