1. A. The Lake Borgne Public Oyster Seed Ground is described as that portion of the state water bottoms:

   1. 1. Beginning at the most northerly point of Malheureux Point latitude 30° 04' 48.216" north, longitude 89° 29' 02.247" west on the southern shoreline of Lake Borgne; thence southwesterly a distance of 16.6 miles to the most easterly point of Proctor Point latitude 29° 56' 46.459" north, longitude 89° 42' 51.039" west on the southwestern shoreline of Lake Borgne; thence northerly a distance of
      5.6 miles to the most easterly point of Alligator Point latitude 30° 01' 39.731" north, longitude 89° 43' 01.767" west on the northern shoreline of Lake Borgne; thence northeasterly along the northern shoreline of Lake Borgne a distance of 19.1 miles to the intersection with the western shoreline of the Pearl River latitude 30° 10' 39.633" north, longitude 89° 31' 53.828" west; thence northerly along the western shoreline of the Pearl River a distance of 0.25 miles to a point latitude 30° 10' 52.888" north, longitude 89° 31' 53.736" west on the western shoreline of the Pearl River; thence easterly a distance of 1.15 miles to the Pearl River Beacon No. 8 latitude 30° 11' 00.429" north, longitude 89° 31' 28.187" west; thence southeasterly a distance of
      7.5 miles to the point of beginning.
   2. 2. Beginning at the southeastern corner of the existing Lake Borgne Public Oyster Seed Ground as described in Paragraph 1 above, which is the most easterly point of Proctor Point, at latitude 29° 56' 46.459" north, longitude 89° 42' 51.039" west; thence westerly along the shoreline of Lake Borgne to latitude 29^o 55' 54.300" north, longitude 89° 47' 57.000" west; thence north to latitude 30° 00' 46.000"north, longitude 89° 47' 57.000" west; thence east to the western boundary of the existing Lake Borgne Public Oyster Seed Ground at latitude 30° 00' 46.000" north, longitude 89° 42' 59.799" west; thence southerly along the western boundary of the existing Lake Borgne Public Oyster Seed Ground to the point of beginning.
   3. 3. Beginning at the southeastern corner of the existing Lake Borgne Public Oyster Seed Ground as described in Paragraph 1 above, which is the most easterly point of Proctor Point, at latitude 29° 56' 46.459" north, longitude 89° 42' 51.039" west; thence northeasterly along the southern boundary of the existing Lake Borgne Public Oyster Seed Ground to latitude 30° 01' 18.470" north, longitude 89° 35' 03.662" west; thence southwesterly to latitude 29° 53' 22.749" north, longitude 89° 42' 12.538" west; thence northwesterly to a point on the shoreline of Lake Borgne at latitude 29° 56' 12.711" north, longitude 89° 44' 11.750" west; thence northeasterly along the shoreline of Lake Borgne to the point of beginning.
   4. 4. Beginning at a point on the southern boundary of the existing Lake Borgne Public Oyster Seed Ground, as described in Paragraph 1 above, at latitude 30° 01' 25.814" north, longitude 89° 34' 51.025" west; thence northeasterly along the southern boundary of the existing Lake Borgne Public Oyster Seed Ground to latitude 30° 04' 01.816" north, longitude 89° 30' 22.277" west; thence southerly to latitude 30° 02' 25.177" north, longitude 89° 30' 22.277" west; thence southwesterly to latitude 30° 00' 26.497" north, longitude 89° 34' 05.521" west; thence northwesterly to the point of beginning.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:6(12) and R.S. 56:434(A).

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 21:707 (July 1995), amended LR 30:1733 (August 2004).