The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-10-26
YOUR TOWN ON
THIS ROUTE LIST
Here Are Places New Road
System Will
Include

routes OF the new, great state high
way system proposed in the house
substitute road bin, drawn by ]. 8.
Douglas, adopted in committee and
reported into the House, Wednesday!
What everyone wanted to know:
"Am / on route?''
There was no extra copies Of the
bill and Mr.. Douglas moved that
| 900 copies be printed at once.
Everybody wants one"
The bin tracks the Boykin mea-
sure and absorbs good features of all
the numerous other bills. 1t pro
vides for commission Of three. an
pointed by the governor from the
state at large. with power to selec.
its highway engineer and other Off
cials.
Commissioners are. for overlapping
terms, two, four, and six years and
they are to receive $4,000 salary.
The bill carries an appropriation
Of s7,5OO.OOO, OF which s2y5OO,OO0 IS
appropriated for the balance OF this
year and s5.OO0,OeO FOR next year
Here are the routes:
Routes Written in Bin
Route /. Beginning at a point on
the Texss State line near Wasoom,
through Greenwood, Shreveport,
! Grand Cane, Mansfield, Sodus, Bel
mont. Marthaville. Robeline, Natchi-
toches, Montgomery. CoIfax, AIexan.
dria, Lacompte, Bunkie, Melville,
Rosedale, Port Allen, Baton Rouge,
Hope villa, Burnside. Convent, Ken
ner, Shrewsbury, Protection Levec,
at South Claiborne Avenue, New Or
leans, Louisiana, South Claiborne,
avenue to Canal street, North CIai-
borne avenue to Polend avenue, st,
Claude, avenue. St. Bernard parish,
line, Moreaux, Violet, Poydras, Dali
cour, Phoenix. Point-a-la-Hache to
Fort st. Philip.
Route 2. Beginning at the Texas
state line. near Orange, Texas,
thence through vInton, Sulphur,
Rayne. Lfayette New iberia, Franklin,
Lake Charles, Jennings, Crowley,
Morgan City, Gibson. Houma, Race
land, Des Allemands. LUNG, Westwa-
go. Gretna, jackson avenue, New Or
leans. Louisina, to South Claiborne,
, avenue. thence over Route / to Ca
nal street. thence to Broad street,
Bruxelles. Gentility avenue, Chef,
Menteur. slideIl, Pearl River, to Miss
issippi state line near LogtoWn.
Route 3. beginning at the Arkan-
sas state line near Milliken, Tallulah
St. Joseph, to vidaia. Also begin
ming at the line between Louisiana
and Mississippi near Morgans
through st. Francisville to Baton
Rouge.
StA@ ~ 0tN%NCPOEA
Route 4. Beginning at Mississippi
river east Of delta, through Tallu-
lab, Delhi. Rayvflle, Monroe, Ruston.
Arcadia, Gibsland, .Minden to shreve.
port.
Route 5. From Arkansas safe line
at Junction City. then through Ber-
nice, Dubach, Ruston, Jonesboro,
Winnfiel Atlanta. CoIfax, Alexandra,
MarksviIle, Long Bridge, Bunkie, Gold
Dust, Washington, Opelousas, to La.
fayette.
Route 6. From Texas state line
at East Pendelton thence through
Many. TT Jessup. Robeline, Natchi-
toIches, Atlanta. Winfield, Jena.
Jonesville, Ferriday 10 vidaIia.
Route beginning on Missis-
siippi State lint east Of Bogalousa.
through covington, Hammond, Den
ham Springs, Baton Rouge, Port
Allen, Rosedale, Livonta, Krotz
Springs, Port Barre, opelousas, Eu.
nice, Elton. Kinder, Fulton. DeQuin-
cy, thence to Texas line.
Route s.-From Arkansas State
line near Rodesst through Moorings-
port. Blanchard. to Shreveport.
Route s.-From Logansport.
through Mansfield, Choushata, Ash
land, to winfield
sossier to Natchitoches
Route 1O.-From Arkansas State
line to Arkana, through Plain Deal
ing, Benton. Bossler City. Curtis
TaylOrtown, chrichton, Coushatta,
Red Oak, Grapes Blur, Campti to
Natchitoches.
Route 11.-Beginning at Lake
Providence. through OAK Grove, Mer-
Rouge, Bastrop. Marion, Farmerville,
Bernice, Homer to Minden.
Route From Arkansas State
Line, through HaynesviIle, Homer.
thens. Arcadia, Bryceland, Bien-
vile. Sabine. to Ashland.
Route 1S.-Beginning at Monroe.
through Bros, Chatham. Jonesboro,
Liberty Hill. Rienville. Castor. Ring
Gold, to a point at or near Logas
Rayou