Destinations · Louisiana
LA · 30.2203, -92.0171
Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway and Promised Land Scenic Byway are 2 of 5 signed byways within 30 miles of Lafayette, Louisiana.
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& Lafayette is at the intersection of Interstates 10 and 49. I-10 runs through the northern part of Lafayette, linking the city with New Orleans (2½ hours east) and Houston (4 hours west). I-49 links Lafayette with Alexandria and Shreveport to the north. to Going south of I-10, US Hwy 167 connects travelers to US Hwy 90 where it takes a southern turn and passes through New Iberia, Franklin, Morgan City, and the Houma – Bayou Cane – Thibodaux metropolitan area before reaching New Orleans.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Lafayette. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
National Scenic Byway · 7 mi out
State scenic byway · starts in town
State scenic byway · 3 mi out
State scenic byway · 4 mi out
State scenic byway · 15 mi out
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 1 · 4 h window · 79 mi
3 h 22 loop · 3 stops · back by 7:22 PM. Incorporates Bayou Teche Scenic Byway.
Touches Bayou Teche Scenic Byway, Promised Land Scenic Byway, The Real French Destination Scenic Byway
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 165 mi
7 h 53 loop · 8 stops · back by 11:52 PM. Incorporates Bayou Teche Scenic Byway.
Touches Bayou Teche Scenic Byway, River Road Scenic Byway, Great River Road
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Lafayette: 4 h, 79 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 165 miles, 8 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 8 h loop stops at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, McGee's Louisiana Swamp Tours and Adventures, Mcgees swamp tour, 82nd Airborne Division Memorial, Governor's Mansion, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Mississippi River Bridge and Schilling Eagle Statue. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.