SUGGESTED REFERENCES FOR THE LOUISIANA LAWS OF LAND SURVEYING EXAM*
The Louisiana Laws of Land Surveying Exam is an open-book multiple-choice exam that consists of 70 questions. The Test Blueprint specifies the content areas/domains included in the examination. Each question on the examination is designed to test for knowledge of subject matter within one or more of these content domains.
I.History
TEST BLUEPRINT
US Public Land Survey System (Rectangular Sections/Irregular Sections & Grants)
Riparian/Littoral Rights
Prescription: Junior/Senior Rights
Servitudes – Rights & Property
Property Description: Platting, Subdivisions & Partitions
Recordation/Conveyances: Trespass/Surveyor Rights
Louisiana Horizontal & Vertical Control Systems
Standards of Practice: Professional Conduct; Seals; Continuing Professional Development; Disciplinary Action: Licensure & Certification Requirements
History
*Updated 2017
Scoring Procedures
Scores are calculated based on the number of correct responses within an examination. Credit is given for correct responses while no points are received for incorrect responses. Consequently, candidates should answer each question because there is no penalty for guessing. Note that only one response should be marked for each question because questions that contain two or more marked responses or with blank responses (i.e., omitted questions) are scored as incorrect responses.
Diagnostic reports will be given to applicants not making a passing score on the exam.
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BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY
BY: WEST PUBLISHING
Claitor’s Law Books & Publishing Division
Phone: 225-344-0476 or 800-274-1403
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BROWN’S BOUNDARY CONTROL AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES
BY: CURTIS M. BROWN
Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc
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CLARK ON SURVEYING AND BOUNDARIES 6TH EDITION
BY: WALTER G. ROBILLARD AND LANE J. BOWMAN
Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc.
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COMPENDIUM OF LOUISIANA AND FEDERAL LAWS RELATING TO LAND SURVEYING
BY: LOUISIANA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING BOARD (LAPELS)
Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board (LAPELS)
9643 Brookline Avenue, Suite 121 Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: 225-925-6291
CORNER RESTORATION CIRCULARS, 1883-1974
BY: CARBEN SURVEYING REPRINTS
(Companion to the book: Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners & Subdivision of Sections which is shown below.)
DEFINITIONS OF SURVEYING AND ASSOCIATED TERMS
BY: JOINT COMMITTEE OF AMERICAN CONGRESS ON SURVEYING AND MAPPING AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURES FOR BOUNDARY LOCATION
BY: CURTIS M. BROWN, WALTER G. ROBILLARD AND DONALD A. WILSON
Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc.
FEDERAL & STATE LANDS IN LA
BY: JOHN MADDEN
Claitor’s Law Books & Publishing Division
Phone: 225-344-0476 or 800-274-1403
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO U.S. DEPUTY SURVEYORS
PUBLISHED BY STATE LAND OFFICE
State of Louisiana
Division of Administration State Land Office
P.O. Box 44124 Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: 225-342-4588
HISTORY OF LAND TITLES IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
BY: ORY PORET
State of Louisiana
Division of Administration State Land Office
P.O. Box 44124 Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: 225-342-4578
LEGAL ASPECTS OF BOUNDARY SURVEYING IN LOUISIANA
BY: LOUISIANA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS
Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors (LSPS)
9643 Brookline Avenue, Suite 108 Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: 225-925-5800
MANUAL OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES – 1973
BY: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
MANUAL OF SURVEYING INSTRUCTIONS – 2009
BY: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
RESTORATION OF LOST OR OBLITERATED CORNERS & SUBDIVISION OF SECTIONS
BY: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WATER AND WATER COURSES
BY: H. GLEN KENT, JR., J.D., P.L.S.
WRITING LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS (IN CONJUNCTION WITH SURVEY BOUNDARY CONTROL)
BY: GURDON H. WATTLES