Louisiana Land Survey Drafting
Land Survey Drafting in Louisiana
Land survey drafting in Louisiana for Professional Land Surveyors and their firms. We turn your field data and title research into CAD boundary, subdivision, servitude, mineral unit, and right-of-way drawings, using your assigned survey class for your direction and review.
Overview
What is Land Survey Drafting in Louisiana?
We draft Louisiana boundary, subdivision, servitude, and mineral unit plats from your survey data and title research. Drawings may use river-front arpent calls or section, township, range, and land district references. We plot the evidence you supply and leave boundary interpretation with the PLS.
Land survey drafting in Louisiana follows the drawing type and Class A to D accuracy category you assign under Chapter 29. We prepare the certification, bearing basis, curve data, monument descriptions, and local filing format, then revise the CAD sheets to your check-print comments.
The LAPELS-licensed PLS retains responsible charge, including continuing input during preparation, final review, and required changes. Our land survey drafting services include arpent and section parcels and ALTA/NSPS land title survey plats. Professional services cannot be contracted to an unlicensed person; confirm the drafting arrangement before starting. The PLS signs, seals, and dates the final.
At a glance
- State planeNorth or South Zone (or Statewide on the new system), named on the plat
- UnitsU.S. survey feet or meters; arpents in old river-front calls
- Survey classesA to D, closure 1:15,000 to 1:5,000
- RegulatorLAPELS; plat standards in LAC 46:LXI, Ch. 29
- RecordingParish conveyance records, under your seal
- Your roleSupervise and review the drafting, then seal, sign, and add the effective date
What we deliver
What's included in Louisiana Survey Drafting
Send field data, title research, your assigned survey class, project zone, and the current parish or city checklist. We prepare the CAD set and required note blocks for the drawing type.
Boundary Survey Plat Drafting
Plats drafted to the board’s plat rules, with supplied curves, found-or-set monument descriptions, bearings, and area notation for your assigned class.
ALTA/NSPS Survey Drafting
ALTA/NSPS land title survey plats with contracted Table A items and the Louisiana class certification. The PLS determines how the applicable state and contracted standards are met.
Subdivision Plats under R.S. 33:5051
Subdivision maps with land references, lot and street dimensions, dedications, and certificate blocks for parish filing.
Mineral Unitization Plats
Mineral unitization plats showing supplied participants, tract limits, unit-perimeter bearings and distances, and explanatory notes for differing section and unit boundaries.
DOTD Right-of-Way Maps
DOTD right-of-way and post-construction monument location maps, with the applicable certification reserved for the responsible PLS.
Pipeline Route Survey Plats
Tract sheets for pipeline, power, or cable routes, showing your alignment, servitude length, and Class D route-survey notes.
Servitude Plats & Exhibits
Permanent and temporary servitude plats with supplied adjoining ownership and deed references, plus local assessor and conveyance details where required.
Topographic Survey Drafting
Topographic drawings with supplied contours, spot elevations, datum, and local flood information. Sheets that are not boundary surveys carry the required note.
Why it matters
What LAPELS, Title 50, and local checklists ask of a plat
LAPELS sets the Chapter 29 survey and plat standards; Title 50 of the Revised Statutes governs coordinate systems. Supply the bearing basis, datum, zone, control references, and accuracy certification for the plat. We draft those decisions and notes into the sheet.
Local requirements affect the output. East Baton Rouge specifies its final-plat format and flood notes; New Orleans distinguishes existing and proposed lines; Shreveport uses city CAD templates and 3D coordinate data. Send the current checklist and template with your source files.
Louisiana’s legacy State Plane systems use North and South Zones assigned by parish. Name the zone used, including for a tract crossing the zone boundary.
Louisiana’s coordinate law and Board rules retain U.S. survey-foot provisions. State the system and conversion factor explicitly; do not silently change supplied coordinate units.
Keep legacy 1927 and 1983 data distinct from newer-system work. The PLS confirms the applicable reference system and release status before authorizing a change.
Use the benchmark and vertical datum your PLS confirms for the project. South Louisiana subsidence makes the age and source of vertical control material.
Use servitude terminology and the deed references supplied for the job. The PLS determines the property rights and boundaries represented.
Seals belong to individual licensees. Preliminary prints carry the applicable bold preliminary statement and the PLS’s identification; Arcengine returns unsealed drafting files.
Where it applies
Industries We Serve
Surveying Firms
Overflow drafting for Louisiana PLS firms, with parish and land references and your professional identification on the title block.
Oil & Gas
Mineral unit sheets and route plats for each tract a pipeline crosses, drafted for the responsible PLS.
Transportation & Right-of-Way
DOTD right-of-way and monument location drawings for the surveyor responsible for each stage.
Land Development
Subdivision maps for the project’s PLS and parish filing process under R.S. 33:5051.
Title & Real Estate
Boundary and ALTA/NSPS drawings for surveyors supporting sales and mortgages.
Utilities & Public Works
Servitude and topographic sheets for surveyors supporting sewer, water, and drainage projects, using local templates and description references.
How it works
Our End-to-End Process
Scope & Standards
You tell us the drawing type, survey class, zone and datum, units, and the parish or city checklist that applies.
Data Transfer
Send field data, coordinate files, title research, record plats, and your CAD template and title block.
Drafting
We draft linework, annotation, curve data, and notes in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or MicroStation.
Quality Check
We check closure, labels, and notes against your data and the checklist, then send PDF check prints, marked with the preliminary label you choose, for your redlines.
Approval & Delivery
We revise until you approve, then deliver the final AutoCAD DWG and PDF files to you. You sign, seal, and date the plat and release it.
Why Arcengine
Why Choose Us
Fixed Price, No Hidden Costs
We agree the price before drafting starts.
Clean, Checked Drawings
Linework and labels checked against your field data.
Experienced Survey Drafters
Our team drafts for surveying firms in the U.S. and abroad.
Deadlines Kept
We agree the deadline with you before work starts.
Open to Feedback
Send redlines and we revise the drawing to your instructions.
Your Software & Templates
AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or MicroStation, using your title block and layers.
Start with a Pilot Project
Use a pilot project to check our drafting against your standards.
You Keep Responsible Charge
You direct the work and approve the final plat. We send dated check prints, a revision log, and written correspondence for your project file.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Arcengine holds no LAPELS surveying license and supplies CAD drafting only. It does not survey, offer professional land surveying, or provide signed and sealed documents. The Louisiana PLS directs preparation, makes surveying decisions, reviews and corrects the work, and signs, seals, and dates the final. Property owners should hire and verify a Louisiana PLS.
Board rule LAC 46:LXI.2701 treats a document as prepared under your responsible charge only when the client's request comes directly to you, you supervise its preparation and stay involved, you review the final document, and you have the authority to make needed changes and make them. Rule 2505.C adds that responsible charge requires client contact, financial control, and supervision of all job requirements, and that you may not contract those professional services to a non-licensed person. For land survey drafting in Louisiana done outside your office, you keep the evidence, such as correspondence, check prints, changes, and written agreements with the preparer. Arcengine's role is limited to drafting under your direction. Our dated check prints and revision log can go into that file, and meeting both rules stays your responsibility.
Yes. Specify the North or South Zone, datum, and units used by your control. We preserve supplied legacy values and name the system they actually use. The PLS must authorize any move to a newer system. Louisiana law and Board rules retain U.S. survey-foot provisions, so we confirm the conversion factor rather than assuming the federal unit retirement changed state requirements.
Yes. We plot arpent tracts and section, township, range, and land district parcels from your records and field data. Supply the arpent conversion factor and any converging side lines. Original section, grant, and survey lines referenced by the deed are labeled for your review.
Send the current local checklist. East Baton Rouge requires the applicable surveyor certification and labels common areas "Not A Buildable Site." New Orleans has its own lot-designation rules. We prepare the sheet and incorporate reviewer comments for your resubmittal; the authorities decide approval and recording.
Project assurance
How your project is handled.
We work from your field data, templates and instructions. You direct, review and approve the drawings.
How we protect project information- In-house delivery
- An Arcengine drafting team handles your work.
- NDA protection
- Project information handled under an NDA.
- E&O insured
- Professional liability insurance in place.
- CAD standards checked
- Drawings checked against your templates and markups.
Get in touch
Land survey drafting in Louisiana, ready for your seal
Send field data, title research, your project zone and survey class, and the current local checklist. We return CAD drawings and preliminary PDF check prints for your direction and review.