Section 21 · Bayou Cocodrie, Louisiana

Amended 1 time on record

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Walter Tantzen, Inc. v. Shaughnessy (1979)

Most recently applied in Stillwater of Crown Point Homeowner's Ass'n v. Kovich (October 2011)

Bayou Cocodrie, from its source to its junction with Bayou Chicot, in the State of Louisiana, is declared to be not a navigable water of the United States within the meaning of the laws enacted by the Congress for the preservation and protection of such waters.

The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved.

Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel

Codification

The first sentence hereof is section 1 and the second sentence section 2 of act Feb. 25, 1921, entitled “An Act to declare Bayou Cocodrie nonnavigable from its source to its junction with Bayou Chicot”.