Louisiana meridian explained

The Louisiana meridian, in longitude 92° 24′ 15″ west of Greenwich, extends from the Gulf of Mexico to the north boundary of Louisiana, and with the baseline through the initial point conforming to the parallel of 31° north latitude, governs all the surveys in the state west of the Mississippi River.

Sources

• Book: Raymond , William Galt . Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field . via Google Books . 1914 . American Book Company . New York .

See also

• List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States

External links

• Web site: Cadastral Survey [Louisiana Meridian] ]. U.S. Bureau of Land Management . 2012-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130105115231/http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/missalalou.htm . 2013-01-05 . dead .
• Web site: Principal Meridians and Base Lines . U.S. Bureau of Land Management . 2012-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018100501/http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/meridians.htm . 2012-10-18 . dead .
• Web site: Louisiana Principal Meridian . Principal Meridian Project . 2012-10-05.
• Web site: Louisiana Meridian . The Center for Land Use Interpretation . 2012-10-05.

31.0089°N -92.4155°W