Louisiana Highway 12
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Louisiana Highway 12 (LA 12) is a state highway located in southwestern Louisiana. It runs 34.64 miles (55.75 km) in an east–west direction from the Texas state line west of Starks to a junction with U.S. Highway 171 (US 171) and U.S. Highway 190 (US 190) in Ragley.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
Length | 34.639 mi[1] (55.746 km) | |||
Existed | 1955 renumbering–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | SH 12 at Deweyville, TX | |||
Major intersections | LA 27 in DeQuincy, LA | |||
East end | US 171 / US 190 in Ragley, LA | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Louisiana | |||
Parishes | Calcasieu, Beauregard | |||
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LA 12 traverses an area of the state known as Acadiana and is also signed as the Acadiana Trail. The route connects the city of DeQuincy with US 171 and US 190, two of the region's main highways. It is also the only highway crossing the Texas–Louisiana border between US 190 to the north and the concurrent Interstate 10 (I-10) and US 90 to the south. LA 12 enters both Calcasieu Parish and Beauregard Parish twice along its route. This is due to a northern protrusion of the former from an otherwise linear border that encompasses the DeQuincy area.
LA 12 was created in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering from the westernmost portion of former State Route 7, which was otherwise concurrent with US 190 through most of the state.