to the new Willow Street bridge.  Finally, LA 87 was slightly shortened on its southeastern end after the present bridge at Centerville was constructed in 1972, replacing an earlier bridge that was located downstream at Schwan Street. As of 2017, the portion of LA 87 from LA 86 to LA 87 Spur is under agreement to be removed from the state highway system and transferred to local control.

Future
La DOTD is currently engaged in a program that aims to transfer about  of state-owned roadways to local governments over the next several years.  Under this plan of "right-sizing" the state highway system, the portion of LA 87 between Oaklawn and Centerville is proposed for deletion as it no longer meets a significant interurban travel function.

Major intersections

Spur route

Louisiana Highway 87 Spur (LA 87 Spur) runslosing $8,000 a month.”

White House Honey Ale, a beer brewed by the chefs at the White House, grabbed the national spotlight over the summer when President Barack Obama was seen drinking the brew, touting that he travels with bottles of it ready to open on his campaign bus. At one stop, he even gave a bottle to a supporter.

When its recipe was released, brewers at Brooklyn Brewery started brewing their own batch of the beer. The brew was ready to be tasted on Monday, and New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov was on hand for the tasting.

The president said the beer was good. Was it? The Dining section truth squad leaped into action, enlisting Garrett Oliver, the brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, to make a batch to assess.

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