Property Ownership

In Louisiana, land that is lost to a navigable waterway through gradual erosion is subject to which principle?

AAccretion
BAvulsion
CDereliction
DErosion causing the owner to lose the land to the state (riparian rights)✓ Correct

Explanation

Under Louisiana law, land gradually lost to a navigable waterway through erosion (reliction) belongs to the state. This reflects Louisiana's Civil Law approach to riparian and littoral rights along navigable waters.

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