James’ guidebook
Food scene
The Chimes
3357 Highland RdParrain's Seafood Restaurant
3225 Perkins RdSaltgrass Steak House
2450 South Acadian ThruwayEast Chimes Street
East Chimes StreetBoil & Roux
11777 Coursey BlvdZea Rotisserie & Bar
7415 Town Center BlvdMike Anderson's - Baton Rouge
1031 W Lee DrMansurs on the Boulevard
5720 Corporate BlvdMason's Grill
13556 Jefferson HwyWonderful Views. Next to the Shaw Center.
It's located near the Riverwalk by the Raising Cane's River Center and approx. 2 miles from Hollywood Casino.
16 locals recommend
Capital City Grill Downtown
100 Lafayette StWonderful Views. Next to the Shaw Center.
It's located near the Riverwalk by the Raising Cane's River Center and approx. 2 miles from Hollywood Casino.
Tsunami Sushi Baton Rouge
100 Lafayette StGreat Views. Located inside the Shaw Center.
P.F. Chang's
7341 Corporate BlvdExcellent Shrimp Fried Rice!!!
Superior Grill Highland
7333 Highland RdSuperior Bar & Grill MidCity
5435 Government StWalk-On's Sports Bistreaux - Burbank Restaurant
3838 Burbank DrJinya Ramen Bar
10000 Perkins RoweOnly 4 min away.
Great Place for affordable seafood, crawfish, shrimp, catfish, etc.
University Seafood
2352 Highland RdOnly 4 min away.
Great Place for affordable seafood, crawfish, shrimp, catfish, etc.
Coffee Call
3132 College DrOnly 10 min away. Great for Beignets.
Sightseeing
Shaw Center for the Arts
100 Lafayette StLouisiana Art & Science Museum
100 S River RdLSU Museum of Natural Science
119 Dalrymple DrLafayette Science Museum
433 Jefferson StThe Old Governor's Mansion
502 North BlvdUSS Kidd
305 S River RdLamar Dixon Expo Center
9039 S St Landry AveBREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center
10503 N Oak Hills PkwyBotanic Gardens
7950 Independence BlvdFarr Park Equestrian Center
6402 River RdLouisiana State University
LSU Tiger Stadium
Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge
1717 River RdBREC's Baton Rouge Zoo
3601 Thomas RdBlue Bayou Water Park
18142 Perkins RdMagnolia Mound Plantation
2161 Nicholson DrL'Auberge Casino & Hotel
777 L’Auberge AveBelle of Baton Rouge Casino
103 France StBlue Zoo Aquarium Baton Rouge
6401 Bluebonnet BlvdShopping
Mall of Louisiana
6401 Bluebonnet BlvdWalmart Supercenter
3132 College DrWalgreens
4747 S Sherwood Forest BlvdFamily Dollar
2875 Highland RdTanger Outlets Gonzales
2100 Tanger BlvdTowne Center At Cedar Lodge
7529 Corporate BlvdLSU SportShop
North Stadium DriveGolf
City Park Golf Course
1515 Dalrymple DrNightlife
Churchill's
2561 Citiplace CourtCigar Bar. Thursday and Friday's are wonderful. Great Bands on Friday night.
Don Juan Cigar Co
7539 Corporate BlvdCigar Bar
End Zone Daiquiri & Bar
6224 Plank RoadQuarters
4530 S Sherwood Forest BlvdGreat place to take kids. Arcade, bowling, laser tag, pool tables..etc.
20 locals recommend
Main Event Baton Rouge
6401 Bluebonnet BlvdGreat place to take kids. Arcade, bowling, laser tag, pool tables..etc.
Bistro Byronz (Willow Grove)
8200 Village Plaza CtDay/ Nightlife;
Nice Place....unfortunately ..closes at 930pm.
City advice
Getting around
Gotcha Bike
Customers may pay and ride these bikes on and around LSU campus.
There are seventeen Gotcha bike share stations in the downtown area with 12-20 bicycle docks at each station.
In addition to the downtown area, Gotcha also has stations on the LSU and Southern University campuses, with a few locations near the LSU lakes and Perkins Road Overpass. The system is integrated and all bicycles can be docked at any of the other stations.
You can download the App for Bike locations around the area.
Getting around
Tiger Transit Bus from Nicholson/Aster- Grn Bus
Download Transloc App (Rides App)
You can also go to LSU Tiger Trails website to see the different bus routes.
From Nicholson/Aster you can catch the North Campus Circulator-green bus - to the parking lot where you will have lots of connection busses around campus. The vet school is directly across from the parking lot.
Contact Tiger Transit for more information: two, two, five- five- seven, eight,8586