The route, along with the western end of LA 134, makes a loop off of US 165 that passes through the small community of Fairbanks, which is located between Monroe and Sterlington in northern Ouachita Parish.

[2][3][4] The route is classified as a rural local road by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD) with an average daily traffic volume of 700 vehicles.

[3][9] In 1961, the community of Sterlington was incorporated, and the northern terminus of LA 136 now touches the southeastern town limit.

[2][10] La DOTD is currently engaged in a program that aims to transfer about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of state-owned roadways to local governments over the next several years.

[11] Under this plan of "right-sizing" the state highway system, the entire route of LA 136 is proposed for deletion as it does not meet a significant interurban travel function.