United States Highway 167 stretches some 500 miles from Abbeville, LA, to Ash
Flat, AR. The southern end of the highway is located in Southwestern
Louisiana, a flat, low
lying region dominated by Cajun culture. If you proceed northward along
the highway from Abbeville, you will pass through Lafayette, Opelousas,
and
Alexandria. Continuing northward you reach the beautiful rolling hills and
pine forests of North Louisiana. In Jackson Parish, one can visit the Jimmie
Davis (You Are My Sunshine) tabernacle. In Lincoln Parish you cross over
I-20 and pass through Ruston, home of Mitchum's
peach orchard.
Three more hours of travel bring you to Little Rock, the largest city on Hwy
167. Traveling 90 more miles northward, you reach Batesville, the oldest city in Arkansas
settled by Europeans and still inhabited. High atop College Hill in
Batesville you will find the academic gem Lyon College. If you
drive fifteen miles
north of Batesville, you're in Cave City, where mouth watering watermelons are
grown.
Fifteen miles north of Cave City is the end of the highway.
Largest Cities (Populations)
- Little Rock (184,000)
- Lafayette (112,000)
- North Little Rock (60,000)
- Alexandria (46,000)
- Jacksonville (30,000)
- Opelousas (23,000)
- El Dorado (21,000)
- Ruston (21,000)
Colleges and Universities
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Louisiana State University at Alexandria
- Louisiana College (Pineville, LA)
- Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)
- Grambling State University (Grambling, LA)
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Harding University (Searcy, AR)
- Lyon College (Batesville, AR)
Eats
- Steen's Cane Syrup (Abbeville)
- Black's (Abbeville, seafood)
- Lea's (LeCompte, ham sandwiches, corn bread with cracklin and cabbage)
- Catfish Inn (Quitman)
- Mitchum's (Ruston, peaches)
- Blue Light Cafe (Ruston, home cooking/soul food)
- Johnny's Pizza (Ruston)
- Sweet Peas (Ruston, soul food)
- Hot Rod's (Ruston, barbecue)
- Griff's Burger Bar (Ruston)

- Daisy Queen (Sheridan, shakes, cones, burgers, etc.)
- Bulldog Restaurant (Bald Knob, comfort food and strawberry shortcake,
chicken and dumplings is the special on Fridays, catfish on Sunday)
- Dairy Bar (Pleasant Plains, burgers and catfish)
- Kelly's (Batesville, home cooking)
- La Fiesta (Batesville, tacos, enchiladas, tostadas)
- Johnson Brothers and Others (Cave City, watermelons)
Intersections/Junctions
- I-10
Lafayette
- I-49
Lafayette to Opelousas
- I-20
Ruston
- I-30
Little Rock
- I-40
Little Rock
- Hwy 67 North Little Rock to Bald Knob