"Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" is the title of a song written by Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....

 and Donivan Cowart and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys

The Oak Ridge Boys

The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...

. "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" would be The Oak Ridge Boys second number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart .

The song was also covered by Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...

 (in whose band Crowell had played during the late 1970s), who included it on her 1978 Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town

Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town

Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town was a #3 country album for Emmylou Harris on the Billboard charts, with three charting singles: "To Daddy" at #3, "Two More Bottles of Wine" at #1 , and "Easy from Now On" at #12...

album.

Content

The song is a story of a girl who falls for a rambler and the unfortunate ending that ensues down on the bayou.

Chart performance

Chart (1979-1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1