LA 1049 initially heads north along the St. Helena Parish line then curves to the northeast and crosses LA 1050. The highway enters the Kentwood city limits on Collis B. Temple Sr. Road, passing under without intersecting I-55. It then turns north onto 9th Street at LA 1051 and proceeds a short distance to its terminus at LA 38 (Avenue G). LA 1049 is an undivided two-lane highway for its entire length.
