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Louisiana Highway 1 Part 1, The North

Louisiana Highway 1 is to Louisiana what Broadway is the island of Manhattan: a top-left-to-bottom-right byway that traverses a number of neighborhoods of blurred boundaries. Starting in the northwest corner of Louisiana, the route runs from oil and timber country, sequentially through cattle and livestock ranches, pecan and cotton plantations, a sizable chunk of America’s sugar industry, and ultimately to the fishing fleets of the Gulf. A tail end of Texas cowboy culture in the north yields to a Louisiana inflected south and seamlessly merges into the distinctive Cajun bayou. This Photo Journal presents the first half of our travels on Highway 1, the North. Make sure to check out Part 2, The South.

Photographs by Jeff Sonnabend

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Northernmost Sign for Louisiana Highway 1, Rodessa, LA

Northernmost Sign for Louisiana Highway 1, Rodessa, LA

Pumpjack, Rodessa, LA

Pumpjack, Rodessa, LA

Waiting Room at the Mansura Livestock Auction, Mansura, LA

Waiting Room at the Mansura Livestock Auction, Mansura, LA

Livestock Auction, Mansura, LA

Livestock Auction, Mansura, LA

Paul, Owner of Fab-Tec Metal Fabricator, with Employee, Hamburg, LA

Paul, Owner of Fab-Tec Metal Fabricator, with Employee, Hamburg, LA

Fab-Tec, Hamburg, LA

Fab-Tec, Hamburg, LA

Let's Speak French, Harvest Foods, Marksville, LA

Let's Speak French, Harvest Foods, Marksville, LA

Frozen Food Aisle, Harvest Foods Supermarket, Marksville, LA

Frozen Food Aisle, Harvest Foods Supermarket, Marksville, LA

Fresh Foods Supermarket, Vivian, LA

Fresh Foods Supermarket, Vivian, LA

Pecan Trees and Shack, Mansura, LA

Pecan Trees and Shack, Mansura, LA

Williams Pecans, Boyce, LA

Williams Pecans, Boyce, LA

Herby-K's, Shreveport, LA

Herby-K's, Shreveport, LA

Ken, Herby-K's Restaurant, Shreveport, LA

Ken, Herby-K's Restaurant, Shreveport, LA

Cathy, Inside Uncle Alberts Restaurant, Boyce, LA

Cathy, Inside Uncle Alberts Restaurant, Boyce, LA

Drake, Eight Years Old, on his Motorbike, Moreauville, LA

Drake, Eight Years Old, on his Motorbike, Moreauville, LA

Trampoline and Towers, Alexandria, LA

Trampoline and Towers, Alexandria, LA

Trailer Home and Bayou, South of Natchez, LA

Trailer Home and Bayou, South of Natchez, LA

Roadside Cross South of Natchez, LA

Roadside Cross South of Natchez, LA

James Robinson Jr., Natchez, LA

James Robinson Jr., Natchez, LA

Wilyolanda, Post Office, Rodessa, LA

Wilyolanda, Post Office, Rodessa, LA

Fracking Site South of Shreveport, LA

Fracking Site South of Shreveport, LA

Jason, South of Shreveport, LA

Jason, South of Shreveport, LA

Fresh Oil Worship Center, Fresh Oil, LA

Fresh Oil Worship Center, Fresh Oil, LA

After Sunday Mass, Natchitoches, LA

After Sunday Mass, Natchitoches, LA

After Sunday Mass, in the Parish Hall, Natchitoches, LA

After Sunday Mass, in the Parish Hall, Natchitoches, LA