Lafayette to Shreveport: where to stop

A stop about every 45 minutes

The best bet in each stretch: a likely-clean restroom first, then a travel center or gas. Estimates come from who runs the store until drivers review it.

• 40 Ville Platte Mixedest. Pilot Travel Center 39 mi from Lafayette 30 min in
• 90 Air Base Road Likely cleanest. Cracker Barrel 89 mi from Lafayette 1 hr 15 min in
• 138 Many · Natchitoches Mixedest. Shop A Lott 137 mi from Lafayette 2 hr in

Long stretches without a likely-clean stop

• 71 miles, about 1 hr: from Exit 19B (LA) to Exit 90 (LA). Stop before it if you can.
• 122 miles, about 2 hr: from Exit 90 (LA) to Shreveport. Stop before it if you can.

Other drives on I-49

• Alexandria to Shreveport