Louisiana Highway 38 | |||||||
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Route of LA 38 highlighted in red
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Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | |||||||
Length: | 48.573 mi (78.171 km) | ||||||
Existed: | 1955 renumbering – present | ||||||
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West end: | LA 10 in Coleman Town | ||||||
East end: | LA 430 south of Hackley | ||||||
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Parishes: | St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington | ||||||
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State Route 71 | |
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Location: | Chipola–Clifton |
Length: | 40.1 mi (64.5 km) |
Existed: | 1921–1955 |
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.
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.