Global InformationLouisiana Highway 97 information
Louisiana Highway 97 | ||||
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 Route of LA 97 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length | 21.553 mi[1] (34.686 km) | |||
| Existed | 1955 renumbering–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 90 / LA 102 in Jennings | |||
 I-10 in Jennings | ||||
| North end |  US 190 at the Acadia-Evangline parish line east of Basile | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Louisiana | |||
| Parishes | Jefferson Davis, Acadia | |||
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Louisiana Highway 97 (LA 97) is a state highway located in southwestern Louisiana. It runs 21.55 miles (34.68 km) in a north–south direction from the junction of U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) and LA 102 in Jennings to U.S. Highway 190 (US 190) east of Basile.
The highway connects Jennings, the seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, to one of two interchanges with Interstate 10 (I-10) that serve the small city. Outside of Jennings, LA 97 travels through a sparsely populated area as it parallels Bayou Nezpique at a distance of roughly two miles (3.2 km). This portion of the route, located in neighboring Acadia Parish, is known as Evangeline Highway and connects the rural community of Evangeline to the US 190 corridor.
- ^ "La DOTD GIS Data". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. September 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2017.