Louisiana Highway 68

Louisiana Highway 68
Route of LA 68 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length:	19.126 mi (30.780 km)
Existed:	1955 renumbering – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 61 north of Port Hudson
	LA 10 in Jackson
North end:	LA 19 in Wilson
Location
Parishes:	East Feliciana
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State ← LA 67 LA 69 → ← SR 73 SR 74 SR 75 →

Louisiana Highway 68 (LA 68) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs 19.13 miles (30.79 km) in a north–south direction from U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) north of Port Hudson to LA 19 in Wilson.

The route traverses rural East Feliciana Parish and runs largely parallel to LA 19, one of the main north–south routes through the area. LA 68 connects the small town of Jackson with Baton Rouge, the state capital, via US 61. Jackson and its surrounding areas include a variety of historic sites, as well as several medical and correctional facilities.

LA 68 was created in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering and travels north–south unlike most even-numbered routes in the range of "primary" state highways. During its first few years of existence, LA 68 extended about five miles (8.0 km) further south into neighboring East Baton Rouge Parish. After a series of improvements completed in the early 1960s, this portion of the route was assumed by US 61, which formerly followed the less direct path of what is now LA 964 through the area.

From the south, LA 68 begins at a junction with US 61 just east of the Port Hudson State Historic Site in the southwestern corner of East Feliciana Parish. US 61 connects with Baton Rouge to the south and St. Francisville to the northwest. LA 68 heads northeast through a thickly wooded area that is interspersed with light suburban development and straddles the East Baton Rouge Parish line for a short distance. After 2.1 miles (3.4 km), LA 68 crosses the Canadian National Railway (CN) line at grade. The residential development largely disappears as LA 68 proceeds to a junction with LA 964, which connects to the nearby communities of Slaughter and Zachary.