List of state highways in Louisiana (950–999)

The following is a list of state highways in the U.S. state of Louisiana designated in the 950-999 range.

Louisiana Highway 952

Louisiana Highway 952
Location: JacksonWilson
Length: 10.32 mi[1] (16.61 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 952 (LA 952) runs 10.32 miles (16.61 km) in a northsouth direction from LA 10 in Jackson to LA 68 in Wilson, East Feliciana Parish.[2]

The entire highway is in East Feliciana Parish.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Jackson0.00.0 LA 10 (Charter Street) Clinton, St. FrancisvilleSouthern terminus
Wilson10.216.4 LA 68 (Bay Street) Wilson, GurleyNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 954

Louisiana Highway 954
Location: East Feliciana Parish
Length: 0.99 mi[1] (1.59 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 954 (LA 954) runs 0.99 miles (1.59 km) in a northsouth direction from US 61 to LA 954 in an area of East Feliciana Parish northwest of Zachary.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.

LA 954 is a remnant of former State Route 848 in the pre-1955 state highway system. It connected the community of Riddle to US 61, which followed the alignment of LA 954 at the time.

The entire route is in East Feliciana Parish.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 61Southern terminus
1.01.6 LA 964Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 960

Louisiana Highway 960
Location: East Feliciana Parish
Length: 5.00 mi[1] (8.05 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 960 (LA 960) runs 5.00 miles (8.05 km) in a northsouth direction off of LA 63 at Bluff Creek, East Feliciana Parish.

LA 960 begins at a junction with LA 63 in rural southeastern East Feliciana Parish. It heads northward along the west bank of the Amite River toward the tiny community of Gilead. State maintenance ends at a point near Three Knotch Road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) miles northwest of the Gilead Post Office.

LA 960 is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.

The entire highway is in East Feliciana Parish.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Bluff Creek0.00.0 LA 63Southern terminus
 5.18.2End state maintenanceNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 961

Louisiana Highway 961
Location: East Feliciana Parish
Length: 2.40 mi[1] (3.86 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 961 (LA 961) runs 2.40 miles (3.86 km) in a southwest to northeast direction off of LA 10 east of Clinton, East Feliciana Parish.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.

The entire route is in East Feliciana Parish.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 LA 10Southern terminus
2.43.9End state maintenance east of Sandy Creek bridgeNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 967

Louisiana Highway 967
Location: West Feliciana Parish
Length: 5.28 mi[1] (8.50 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 967 (LA 967) runs 5.28 miles (8.50 km) in a northsouth direction along Jackson Road from LA 421 east of Spillman, East Feliciana Parish to a point on the Mississippi state line.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.

The entire route is in West Feliciana Parish.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 LA 421Southern terminus
5.38.5Jackson Louisiana RoadNorthern terminus; continuation in Mississippi
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 968

Louisiana Highway 968
Location: West Feliciana Parish
Length: 0.61 mi[1] (0.98 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 968 (LA 968) runs 0.68 miles (1.09 km) in a southwest to northeast direction along Doherty Road off of LA 66 east of Angola, West Feliciana Parish.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.

The entire route is in West Feliciana Parish.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0Begin state maintenanceWestern terminus
0.61.0 LA 66 (Tunica Trace)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 969

Louisiana Highway 969
Location: West Feliciana Parish
Length: 1.26 mi[1] (2.03 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 969 (LA 969) runs 1.26 miles (2.03 km) in a northsouth direction from LA 66 east of Angola, West Feliciana Parish, to the Mississippi state line.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.

The entire route is in West Feliciana Parish.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 LA 66 (Tunica Trace)Southern terminus
1.32.1Fort AdamsPond RoadNorthern terminus; continuation in Mississippi
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 971

Louisiana Highway 971
Location: WilliamsportLettsworth
Length: 3.87 mi[1] (6.23 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 971 (LA 971) runs 3.87 miles (6.23 km) in a northsouth direction from LA 418 at Williamsport to LA 1 in Lettsworth, Pointe Coupee Parish.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire route.

The entire highway is in Pointe Coupee Parish.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Williamsport0.00.0 LA 418Southern terminus
Lettsworth3.86.1 LA 1Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 972

Louisiana Highway 972
Location: Lacour SpurLacour
Length: 2.30 mi[1] (3.70 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 972 (LA 972) runs 2.30 miles (3.70 km) in a southwest to northeast from LA 1 at Lacour Spur to LA 419 at Lacour, Pointe Coupee Parish. The route follows the Morganza Spillway levee and is signed as a motorcycle route.

LA 972 is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire route. Before the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, LA 972 was signed as State Route 1372.

The entire highway is in Pointe Coupee Parish.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Lacour Spur0.00.0 LA 1Western terminus
Lacour2.33.7 LA 419Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 975

Main article: Louisiana Highway 975

Louisiana Highway 975
Location: Atchafalaya Basin
Length: 17.73 mi[1] (28.53 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 976

Louisiana Highway 976
Location: Blanks
Length: 0.61 mi[1] (0.98 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 976 (LA 976) runs 0.61 miles (0.98 km) in a northsouth direction from LA 81 to US 190 in an area west of Livonia known as Blanks, Pointe Coupee Parish.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.

The entire highway is in Blanks, Pointe Coupee Parish.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 LA 81Southern terminus
0.61.0 US 190 (Airline Highway)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 977

Louisiana Highway 977
Location: MaringouinValverda
Length: 4.67 mi[1] (7.52 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 977 (LA 977) runs 4.67 miles (7.52 km) in a northsouth direction from LA 411 in Maringouin, Iberville Parish to LA 77 at Valverda, Pointe Coupee Parish.[3]

The route heads west from LA 411 and immediately crosses a bridge over Bayou Grosse Tete. On the opposite side of the bayou, LA 977 intersects LA 77 and turns north, running along the bayou across the IbervillePointe Coupee parish line to a second junction with LA 77 just south of Livonia.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.

Louisiana Highway 978

Louisiana Highway 978
Location: TorbertOscar
Length: 4.68 mi[1] (7.53 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 978 (LA 978) runs 4.68 miles (7.53 km) in a northsouth direction along Bigman Lane from US 190 at Torbert to LA 1 in Oscar, Pointe Coupee Parish.[4][5][6] It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.[4]

The route's local name recalls Isaac Bigman, a plantation owner from the early 1900s. Bigman owned a plantation at the end of present-day LA 978 and was also a local merchant in the area.[7]

The entire highway is in Pointe Coupee Parish.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Torbert0.00.0 US 190Southern terminus
 1.11.8 LA 979 westEastern terminus of LA 979
Oscar4.77.6 LA 1 (False River Road)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 979

Louisiana Highway 979
Location: Pointe Coupee Parish
Length: 2.53 mi[1] (4.07 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 979 (LA 979) runs 2.53 miles (4.07 km) in an eastwest direction from LA 78 north of Livonia to LA 978 north of Torbert, Pointe Coupee Parish.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.

The entire highway is in Pointe Coupee Parish.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Frisco0.00.0 LA 78 (Parlange Lane)Western terminus
 2.54.0 LA 978 (Bigman Lane)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 981

Louisiana Highway 981
Location: Pointe Coupee Parish
Length: 8.18 mi[1] (13.16 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 981 (LA 981) runs 8.18 miles (13.16 km) in a general southeast to northwest direction from LA 415 east of New Roads to LA 420 north of New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish. The route follows the west bank levee of the Mississippi River.[8]

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.

In 2011, LA 981 was extended slightly over part of LA 420 when the New Roads–St. Francisville Ferry closed due to the opening of the John James Audubon Bridge.

The entire highway is in Pointe Coupee Parish.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
 0.00.0 LA 415 (River Road/Patin Dyke Road)Southern terminus
 2.13.4 To LA 10 St. Francisville, Audubon BridgeInterchange
 5.79.2 LA 1263Western terminus of LA 1263
Pointe Coupee8.213.2 LA 420 (Pointe Coupee Road)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 982

Louisiana Highway 982
Location: GlynnArbroth
Length: 2.58 mi[1] (4.15 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 982 (LA 982) runs 2.58 miles (4.15 km) in an eastwest direction from LA 416 at Glynn, Pointe Coupee Parish to LA 415 at Arbroth, West Baton Rouge Parish.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length. Before the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, LA 982 was signed as State Route 135.

ParishLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Pointe CoupeeGlynn0.00.0 LA 416Western terminus
West Baton RougeArbroth2.64.2 LA 415 (River Road)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 985

Louisiana Highway 985
Location: West Baton Rouge Parish
Length: 1.22 mi[1] (1.96 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 985 (LA 985) runs 1.22 miles (1.96 km) in a southwest to northeast direction from LA 983 to LA 415 at Alfords, West Baton Rouge Parish.

It is an undivided, two-lane highway for its entire length. Before the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, LA 985 was signed as State Route 1408.

The entire highway is in West Baton Rouge Parish.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
 0.00.0 LA 983 (Bueche Road)Western terminus
Alfords1.21.9 LA 415 (River Road)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 990

Louisiana Highway 990
Location: Addis
Length: 1.07 mi[1] (1.72 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 990 (LA 990) runs 1.07 miles (1.72 km) in an eastwest direction off of LA 988 in Addis, West Baton Rouge Parish. The short route is bisected by LA 1.

It is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length. Before the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, LA 990 was signed as State Route 133.

The entire highway is in Addis, West Baton Rouge Parish.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0Begin state maintenance west of Union Pacific Railroad tracksWestern terminus
0.50.8 LA 1
1.01.6 LA 988Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Louisiana Highway 991

Louisiana Highway 991
Location: St. Gabriel
Length: 5.93 mi[1] (9.54 km)
Existed: 1955–present

Louisiana Highway 991 (LA 991) runs 5.93 miles (9.54 km) in a general southwest to northeast direction along the east bank levee of the Mississippi River from LA 75 at the Plaquemine Ferry to LA 327 in St. Gabriel, Iberville Parish.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "La DOTD GIS". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Google (February 24, 2015). "Overview Map of LA 952" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. Google (November 21, 2012). "Overview Map of LA 977" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Google (November 1, 2015). "Overview Map of LA 978" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  5. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Multimodal Planning (February 2012). Pointe Coupee Parish (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  6. Pointe Coupee Parish Assessor (2015). Pointe Coupee Geoportal (Map). Pointe Coupee Parish Assessor. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  7. Costello, Brian J. (2010). A History of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Margaret Media, Inc. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-9824551-1-1.
  8. Google (November 21, 2012). "Overview Map of LA 981" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 21, 2012.

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