Executive Administrator:

Ronda Courville
9643 Brookline Avenue, Suite 108
Baton Rouge, LA 70809-1433
Phone: (225) 925-5800
Fax: (225) 925-5802
E-mail: LSPS@bellsouth.net

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Suggested References for the Louisiana Laws & Procedures Exam







*Indicates companion books.

Black's Law Dictionary
By: West Publishing

  • Claitor's Law Books & Publishing Division 
    Phone: 225-344-0476
    www.claitors.com

  • Land Surveyors Workshops
    314 South Street
    PO Box 180
    Jefferson, NC 28640
    Phone: 1-800-533-4387 
    www.landsurveys.com

Boundary Control and Legal Principles
By: Brown, John Wiley & Sons.
There are several places to obtain this book:

  • American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM)
    6 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite 403
    Gaithersburg, MD 20879
    Phone: 240-632-9716
    Fax: 240-632-1321
    www.acsm.net

  • Land Surveyors Workshops
    314 South Street
    PO Box 180
    Jefferson, NC 28640
    Phone: 1-800-533-4387
    www.landsurveys.com

  • Construction Book Express
    90 Plant Avenue, Suite 3
    Hauppauge, NY 11788
    Phone: 800-647-7233
    www.constructionbook.com

  • Walter G. Robillard
    1756 Century Boulevard, Suite B
    Atlanta, GA 30345
    Phone: 404-248-1602 
    www.worldboundaries.com

Clark on Surveying and Boundaries 6th Edition
By: Walter G. Robillard and Lane J. Bowman
There are several places to obtain this book:

  • Land Surveyors Workshops
    314 South Street
    PO Box 180
    Jefferson, NC 28640
    Phone: 1-800-533-4387
    www.landsurveys.com

  • Walter G. Robillard
    1756 Century Boulevard, Suite B
    Atlanta, GA 30345
    Phone: 404-248-1602 
    www.worldboundaries.com

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 
    www.lapels.com

Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms
By: Joint Committee of American Congress on Surveying and Mapping and the American Society of Civil Engineers
There are several places to obtain this book: 

  • American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM)
    6 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite 403
    Gaithersburg, MD 20879
    Phone: 240-632-9716
    Fax: 240-632-1321 
    www.acsm.net

  • Land Surveyors Workshops
    314 South Street
    PO Box 180
    Jefferson, NC 28640
    Phone: 1-800-533-4387
    www.landsurveys.com

  • Paul Cuomo Press, Inc.
    PO Box 4337
    Newport Beach, CA 92661-4337
    Fax: 714-388-3669
    info@pcpressinc.com
    www.pcpressinc.com

Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location
By: Curtis M. Brown, Walter G. Robillard and Donald A. Wilson

  • Land Surveyors Workshops
    314 South Street
    PO Box 180
    Jefferson, NC 28640
    Phone: 1-800-533-4387
    www.landsurveys.com

Federal and State Lands in Louisiana
By: Madden, Claitor's Publishing Division

  • Claitor's Law Books & Publishing Division
    Phone: 225-344-0476 
    www.claitors.com

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
    Email: lsps@bellsouth.net

Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States - 1973
By: U.S. Government Printing Office

*Corner Restoration Circulars, 1883-1974
  By: Carben Surveying Reprints

*Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners & Subdivision of Sections
  By: U.S. Government Printing Office

  • Land Surveyors Workshops
    314 South Street
    PO Box 180
    Jefferson, NC 28640
    Phone: 1-800-533-4387 
    www.landsurveys.com

Also, try contacting:

  • U.S. Government Printing Office
    Superintendent of Documents
    PO Box 371954
    Pittsburg, PA 15250-7954
    Phone: 202-512-1800 
    www.access.gpo.gov

Writing Legal Descriptions (in conjunction with Survey Boundary Control)
By: Gurdon H. Wattles

  • Land Surveyors Workshops
    314 South Street
    PO Box 180
    Jefferson, NC 28640
    Phone: 1-800-533-4387 
    www.landsurveys.com

History of Land Titles in the State of Louisiana (750 KB PDF)
By: Ory Poret

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