La. R.S. 41:550

The Register of the State Land Office shall receive and pass upon the proof of residence and cultivation as provided in this Subpart and the decision of the Register of the State Land Office as to whether the proof shows full compliance with the requirements hereof, shall be final subject to the right of the entryman, or in case of his death, of his legal representatives, to appeal from the decisions of the register to the district court of the parish in which the lands are situated where the case shall be tried de novo.