Property Ownership

In Louisiana, when land is formed by the natural attachment of sediment (alluvion) along a waterway's bank, this new land belongs to:

AThe state of Louisiana exclusively
BThe owner of the adjacent bank property, who gains the alluvial accretion✓ Correct
CThe federal government through the Army Corps of Engineers
DThe parish where the land forms

Explanation

Under Louisiana's accession principles (Civil Code Art. 499), alluvial deposits (new land formed by sediment accumulating against a bank) belong to the owner of the bank that receives the deposit — the adjacent property owner gains this new land.

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