Louisiana Highway 35 (LA 35) is a -long north-south state highway in Louisiana that serves

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, and Saint Landry parishes, extending from

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, intersecting with exit 87 of

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, ending at US Route 190.

Route description

From the south, LA 35 begins at a junction with LA 82 located just north of the

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and an area known as Forked Island. The route heads northward and crosses LA 14 in the city of

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. North of Kaplan, LA 35 briefly overlaps LA 92 to the west of Indian Bayou. About later, LA 35 passes through the city of Rayne, where it runs concurrent with US 90 through the center of town. After US 90 departs to the east, LA 35 passes through a

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with

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(exit 87) at the north end of town. This interchange is followed immediately by a junction with LA 98. Continuing northward, LA 35 passes through the rural community of

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en route to the town of Church Point. The route zigzags through the center of town, overlapping the route of LA 95. North of Church Point, LA 35 meanders into

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and reaches its northern terminus at US 190 in Lawtell.

History

Prior to the

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, LA 35 was a road from Amite to

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via Franklinton. In 1955 the Amite-to-Franklinton segment became part of

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, and the Franklinton-to-Bogalusa segment became part of

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Major intersections

References

{{reflist 0035 Transportation in Acadia Parish, Louisiana Transportation in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Transportation in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Transportation in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana