I STILL WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE STATE OF LOUISIANA HAS MANAGE TO KEEP THE MINERAL RIGHTS IN THIS SECTION! WRITE BOBBY FREYOU (PUBLIC LANDS RECORDS MANAGER) Bobby.Feyou@la.gov or call 1-225-342-4579 AND EVERY OTHER POLITICIAN AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY, BELIEVE ME YOU GET ALL KINDS OF ANSWERS! THE LAST ANSWER IS THAT WHEN THE STATE SELLS STATE-OWNED LANDS AFTER 1921, THE CONSTITUTION MANDATES THAT THE STATE RESERVE ITS MINERAL RIGHTS FOREVER..... WE NEED TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION! IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE! AS MARY LANDRIEU STATES IN HER CAMPAIGN DON'T JUST EXCEPT THE THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE JUST BECAUSE THERE THAT WAY!
COME ON FOLKS LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS!
READ THIS! VERY INTERESTING..............
The State of Louisiana does own the mineral rights to the East Half of Section 27, Township 16 North, Range 15 West, Northwestern Land District, Louisiana Meridian, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

NOT because of Act 202 of 1924 -- but because of the Louisiana State Constitution of 1921 Article IV Section 2. When the State sells state-owned lands after 1921, the Constitution mandates that the State reserve its mineral rights forever.

The Historical Land Title Records of the State Land Office indicate:
a) that the said East Half of Section 27 was transferred to the State from the Federal Government pursuant to a U. S. Internal Improvement Act grant which was approved December 7, 1849.

b) that the State owned said property from said 1849 until Act 202 of 1924 authorized the State Land Office to issue State Patents to N. & C. V. Ratcliff and H. J. Tieul (after they made payment of $1.50 per acre to the State Treasury).

c) that the State did issue State Patent 11855 dated October 30, 1924 to Mr. Tieul and State Patent 12174 dated June 27, 1927 to Mr. Ratcliff. Both patents did not contain language stating the State's mineral reservation.

d) I am not an attorney, but it is my understanding that the Supreme Court of Louisiana Decision No. 46440 dated June 4, 1963 (in the matter of Mrs. Geraldine R. Lewis v. State of Louisiana 244 La. 1039, 156 So. 2 d 431) briefly said that the mineral reservation by the State is constitutionally required and applies to all sales of land whereby the State divests itself of title after 1921 - therefore it does not matter if the mineral reservation is stated upon the Patent or not, the reservation is mandatory. Additionally, prescription does not run against the State.

There is no provision which allows the State to NOT reserve its mineral rights - therefore, to my knowledge, there is nothing that you can do to acquire the mineral rights from the State.

I might add that you are not alone in this situation - nor is this the first time a private landowner suddenly discovered that he did not have mineral rights to his property. There have been thousands of sales of State-owned lands after 1921 - in ALL of them the State reserved its mineral rights. It is quite common that during the sale of the property from one private owner to the next and then to the next and then to the next, that the State's mineral reservation is forgotten. But any detailed search of the chain of title back to at least 1921 should bring this issue to the attention of the title attorneys and title abstractors involved in the closing of the sale of the property. I am sorry that you were mistaken in believing that you owned the mineral rights, but I must base the State's claim to the mineral rights upon what the official records on file in this office show and upon my understanding of the law.

Please feel free to forward this e-mail to anyone interested in this matter.
Bobby M. Freyou, Public Lands Records Manager, State Land Office, Division of Administration
225-342-4579
Bobby.Freyou@la.gov





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THIS IS WHAT I WROTE.....
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:45 PM
To: Bobby Freyou
Subject: (no subject)


Dear Mr. Freyou,

I live in the Eagle Nest Subdision in caddo parish Keithville, Louisiana. It is located in a part of Section 27. I understand that the section I am in , that I do not have the mineral rights because the State of Louisiana owns them according to an old 1924 law (ACT 202) it equals 320 acres. Can you please explain to me what
this law is? I feel that these minerals belong to me, because when I purchased my mineral rights were included. When I read your findings, you say Louisiana should own the minerals rights, not does own the mineral rights......Can you explain the difference of should and does? Should I own my mineral rights or do I own my mineral rights. (You can find a media coverage on this on KSLA Jeff Ferrell) for a reference)

P/S: Please let me know what to do, so that my neighbors and I can do what is necessary to collect on the mineral rights.

EVERYONE IN THIS SECTION ,IT IS WRONG FOR LOUISIANA STATE TO DO THIS!
HERE ARE SOME CONTACTS! START CALLING AND EMAILING THESE FOLKS!

Gov. Bobby Jindal 225-342-7015 www.gov.state.la.us
Mayor Cedric Glover CAO@ci.shreveport.la.us
Attorney General-Jerry Guilotte 225-326-6769
Inspector General 225-342-4615 stephen.street@la.gov
Rep Richard Burford 318-925-9588 burfordr@legis.state.la.us
Senator Sherri Cheek 318-867-4820 smithcheek@legis.state.la.us
OMR Margorie Mckeithen 225-342-4615 OMR.@dnr.state.la.us
Senator Mary Landrieu 318-676-3085 senator@landrieu.senate.gov
David Vitter 318-861-0437 senator@vitter.senate.gov
DNR Scott Angelle 225-342-4500 www.dnr.louisiana.gov
Conservation 225-342-5540 OOC-info@dnr.state.la.us
State Minerals Emile Fontenot 225-342-1080 anthony.fontenot@la.gov
Channel 12 news (Jeff Ferrell) www.ksla.com
Channel 3 news www.ktbs.com
Bobby Freyou Public Lands Records Mgmt 225-342-3479 Bobby.Freyou@la.gov


YOU HAVE A VOICE, CONTACT THE ABOVE FOLKS AND LETS GET OUR MINERAL RIGHTS BACK!