Opelousas, LA.
Opelousas is a city of 15,390 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, inside the Opelousas, LA Micropolitan Area. I-49 runs through the Opelousas area north-south between Lafayette, LA and Shreveport, LA, and US-167 and US-190 carry the rest of the truck volume. Road Rescue Network dispatches insurance-verified mobile truck repair, heavy-duty towing, commercial tire service, and 24/7 roadside assistance across Opelousas and the surrounding St. Landry Parish corridors, with the nearest network coverage rings running through Lawtell, LA (6 miles) and out to New Iberia, LA (39 miles).
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Opelousas LA Freight Corridors & Interstate Service Coverage
Each corridor has a dedicated breakdown landing page with service zones, exits, and recent dispatched jobs.
Interstate 49
7 exits in Opelousas
Interstate 49 is the limited-access freight spine serving Opelousas. About 22.2 corridor miles fall inside the Opelousas service radius running north-south between Lafayette, LA and Shreveport, LA. Breakdowns on this stretch are worked around the clock by rescuers staged in and around St. Landry Parish.
US Route 167
10 exits in Opelousas
US Route 167 carries regional and through truck traffic across Opelousas, roughly 25.2 miles of it inside the Opelousas service radius running north-south between Lafayette, LA and Alexandria, LA. It is the route most local and regional freight uses when it is not on the Interstate system.
US Route 190
8 exits in Opelousas
US Route 190 carries regional and through truck traffic across Opelousas, roughly 20.0 miles of it inside the Opelousas service radius running east-west toward Baton Rouge, LA. It is the route most local and regional freight uses when it is not on the Interstate system.
Louisiana Route 182
6 exits in Opelousas
Louisiana Route 182 is a St. Landry Parish connector through Opelousas, about 12.9 miles of it inside the city's service radius running east-west toward Lafayette, LA. State-route calls skew toward local delivery, construction, and agricultural equipment.
Louisiana Route 31
5 exits in Opelousas
Louisiana Route 31 is a St. Landry Parish connector through Opelousas, about 7.3 miles of it inside the city's service radius running north-south toward New Iberia, LA. State-route calls skew toward local delivery, construction, and agricultural equipment.
Opelousas LA Trucking & Freight Industry Overview
Opelousas is a city of 15,390 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, inside the Opelousas, LA Micropolitan Area. I-49 runs through the Opelousas area north-south between Lafayette, LA and Shreveport, LA, and US-167 and US-190 carry the rest of the truck volume. Road Rescue Network dispatches insurance-verified mobile truck repair, heavy-duty towing, commercial tire service, and 24/7 roadside assistance across Opelousas and the surrounding St. Landry Parish corridors, with the nearest network coverage rings running through Lawtell, LA (6 miles) and out to New Iberia, LA (39 miles).
Opelousas is a small city in and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190 were constructed with a junction here. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 estimated population for Opelousas is 15,098. According to the 2020 census, Opelousas has a population of 15,786, a 6.53 percent decline since the 2010 census, which had recorded a population of 16,634. Opelousas is the principal city for the Opelousas-Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 80,808 in 2020. Opelousas is also the fourth largest city in the Lafayette-Acadiana Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 537,947.
When a truck goes down in Opelousas, LA, the clock starts on driver hours, idle fuel, and a delivery window. The corridors that matter here are I-49, US-167, US-190 and LA-182. I-49 alone accounts for about 22.2 miles inside the Opelousas service radius, running between Lafayette, LA and Shreveport, LA. Road Rescue Network coordinates dispatch to the closest verified rescuer on those routes 24/7, with a confirmed ETA before the truck rolls.
Coverage out of Opelousas includes mobile truck repair, heavy-duty and light-duty towing, commercial tire service, fuel delivery, lockout, jumpstart, winching and recovery, trailer repair, and mobile diesel mechanic work. The same rescuers run the surrounding St. Landry Parish towns (Lawtell (6 mi), Leonville (7 mi), Sunset (8 mi), Lafayette (21 mi)) so a call from the Opelousas side of the county reaches the same dispatch desk. Every rescuer in the network is insurance-current and DOT-compliant where applicable.
Fleet accounts running I-49 through Opelousas onboard with consolidated invoicing, fleet-card billing, and a single dispatch contact. Opelousas is inside the Opelousas, LA Micropolitan Area response ring, so overnight and weekend calls carry no after-hours surcharge.