Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XXVII - State Lands
Subpart 1 - Land Information Mapping and Map Records System
Chapter 17 - Parcel Mapping
Section XXVII-1727 - Relational Data Base

A. Final parcel index records for all property parcels mapped shall be furnished by the compiler to the parish following completion of the project in conformance with the standard format set forth within accompanying §1735 Appendix C. Each parcel index record shall contain the assigned uniform parcel identification number and required individual parcel data elements as outlined within §1735, Appendix C. Any additional parcel data elements required by the parish to facilitate parcel identification, cross-referencing or data augmentation may be added in numerical sequence following the last field number specified in the parcel index record.

B. Parcel index records shall be furnished on acceptable PC-DOS or MS-DOS formatted computer transfer media in ASCII file format as set forth within §1737, Appendix D.

C. A tabulation of parish code numbers and applicable Louisiana coordinate grid zone designations to be included on all parcel index records is included within accompanying §1739, Appendix E.

D. All information contained on the parcel index records shall be incorporated into a computerized relational data base system of sufficient capacity and capability to satisfactorily accommodate efficient storage, retrieval, maintenance and transfer of any data element(s). The relational data base system shall be configured to facilitate both active and inter-active graphic query and retrieval of data element(s) associated with any individual parcel of land within the digital parcel map.

E. Parcel index record information shall be stored in an acceptable digital format at the compiler's facility until the parish and/or other responsible participants or users install their respective land information systems. Final parcel index record information and the associated relational data base containing this information must satisfactorily interface and be compatible with the land information system in use or to be selected by the parish and/or other authorized participants and users.