# Louisiana Highway 35

Louisiana Highway 35 (LA 35) is a 52.3 miles (84.2 km)-long north-south state highway in Louisiana that serves Vermilion, Lafayette, Acadia, and Saint Landry parishes, extending from Louisiana Highway 82, intersecting with exit 87 of Interstate 10, ending at US Route 190.

## Route description

From the south, LA 35 begins at a junction with LA 82 located just north of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and an area known as Forked Island. The route heads northward and crosses LA 14 in the city of Kaplan. North of Kaplan, LA 35 briefly overlaps LA 92 to the west of Indian Bayou. About 7 miles (11 km) 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 diamond interchange with I-10 (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 Branch 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 St. Landry Parish and reaches its northern terminus at US 190 in Lawtell.

## History

Prior to the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, LA 35 was a road from Amite to Bogalusa via Franklinton. In 1955 the Amite-to-Franklinton segment became part of LA 16, and the Franklinton-to-Bogalusa segment became part of LA 10.

## Major intersections

| Parish | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Vermilion | ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | LA 82 – Esther, Pecan Island | Southern terminus; 1.0 mile (1.6 km) north of Forked Island |
| Vermilion | ​ | 8.215 | 13.221 | LA 335 – Perry, Abbeville | |
| Vermilion | ​ | 11.433 | 18.400 | LA 708 | Eastern terminus of LA 708 |
| Vermilion | Kaplan | 11.862 | 19.090 | LA 14 (Veterans Memorial Drive) – Abbeville, Gueydan | |
| Vermilion | Kaplan | 13.848 | 22.286 | LA 696 east – Meaux | Western terminus of LA 696 |
| Vermilion | ​ | 14.832 | 23.870 | LA 700 north – Indian Bayou | Southern terminus of LA 700 |
| Vermilion | ​ | 17.878 | 28.772 | LA 699 – Crowley | |
| Vermilion | ​ | 19.904 | 32.032 | LA 92 west – Morse | South end of LA 92 concurrency |
| Vermilion | ​ | 20.924 | 33.674 | LA 705 | Eastern terminus of LA 705 |
| Vermilion | ​ | 21.434 | 34.495 | LA 92 east – Indian Bayou | North end of LA 92 concurrency |
| Lafayette | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Acadia | ​ | 24.614 | 39.612 | LA 342 east (Golden Grain Road) – Ridge | Western terminus of LA 342 |
| Acadia | Rayne | 28.549 | 45.945 | US 90 west (West Branche Street) – Crowley | South end of US 90 concurrency |
| Acadia | Rayne | 29.129 | 46.879 | US 90 east (East Texas Avenue) – Duson LA 3076 (American Legion Drive) | North end of US 90 concurrency; eastern terminus of LA 3076 |
| Acadia | Rayne | 29.620 | 47.669 | LA 98 east (West Jeff Davis Avenue) | South end of LA 98 concurrency |
| Acadia | Rayne | 30.265– 30.403 | 48.707– 48.929 | I-10 – Lafayette, Lake Charles | Exit 87 on I-10 |
| Acadia | Rayne | 30.429 | 48.971 | LA 98 west (Roberts Cove Road) – Roberts Cove, Maxie | North end of LA 98 concurrency |
| Acadia | ​ | 36.326 | 58.461 | LA 1102 east (J.E. Pelton Road) | Western terminus of LA 1102 |
| Acadia | Branch | 37.249 | 59.946 | LA 365 (Branch Highway) – Higginbotham, Mowata | |
| Acadia | ​ | 40.764 | 65.603 | LA 370 west (Roxie Highway) – Richard | Eastern terminus of LA 370 |
| Acadia | Church Point | 42.239 | 67.977 | LA 95 south (South Main Street) – Opelousas | South end of LA 95 concurrency |
| Acadia | Church Point | 42.561 | 68.495 | LA 95 north (North Main Street) – Eunice | North end of LA 95 concurrency |
| Acadia–St. Landry parish line | ​ | 45.083 | 72.554 | LA 751 (St. Margaret Road) | Southern terminus of LA 751 |
| St. Landry | ​ | 47.528 | 76.489 | LA 358 | |
| St. Landry | ​ | 51.336 | 82.617 | LA 752 | Eastern terminus of LA 752 |
| St. Landry | Lawtell | 52.087– 52.152 | 83.826– 83.931 | US 190 (Prejean Highway, Lawler Highway) – Opelousas, Eunice | Northern terminus; one-way pair |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||