Here's a shot of LA 1 South as it departs the interchange with US 90 (Future I-49).
Signage for Grand Isle State Park - 66 miles. 66 miles to The End Of The Earth, then.
More mileage signage, this for towns along the way. Lockport is 3 miles away. Larose is 15 miles away. Grand Isle (the town) is 58 miles away.
Here is a shot of one of many drawbridges along LA 1 South. This lift bridge is in Lockport.
Right after the drawbridge, LA 1 prepares to intersect LA 655.
Left: LA 655. Straight: LA 1 South.
LA 1's routing is not constant - many times, it exits off of itself to cross over water on bridges. Here, it is going back to its “bayou road” routing. Most of the way down to Leeville, LA 1 tightly hugs the west bank of Bayou Lafourche.
Left: LA 655. Right: LA 1 South, to Larose.
There are no more directional banners to be seen along LA 1 for the rest of its way. This is after the intersection with LA 655.
To the left, Bayou Lafourche can be seen. Ahead, LA 1 diverts to the west to cross another bridge. Welcome to Larose.
Follow the highway to the right.
Within Larose, LA 1 crosses high over the Intracoastal Canal on this drawbridge.
As LA 1 descends to ground level, an intersection with LA 24 looms close.
Left: LA 24 West. Straight: LA 1 South.
Take a right to stay on LA 1 South. The mileage sign here shows distances to the next two towns (Cut Off and Galliano) and to Grand Isle.
Straight: LA 1 South. Right: LA 657. (Can't geotag due to LA 657 not appearing on the damn map for some reason.)
“Mileage sign” showing 400 feet to a bypass route to Grand Isle and Leeville.
Straight: LA 1 South. Right: LA 3161. Take this to LA 3235, and you can pretty much bypass the town centers of Galliano and Golden Meadow.
Left: Drawbridge, connecting to LA 308 on the east bank of Bayou Lafourche. Straight: LA 1 South. Right: LA 3162.
Continuing south on LA 1.
Now in Golden Meadow, LA 1 South intersects LA 308 North (left). LA 308 parallels LA 1 northward from here for the most part, remaining on the eastern bank of Bayou Lafourche.
LA 1 South continues past the intersection with LA 308. LA 1 will next encounter LA 3235, not signed from southbound.
LA 1 South continues on after the intersection with LA 3235. The next destination is Leeville.
Construction can be seen down in Leeville as this blue sign flies by. The work you see in the distance is costing over $167 million. Still, it's extremely important.
The viaduct flying high overhead will most likely carry LA 1 upon completion. It is meant to serve both as a more efficient evacuation route for the residents of Grand Isle, and to offer better access to Port Fourchon for industrial traffic.
Currently, this drawbridge carries LA 1 over Bayou Lafourche.
This sign is for more viaduct work as we approach LA 3090.
Straight: LA 1 South, to Grand Isle. Right: LA 3090 South, to Port Fourchon.
After the intersection with LA 3090, LA 1 assumes a more east-west routing as it makes its approach to Grand Isle. The signs warn of low shoulders. Look to the left, you can see a truck submerged where there was once marsh. Nowadays, a simple heavy rain can cause this highway to go underwater.
Entering Jefferson Parish, as LA 1 begins to near its end.
Crossing the two-lane bridge that is the only way in or out of Grand Isle.
Now on Grand Isle itself, LA 1 South is actually traveling in an east-northeast direction.
The speed limit will lower to 25mph soon.
I hope you have it slowed down at this point.
Grand Isle Town Hall is to the left.
Here is the END! of LA 1 South, at a dead end in Grand Isle, LA. (Funny thing, we're actually facing northwest.)
