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Louisiana Highway 524 (LA 524) runs 9.88 miles (15.90 km) in a north–south direction from US 165 north of Pollock to the end of state maintenance at a point just north of LA 123 in Breezy Hill, Grant Parish. [34] The route parallels US 165 through the community of Antonia. It then makes a brief jog onto US 165 before crossing to the west side ...
Louisiana Highway 50 (LA 50) runs 0.85 miles (1.37 km) in a north–south direction along Almedia Road in St. Rose, St. Charles Parish. [50]The route heads northward from an intersection with LA 48 (River Road) at the Mississippi River, crossing both the Canadian National Railway (CN) and Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) tracks at grade, to a point on US 61 (Airline Highway) just east of an ...
Louisiana Highway 3000 (LA 3000) runs 1.35 miles (2.17 km) in a north–south direction from a local road in Ramah to LA 76 west of Rosedale. The highway connects LA 76 to I-10 at Exit 135. [2] The route has a spur that travels 0.26 miles (0.42 km) from LA 3000 west to a bridge at the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway levee. [3]
Since 2008, La DOTD has been replacing the green-and-white state highway markers with a black-and-white version using the same design. [2] The new shields have a black background, white silhouette, black letters and numbers, and no frame outline (see photo below for comparison). Highway names; State: Louisiana Highway X (LA X) Special routes:
The U.S. Highway System in Louisiana consists of 2,490.851 miles (4,008.636 km) of mainline highway routes and 107.785 miles (173.463 km) of special routes (both figures including concurrencies) that are constructed and maintained by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD).
Louisiana Highway 948 (LA 948) runs 0.35 miles (0.56 km) in an east–west direction along Highland Road from the junction of US 61 and LA 42 to a junction with LA 73 southeast of Baton Rouge. [42] The route's mileposts increase from the eastern end contrary to common practice. It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.
Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties. Some Louisiana urban environments have a strong multicultural and multilingual heritage, influenced by an admixture of 18th century French , Spanish , Native American (Indian) and African inhabitants.
Most state highways with the same numbers as interstates are a comfortable distance away, with two exceptions: LA 59 and I-59, which exist within 20 miles (32 km) of each other in St. Tammany Parish, and which both intersect I-12; and LA 10 and I-10, which both flow east–west across south Louisiana. The confusion between LA 59 and I-59 became ...