Louisiana Highway 55 is a state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 that runs north-south from Louisiana Highway 24

Louisiana Highway 24

Louisiana Highway 24 is a state highway in Louisiana that serves Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes. It spans and is bannered east/west.-Route description:...

 in Bourg

Bourg, Louisiana

Bourg is an unincorporated community in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Education:...

, Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

, when LA 24 swings from a north-south road to a west-east road (at what is commonly known as Bourg-Larose Highway). LA 55 comes to a dead end in Montegut, Louisiana. The highway serves as the major road for residents of Montegut

Montegut, Louisiana

Montegut is a census-designated place in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,803 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 and Bourg to reach Houma

Houma, Louisiana

Houma is a city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish...

, the parish seat.