La. Stat. tit. 45 § 351
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Any person, desiring to build or extend a railroad in Louisiana, shall have the right of way, not exceeding two hundred feet in width, over any land belonging to the state, through which such road, or any branch, tap or extension thereof may pass, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and running any railroad or any tap, branch or extension.
La. R.S. § 45:351