Louisiana Highway 38
State highway in Louisiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louisiana Highway 38 (LA 38) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs 48.57 miles (78.17 km) in an east–west direction from LA 10 in Coleman Town to LA 430 south of Hackley.
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Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
Length | 48.573 mi[1] (78.171 km) | |||
Existed | 1955 renumbering–present | |||
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West end | LA 10 in Coleman Town | |||
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East end | LA 430 south of Hackley | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Louisiana | |||
Parishes | St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington | |||
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The route traverses the rural pine forests in three of the state's Florida Parishes, crossing three rivers along the way: the Tickfaw, Tangipahoa, and Bogue Chitto. LA 38 runs north of the parallel LA 10 and encounters only two populated areas of significance: the town of Kentwood in Tangipahoa Parish and the small unincorporated community of Mount Hermon in Washington Parish. In Kentwood, the highway intersects both Interstate 55 (I-55) and U.S. Highway 51 (US 51).
LA 38 was designated in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, replacing the former State Route 71. It also absorbed the former State Route 262-D on its east end and a portion of State Route 1223 on its west end to connect with the cross-state LA 10 near Chipola.