Louisiana Highway 86

Louisiana Highway 86
Route of LA 86 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length:	16.42 mi (26.43 km)
Existed:	1955 renumbering – present
Tourist routes:	Louisiana Scenic Byway: Bayou Teche Byway
Major junctions
South end:	LA 182 in New Iberia
North end:	LA 31 north of New Iberia
Location
Parishes:	Iberia
Highway system
Louisiana Highway System Interstate US State Scenic ← LA 85 LA 87 → ← SR 55 SR 56 SR 57 → ← SR 445 SR 446 SR 447 →

Louisiana Highway 86 (LA 86) is a state highway located in southern Louisiana. It runs 16.42 miles (26.43 km) in a general north–south direction from LA 182 in New Iberia to LA 31 north of town.

LA 86 follows the east bank of Bayou Teche as it makes a hairpin turn in Iberia Parish. It initially heads eastward from New Iberia, the parish seat, then north through the village of Loreauville, and finally in a general southwestern direction to a point almost on the St. Martin Parish line. Outside of New Iberia, the route travels through a thin ribbon of residential development in otherwise rural surroundings. LA 86 crosses Bayou Teche twice by way of movable bridges near each terminus. It essentially makes a long loop off of LA 31, which otherwise closely follows the west bank of the bayou from New Iberia northward toward St. Martinville. Signage for LA 86 does not carry directional banners.

From the south, LA 86 begins at an intersection with LA 182 in New Iberia. LA 182 follows the one-way couplet of Main and St. Peter Streets through the city's Historic Commercial District. LA 86 proceeds northeast on Julia Street for one block through the couplet then makes a zigzag onto Main Street for half a block. The route turns northeast on Bridge Street and crosses a bascule bridge over Bayou Teche, which flows through the center of town. Now known as Duperier Avenue, LA 86 proceeds through a residential neighborhood and intersects LA 87 at Oak Street. LA 87 mirrors the route of LA 182 on the opposite bank of Bayou Teche toward Jeanerette. After several blocks, LA 86 turns eastward onto Loreauville Road and parallels the bayou to the east end of New Iberia.