Louisiana Highway 16

Louisiana Highway 16
Route of LA 16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length:	110.272 mi (177.466 km)
Existed:	1955 renumbering – present
Major junctions
West end:	LA 22 south of French Settlement
	LA 42 in French Settlement / Port Vincent US 190 in Denham Springs LA 64 north of Denham Springs LA 63 at Weiss LA 43 in Montpelier I-55 in Amite City US 51 in Amite City LA 10 / LA 25 in Franklinton LA 60 at Enon
East end:	LA 21 in Sun
Location
Parishes:	Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Tammany
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State ← LA 15 LA 17 →

Louisiana Highway 16 (LA 16) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs 110.27 miles (177.46 km) in a general east–west direction from LA 22 south of French Settlement to LA 21 in Sun.

The route makes a wide arc through the Florida Parishes region of the state, traveling east of Baton Rouge and avoiding the urban centers of Hammond and Covington. However, it passes through a number of the area's smaller towns and communities, such as Denham Springs, Montpelier, Amite City, and Franklinton. The signage for roughly the first  ¹⁄₃ of LA 16 carries north–south directional banners before switching to east–west in Watson. Major junctions along the route include U.S. Highway 190 (US 190) in Denham Springs and Interstate 55 (I-55) in Amite City.

LA 16 was designated in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, stitched together from six shorter former routes, including State Route 131 south of Denham Springs; State Route 103 between Watson and Amite City; and State Route 35 between Amite City and Franklinton.