Help! University of Texas students coming to Baton Rouge this weekend

Welcome to the board Longhorns. Enjoy the game. Check the stadium map link below to see a view of the field from your seats.

GAME DAY INFO:
If you come four or five hours early you will find plenty of free parking. The north side LSU lots are small and fill up quickly. Avoid parking in the high-crime neighborhood to the north of campus, the better parking is on the south side anyway. If you run late, the big free grass lots off the river road aren't that far from the stadium.

Try these links for maps and info:

Getting to the Game: Traffic, Parking, and Tailgating

LSU Game Day Experience

Tiger Stadium

Interactive Stadium Map: See Your view of the Field

We eat good in Baton Rouge. There is some damn good food in this town, especially seafood. Mike Andersons, Phil's Oyster Bar, Drusilla Seafood, and Ralph & Kacoos are the most popular. All will be crowded on game weekends but you can get in with a reasonable wait, they are used to it.

TJ Ribs is especially good at moving a crowd through on game day and serves fine BBQ. Juban's is kind of upscale but has the finest Creole cuisine in town. Boutin's for Cajun cuisine and music. Good off-campus Bar & Grills abound. The Chimes, Walk-on's, The Pastime, Georges, Ivars, Sammy's, Fred's, and Brewbachers are all great LSU bars with good food.

And don't forget 24-hour breakfast at Louie's Cafe, a classic just-off-campus diner with the best omelettes and burgers in town.

Live music close to campus can be found at the Varsity Theatre and The Caterie. don't forget the two riverboat casino's downtown for a little fun and entertainment.

Game-Day traditions: Go see Mike the Tiger's new habitat, our live Bengal Tiger Mascot. There is usually a Jambalaya stand nearby, try it! The LSU Tiger Band marches down the hill to Tiger Stadium an hour before the kickoff and it is something to see and hear. It will be crowded, but the crowd response is part of the show.

Tailgaiting is legendary around campus before the game. Nobody, I mean nobody, cooks more or better food than LSU tailgaters. Friendly fans are always welcome to join in.

If you wear your Texas Longhorn outfits, You will hear the "Tiger Bait" taunt about 700 times on game day. Don't worry, it's a friendly taunt meant to annoy you, like the Tennessee band playing Rocky Top all day. We don't actually feed people to the tiger. The proper response is to smile, retort with "Hook 'em Horns!", and say, "What's that I smell cooking over there?".