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Metal Detecting at Mansfield State Historic Site in Mansfield, Louisiana
Louisiana Administrative Code Title 25, Part IX, §303(H) prohibits display, possession and/or use of metal detectors on OSP property.
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Can you metal detect at Mansfield State Historic Site?
Prohibited — metal detector display, possession and use prohibited on OSP property. Louisiana Administrative Code Title 25, Part IX, §303(H) prohibits display, possession and/or use of metal detectors on OSP property.
Permit/authorization: No recreational detector permit — prohibited by OSP rule
Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 100/100. Recheck the official source before travel.
Current verified decision
What the current evidence actually allows
Evidence: Grade A · 100/100 · verified 2026-08-29 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-27 · source conflict none identified.
Map and public access reference
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Sensitive-site protection: navigation deliberately uses a broader managing-agency/locality reference rather than publishing an archaeological, artifact, historic-resource, or detecting-target locator.
Legal status and controlling rule
Louisiana Administrative Code Title 25, Part IX, §303(H) prohibits display, possession and/or use of metal detectors on OSP property.
Restricted or prohibited areas
OSP property
Permit and digging rules
Permit: No recreational detector permit — prohibited by OSP rule
Digging: Digging/removal of historical features, relics or artifacts is strictly forbidden; archaeological research requires the professional permit process.
Water and artifact rules
Historic/artifact rule: Historic, archaeological and protected-resource searching/recovery remains subject to separate federal/state/local protections.
Verification record
This page is published only after its legal and access evidence passes the project verification checks. Its current legal/access record is Grade A with a confidence score of 100/100 and was last checked on .
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Official legal and place sources
Mansfield State Historic Site metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Mansfield State Historic Site?
Louisiana Administrative Code Title 25, Part IX, §303(H) prohibits display, possession and/or use of metal detectors on OSP property.
Is a permit or authorization required at Mansfield State Historic Site?
No recreational detector permit — prohibited by OSP rule
Does the map show where detecting is legally allowed?
Yes. The page provides map context and a deliberately broader agency/locality navigation target while withholding an exact sensitive-site locator. This does not change the written legal status.
How current is this Mansfield State Historic Site record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-08-29 with verification grade A and confidence score 100/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.
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