The route connects the city of Pineville, as well as the rural area in the northeast corner of the parish, with Esler Regional Airport. Pineville is located opposite the Red River from Alexandria, central Louisiana's largest city. Formerly the area's main airport, Esler is now primarily used as a training ground by the Louisiana National Guard.
Route description
From the west, LA116 begins at an intersection with US165 (Monroe Highway) just within the northern city limit of Pineville. US165 connects to Monroe on the north and heads through Pineville to Alexandria on the south. LA116 proceeds northeast on Esler Field Road and passes by Camp Beauregard, a U.S. Army and Louisiana National Guard training area. East of Camp Beauregard, LA116 travels through a forested rural area for about 2.5 miles (4.0km) before entering an area of scattered residential development known as Green Gables.
Louisiana Highway 1050 (LA1050) runs 4.97 miles (8.00km) in a north–south direction from LA38 west of Kentwood to LA440 in Tangipahoa. The route's mileposts increase from the northern end contrary to common practice.
LA1050 heads southeast from LA38 and intersects LA1049. After curving due east, LA1050 crosses over without connecting to I-55. At a T-intersection with LA1051, the highway turns south and enters the village of Tangipahoa. It continues as Dr. Martin Luther King Drive until reaching its terminus at LA440 (Center Street). LA1050 is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.
In the pre-1955 state highway system, the majority of LA1050 was designated as State Route 1056. However, the portion south of LA1051 was part of pre-1955 Route 33-D and was the original alignment of both Route 33 and US51 during the 1920s. LA1050 was created in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, and its route has remained the same to the present day.
Louisiana Highway 28 (LA 28) is a state highway in Louisiana. It spans 86.9 miles (139.9km) and runs from west to east. The highway has its beginning in Leesville at the roundabout intersection of U.S. Route 171 and LA 8 and it ends at US 84 between Jena and Jonesville. Much of LA 28 is a four-lane divided highway with a 65 miles per hour (105km/h) speed limit. East of Pineville, it is a two lane undivided road to the eastern end at US 84.
Route description
From the west, LA 28 begins at an intersection with US 171, at the north city limits of Leesville in Vernon Parish, running concurrent with LA 8. LA 8 turns northeast about five miles (8.0km) east of Leesville and is called the Slagle Road. The highway intersects with LA 121 then LA 465 and a few miles after this enters Rapides Parish then Gardner before entering Alexandria. Between Leesville and Alexandria LA 28 is known as the Alexandria Highway. In Alexandria LA 28 is called Coliseum Boulevard. LA 28 intersects with MacArthur Drive where signs direct traffic to merge with north MacArthur Drive and intersect and runs concurrent with Interstate 49. After merging onto MacArthur Drive BR LA 28 exits and follows through downtown Alexandria city streets. This was the original route until December 2007. LA 28 exits and merges with US 167 east at the Casson Street exit in Pineville and becomes a part of the Pineville Expressway, which proceeds west along the Fulton Street Bridge, named for Alexander Fulton, the founder of Alexandria. This bridge links LA 28 over the Red River between Pineville and Alexandria. LA 28 exits at Holloway Prairie Road and continues east. Shortly after intersecting with LA 115, LA 28 enters La Salle Parish. East of Walters, LA 28 enters Catahoula Parish. LA 28 terminates at US 84 between Walters and Archie.
AR 87 begins near Fifty-Six at AR 14. The route runs southeast to meet AR 66, AR 9, AR 5/AR 14 in Mountain View. The route runs with AR 5 until Wolf Bayou as Mountain View Road. AR 87 then angles north, following AR 25 until Concord.
The route then becomes Floral Road until Pleasant Plains, when AR 87 meets AR 157 followed by US 167. AR 87 and US 167 continue as Batesville Boulevard, until the concurrency breaks. AR 87 then becomes a rural route through Jackson County.
AR 87 enters Bradford, meeting AR 367 before terminating at US 67.
Louisiana Highway 87 (LA 87) is a 42.2-mile-long (67.9km) state highway in Louisiana, extending from LA 86 at its western end in New Iberia to the intersection of Centervilla Bridge Road and Verdunville Road near Centerville, across the Bayou Teche from LA 182.
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Louisiana Highway 87 Spur
Louisiana Highway 87 Spur (LA 87 Spur) is a 0.5-mile-long (0.80km) state highway spur of LA 87 in New Iberia, extending from LA 182 to LA 87 including a bridge over the Bayou Teche. The road is known as North Lewis Avenue for its entire length.
The town was founded in 1817 by John Walter Basye and named after his daughter, Louisiana Basye. Other notable early residents were Samuel Caldwell and Joel Shaw, both of whom purchased land from Bayse in 1818. All three properties became the original town plat and comprised mainly riverfront properties. Many of the towns residents trace their ancestry to these town pioneers. Louisiana proved to be a profitable shipping point on the Mississippi River, and that wealth led to numerous substantial antebellum homes. Many of those still remain and, along with the Georgia Street Historic District in downtown Louisiana, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has noted that the town has "the most intact Victorian Streetscape in the state of Missouri."
Highway 87 is a dangerous place to be When you pissed off all the local boys And your back's against the sea The cops all know your number Bars all know your name After six straight months of drinkin' boy, You're never gonna be the same And I ain't seen the sunshine Since I don't remember when I may not know where I'm goin' But I sure know where I've been The sheriff he just watches every move I make And one of these days he's gonna arrest me For all the time I take The local girls all act Like I just ain't their kind Paintin' on their precious nails And losin' their sweet minds And I've give half of Texas if I could find a friend I may not know where I'm goin' But I sure know where I've been Ahh the coast is disappearing As they line up on the beach Doin' all those little things That Sunday School don't teach Jim Beam by the fire, Cocaine in the stash Baseball bat on the floorboard Shotgun on the dash And you might lose your mind Go walkin' round the bend You may not know where you're goin'
...Research Council of Louisiana webinar ... This audit followed the DOTD’s 2019 StateHighway and Bridge Needs report, which stated Louisiana had $14.87 billion in unmet transportation infrastructure needs.
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Victoria Advocate
06 Sep 2022
Victoria Advocate
06 Sep 2022