Louisiana Highway 68

Louisiana Highway 68
Route of LA 68 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length19.126 mi (30.780 km)
Existed1955 renumbering–present
Major junctions
South end US 61 north of Port Hudson
Major intersections
North end LA 19 in Wilson
Location
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishesEast Feliciana
Highway system
  • Louisiana State Highway System
LA 67 I-69
SR 73SR 74 SR 75

Louisiana Highway 68 (LA 68) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs 19.13 miles (30.79 km) in a north–south direction from U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) north of Port Hudson to LA 19 in Wilson.

The route traverses rural East Feliciana Parish and runs largely parallel to LA 19, one of the main north–south routes through the area. LA 68 connects the small town of Jackson with Baton Rouge, the state capital, via US 61. Jackson and its surrounding areas include a variety of historic sites, as well as several medical and correctional facilities.

LA 68 was created in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering and travels north–south unlike most even-numbered routes in the range of "primary" state highways. During its first few years of existence, LA 68 extended about five miles (8.0 km) further south into neighboring East Baton Rouge Parish. After a series of improvements completed in the early 1960s, this portion of the route was assumed by US 61, which formerly followed the less direct path of what is now LA 964 through the area.