At the time, US 190 had not yet been constructed through the area. Livonia was located just north of the junction of Route 1 (the Jefferson Highway) and Route 7 (the Evangeline Highway). These were the main highways connecting Baton Rouge with Alexandria and Opelousas, respectively. US 71 had been designated in 1926 and duplicated Route 1 through central Louisiana. Route 136 began at US 71/State Route 1 (the present LA 77) and proceeded east across Bayou Grosse Tete on Bridge Road. It then turned north to follow the present route of LA 78 to Parlange, where Route 93 continued toward New Roads. In 1933, a new highway was constructed along the New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway (now the Union Pacific Railroad) through Livonia, essentially replacing Route 7 between Baton Rouge and Krotz Springs. Two years later, this became part of US 190, which was extended from its original western terminus in Baton Rouge. Sometime before the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, Route 136 was re-routed to begin at US 190 (the southern terminus of the present LA 78) and proceed north through Livonia. This section of the route was formerly part of Route 981, which followed the present LA 411 along the east bank of Bayou Grosse Tete. Post-1955 route history LA 78 was created in 1955 as a direct renumbering of State Route 136. Its route has remained the same to the present day. Major intersections See also References External links Maps / GIS Data Homepage, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 0078 Transportation in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana