Louisiana Highway 44
state highway in Ascension, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes in Louisiana, United States
Louisiana Highway 44 (LA 44) is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Ascension, St. James, and St. John the Baptist Parishes. It runs from west to east, parallel to the east bank of the Mississippi River, from Prairieville to LaPlace. It spans a total of 50.1 miles (80.6 km). Throughout its run, LA 44 is known as North/South Burnside Avenue, River Road, West/East Jefferson Highway, West 5th Street, and Main Street.
Route description
From the west, LA 44 begins at an intersection with LA 42 (Oak Grove-Port Vincent Highway) in Prairieville. The highway travels south along North Burnside Avenue into Gonzales where it intersects with US 61 (North Airline Highway). Passing through downtown Gonzales, LA 44 has a brief concurrency with LA 429. After several blocks, the local name changes to South Burnside Avenue at an intersection with LA 3038 (East Cornerview Street), and LA 429 splits off to the west along West Cornerview Street.
The public source identifies “Louisiana Highway 44” as state highway in Ascension, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes in Louisiana, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Louisiana, Highway and state.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2434502. Authority coordinates are 30.324, -90.922. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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