Louisiana State Route 7

State Route 7
Route information
Existed:	1924 – 1955
Section 1
Length:	110.80 mi (178.32 km)
West end:	Texas state line near Deweyville
East end:	End state maintenance at Atchafalaya River
Section 2
Length:	144.50 mi (232.55 km)
West end:	US 190 in Lottie at Morganza Spillway
East end:	MS 35 at Mississippi state line
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State

Louisiana State Route 7 (LA 7) was one of the 98 original state highways that were established in 1924. It was split into two separate segments, with the western section running in a west to east direction for 110.80 miles (178.32 km), spanning from Deweyville to the Atchafalaya River. The eastern section ran for 144.50 miles (232.55 km) from Lottie to the Mississippi state line, in a west to east direction.

Route description

File:Old US 190 between US 71 and Krotz Springs.JPG

Old concrete pavement on abandoned stretch of LA 7, between US 71 and Krotz Springs

Legislative Highway Report

Beginning on the Mississippi State Line north of Angie through Bogalusa, Covington, Hammond, Albany, Holden, Livingston, Walker, Denham Springs, Baton Rouge, Port Allen, Rosedale, Livonia, Krotz Springs, Port Barre, Opelousas, Eunice, Elton, Kinder, Fulton, De Quincy, Starks, thence to Texas line at or near Deweyville, Texas. - 1924 Louisiana Legislative Route Description

Texas to Krotz Springs

LA 7 began at the Texas state line near Deweyville, crossing the Sabine River on a swing bridge. It ran in a straight line along a railroad through the western part of the state, meeting LA 42/US 171 in Ragley and LA 24/US 165 in Kinder before entering Opelousas. LA 7 met LA 5 in Opelousas, which carried US 167, before meeting US 71 and ending in downtown Krotz Springs.

Lottie to Mississippi

LA 7 was sliced in half with the opening of the Morganza Spillway in the same way that LA 1 was split in half with the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. LA 7 followed the railroad to Livonia, where it met LA 1 and the two were paired to Port Allen. After crossing the Mississippi River in Port Allen, LA 1 turned to the south in Baton Rouge, while LA 7 picked up US 61 and US 190.

US 61 split from LA 7 at a traffic circle, with LA 7 carrying US 190 through the Florida Parishes. US 190 was split from LA 7 in Hammond, where LA 7 met LA 33/US 51. US 190 was paired with US 51 until the 1960's, when US 190 was shifted onto the old LA 7 alignment. LA 7 then passed through Covington and Bogalusa before ending at the Mississippi state line.

Auxiliary routes of LA 7

• LA 7-X, covering the multiple bannered routes of LA 7.

Major intersections

Parish	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Calcasieu	​	0.0	0.0	20px TX 12	Western terminus
Beauregard	Ragley	34.8	56.0	US 171 / US 190 west / SR 42 – Deridder, Lake Charles	Begin concurrency with US 190
Allen	Kinder	58.2	93.7	US 171 / SR 24 – Oakdale, TO US 90
Jefferson Davis	Elton	67.4	108.5	SR 7-D
		68.8	110.7	SR 7-D / SR 25 – Oberlin, Jennings
Saint Landry	​	81.0	130.4	SR 7-E
	​	84.7	136.3	SR 7-H
	Opelousas	89.7	144.4	SR 40 – Church Point
		90.3	145.3	SR 22 – Ville Platte
		90.7	146.0	US 167 / SR 5 – Washington, Lafayette
		91.1	146.6	SR 25 – Arnaudville
	​	107.5	173.0	US 71 north – Alexandria	Southern terminus of US 71
	Krotz Springs	109.7	176.5	US 190 east – Baton Rouge	End concurrency with US 190
		110.8	178.3	End state maintenance	Eastern terminus
Gap in route
Pointe Coupee	Lottie	0.0	0.0	US 190 (Airline Highway)	Western terminus
	Livonia	3.1	5.0	SR 1 north – Melville	Begin concurrency with LA 1
Iberville	Rosedale	14.5	23.3	SR 65 – Grosse Tete, Plaquemine
West Baton Rouge	​	19.5	31.4	SR 73 – New Roads
	Port Allen	28.0	45.1	SR 30 – New Roads
		31.4	50.5	SR 30 – Plaquemine
		31.5	50.7	Toll ferry to Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	32.5	52.3	SR 1 south – Gonzales	End concurrency with LA 1
		33.8	54.4	US 61 north / US 190 west / SR 3 north	Begin concurrency with US 61/190
		35.6	57.3	SR 37 – Greenwell Springs
		38.2	61.5	US 61 south – Gonzales	End concurrency with US 61
	​	44.2	71.1	SR 7-D (Old Hammond Highway)
Livingston	Denham Springs	45.7	73.5	SR 7-E east (South River Rd.)
		48.0	77.2	SR 7-E west (Centerville St.)
	​	49.6	79.8	SR 7-F east
	Walker	53.0	85.3	SR 7-F west
	Albany	69.7	112.2	SR 46 to SR 7-D – Greensburg, Springfield
Tangipahoa	Hammond	75.7	121.8	US 51 north / SR 33 north / SR 7-D west – Kentwood	Begin concurrency with US 51/LA 33
		77.0	123.9	US 51 south / US 190 east / SR 33 south – Ponchatoula	End concurrency with US 51/US 190/LA 33
		78.0	125.5	SR 7-E east
Saint Tammany	Covington	99.5	160.1	SR 34 north – Folsom	Begin concurrency with LA 34
		100.0	160.9	SR 34 south – Mandeville	End concurrency with LA 34
		100.2	161.3	SR 58 – Abita Springs
Washington	Bogalusa	128.3	206.5	SR 35 – Franklinton	Begin concurrency with LA 35
		128.6	207.0	SR 35 – Poplarville, Miss.	Begin concurrency with LA 35
	​	144.5	232.6	MS 35 – Columbia	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

• Louisiana Maps from 1955
• Google Earth