Louisiana Highway 83

Louisiana Highway 83
Route of LA 83 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length:	34.013 mi (54.739 km)
Existed:	1955 renumbering – present
Tourist routes:	Louisiana Scenic Byways: Bayou Teche Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end:	LA 14 in New Iberia
	US 90 south of New Iberia LA 85 in Lydia US 90 in Baldwin
East end:	LA 182 in Baldwin
Location
Parishes:	Iberia, St. Mary
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State ← LA 82 US 84 →

Louisiana Highway 83 (LA 83) is a state highway located in southern Louisiana. It runs 34.01 miles (54.73 km) in a general east–west direction from LA 14 in New Iberia to LA 182 in Baldwin.

The route essentially forms a loop off of U.S. Highway 90 (US 90). It dips southward from New Iberia, the seat of Iberia Parish, through the community of Lydia and crosses Weeks Island, a salt dome located within the wetlands along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. After crossing into St. Mary Parish, LA 83 traverses the small rural communities of Louisa, Glencoe, and Four Corners en route to the town of Baldwin. LA 83 serves to connect these locations with US 90, the area's main highway, with which it shares two interchanges and passes near a third. LA 83 also provides access to Cypremort Point State Park, located along LA 319 on a peninsula that juts out into Vermilion Bay.

LA 83 was designated in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, replacing three shorter routes. These included State Route 157 from New Iberia to Weeks Island, State Route 903 between Weeks Island and Louisa, and State Route 59 from Louisa to Baldwin.