 It provided an alternate connection to LA 72 at the southern terminus of LA 3.The route was added in 1966 when LA 3 was slightly re-routed to connect with the ramps to the newly-constructed section of I-20 between the Red River Bridge at Traffic Street and US 71 at Barksdale Boulevard.LA 3 Spur was deleted from the state highway system in 2010 and returned to local control.