Louisiana Highway 131

From the south, LA 131 begins at an intersection with LA 15 in St. Genevieve. LA 15 parallels the Mississippi River north through points such as Deer Park and, upon reaching the junction with LA 131, turns to the northwest toward Ferriday. LA 131 proceeds straight ahead, curving eastward with the river through a rural area toward Vidalia, the parish seat of Concordia Parish. After , LA 131 crosses the town limit and intersects LA 3180 (J. Logan Sewell Drive), which connects with US 84 and US 425 on the west side of town. LA 131 enters Vidalia on Martin Luther King Avenue and curves to the northeast, passing through a largely residential area. After , the route ends at an intersection with US 84-425 (Carter Street), the main highway through Vidalia. The northern terminus of LA 131 is located from the foot of the Mississippi River Bridge, which crosses the state line into Natchez, Mississippi. US 84 and US 425 run concurrently between Natchez and Ferriday, to the northwest. The average daily traffic volume in 2013 is reported as 3,400 for the majority of the route, with a slightly lower figure of 3,200 in Vidalia between Gillespie Street and the northern terminus. ==History==

In the original Louisiana Highway system in use between 1921 and 1955, the modern LA 131 made up the northern portion of State Route 49. Route 49 was designated in 1921 by an act of the state legislature, roughly following the present LA 15 corridor southward along the Mississippi River from Vidalia to a point south of Shaw. It was projected to continue across the Lower Old River to Route 30 (the current LA 418) near Torras, but this section of the roadway was never constructed during the pre-1955 era. LA 131 was created with the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, following the former Route 49 from Vidalia southward as far as Shaw. LA 15 then replaced the LA 131 designation between St. Genevieve and Shaw. Shortly afterward, a further extension of LA 15 was constructed southward into Pointe Coupee Parish to connect with LA 1 at Lettsworth, essentially completing the route that had been planned for the former State Route 49 in 1921. Since the early 1960s, the only change in the route of LA 131 has been a slight alteration in Vidalia that shifted the northern terminus at US 84/US 425 away from the foot of the Mississippi River Bridge. ==Major intersections==