Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 1 - General
Chapter 7 - Coastal Management
Subchapter B - Coastal Use Guidelines
Section I-709 - Guidelines for Shoreline Modification

A. Nonstructural methods of shoreline protection shall be utilized to the maximum extent practicable.

B. Shoreline modification structures shall be designed and built using best practical techniques to minimize adverse environmental impacts.

C. Shoreline modification structures shall be lighted or marked in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard regulations, not interfere with navigation, and should foster fishing, other recreational opportunities, and public access.

D. Shoreline modification structures shall be built using best practical materials and techniques to avoid the introduction of pollutants and toxic substances into coastal waters.

E. Piers and docks and other harbor structures shall be designed and built using best practical techniques to avoid obstruction of water circulation.

F. Marinas and similar commercial and recreational developments shall to the maximum extent practicable not be located so as to result in adverse impacts on open productive oyster beds, or submersed grass beds.

G. Neglected or abandoned shoreline modification structures, piers, docks, and mooring and other harbor structures shall be removed at the owner's expense, when appropriate.

H. Shoreline stabilization structures shall not be built for the purpose of creating fill areas for development unless part of an approved surface alteration use.

I. Jetties, groins, breakwaters, and similar structures shall be planned, designed, and constructed so as to avoid to the maximum extent practicable downstream land loss and erosion.