Julia Donelson Houston v. Ruth M. Thomas, State of Louisiana and Lake Providence Port Commission, Intervening

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

In a boundary dispute as treacherous as old man river itself, the appellants challenge the district court’s conclusion that accretions to the west bank of the Mississippi River are within the territorial boundaries of Mississippi. Finding that the district court erred in its initial placement of the boundary thalweg between Louisiana and Mississippi, we reverse and render judgment for the appellants.

Meandering Through the Courts: The Proceedings Upstream

At issue in phase one of this bifurcated case was the sovereign ownership of a mass of accretions lying along the west…