Louisiana Highway 946 is a state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 that serves East Baton Rouge Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. As of the 2010 census, the population was 440,171. The parish has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is the most populous parish in the state...

. It spans 5.29 miles (8.5 km) in a south to north direction. It is known locally as Joor Road.

Route description

From the south, LA 946 begins at an intersection with LA 37 (Greenwell Springs Road) in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...

. It heads northeasterly and crosses the Comite River

Comite River

The Comite River is a right bank tributary of the Amite River, with a confluence near the city of Denham Springs, east of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The river is long. Its drainage basin comprises approximately and includes portions of Wilkinson and Amite counties in Mississippi, and East Feliciana...

 before coming to an end at LA 408

Louisiana Highway 408

Louisiana Highway 408 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves East Baton Rouge Parish. It spans in a west to east direction. It is known locally as Harding Boulevard and Hooper Road.-Route description:...

 (Hooper Road). Joor Road continues northward to an end at LA 64 (Greenwell Springs-Port Hudson Road)

LA 946 is an undivided, five-lane highway (with a middle turning lane) from LA 37 (Greenwell Springs Road) until about a half-mile before the Comite River

Comite River

The Comite River is a right bank tributary of the Amite River, with a confluence near the city of Denham Springs, east of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The river is long. Its drainage basin comprises approximately and includes portions of Wilkinson and Amite counties in Mississippi, and East Feliciana...

, where it narrows to an undivided, two-lane highway. It again expands to an undivided, five-lane highway (with a middle turning lane) near its northern terminus at LA 408

Louisiana Highway 408

Louisiana Highway 408 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves East Baton Rouge Parish. It spans in a west to east direction. It is known locally as Harding Boulevard and Hooper Road.-Route description:...

 (Hooper Road).

Junction list

Parish	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
East Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. As of the 2010 census, the population was 440,171. The parish has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is the most populous parish in the state...	Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...	Southern terminus of LA 946
		0.00	LA 37 (Greenwell Springs Road)
		5.29	LA 408 Louisiana Highway 408 Louisiana Highway 408 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves East Baton Rouge Parish. It spans in a west to east direction. It is known locally as Harding Boulevard and Hooper Road.-Route description:... (Hooper Road)	Joor Road continues northward to an end at LA 64 (Greenwell Springs-Port Hudson Road)
		Northern terminus of LA 946