Louisiana Highway 17

Louisiana Highway 17
Route of LA 17 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Louisiana DOTD
Length	66.531 mi[1] (107.071 km)
Existed	1955 renumbering–present
Major junctions
South end	US 425 / LA 4 / LA 15 / LA 130 in Winnsboro
Major intersections	I-20 in Delhi US 80 in Delhi LA 2 in Oak Grove
North end	AR 159 at Arkansas state line in Kilbourne
Location
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parishes	Franklin, Richland, West Carroll
Highway system
Louisiana State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← LA 16 → LA 18
← SR 15 SR 16 → SR 17

Louisiana Highway 17 (LA 17) is a state highway located in northeastern Louisiana. It runs 66.53 miles (107.07 km) in a north–south direction from the junction of U.S. Highway 425 (US 425), LA 4, LA 15, and LA 130 in Winnsboro to the Arkansas state line at Kilbourne.

LA 17 traverses a mostly rural area on an alignment roughly midway between the parallel US 65 and US 425 corridors. Heading northeast from Winnsboro, the seat of Franklin Parish, LA 17 connects a number of tiny communities located on the west side of Bayou Macon. After crossing into Richland Parish, the highway passes through the town of Delhi and straightens to follow alongside the abandoned right-of-way of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The northern half of LA 17 functions as the main north–south highway through West Carroll Parish, connecting the villages of Epps, Pioneer, Forest, and Kilbourne, as well as the parish seat of Oak Grove.

In Delhi, LA 17 connects with both Interstate 20 (I-20) and US 80, providing access to the ancient Native American earthworks at Poverty Point State Historic Site and National Monument. This site is located along LA 134 just east of Epps and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.

LA 17 was created in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, replacing the former State Route 16, one of the original 98 state highway designations assigned in 1921.