Louisiana Highway 93
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Louisiana Highway 93 (LA 93) is a state highway located in southern Louisiana. It runs 23.427 miles (37.702 km) in a southwest to northeast direction from US 90 in Scott to LA 31 in Arnaudville.
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Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
Length | 23.427 mi[1] (37.702 km) | |||
Existed | 1955 renumbering–present | |||
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South end | US 90 in Scott | |||
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North end | LA 31 in Arnaudville | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Louisiana | |||
Parishes | Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin | |||
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The majority of the route travels north–south, connecting the small city of Scott with the twin towns of Sunset and Grand Coteau. It then follows an east–west path between Grand Coteau and Arnaudville, located on Bayou Teche. The north–south directional banners are generally absent from the highway's signage over this latter portion. Over the course of its route, LA 93 crosses two Interstate Highways and two U.S. Highways: I-10 and US 90 in Scott and the concurrent I-49/US 167 in Grand Coteau.
LA 93 was designated in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, replacing three shorter former routes: State Route 538, State Route 161, and State Route 245. Prior to 2015, LA 93 was slightly longer on its southern end, as it once followed Ridge Road east of LA 342 to a junction with US 167. This portion of the route was returned to local control as part of the state highway department's recently adopted Road Transfer program. In the future, the entire route south of Scott is planned to be deleted from the state highway system. Part of this was realized in 2021, when most of LA 93 between US 90 in Scott and LA 342 in Lafayette, was transferred to local jurisdictions, truncating the highway to its southern current terminus. The remaining state-owned section, which extends 1.819 miles (2.927 km) north of LA 342, was redesignated as LA 93-1.