re: Coming to Baton Rouge for the UCLA game, advice please

Some actual answers...

Transport:
Rent a car in NOLA and drive - return on Sunday unless you're with a group on the bus.

If you're thinking AirBnB, around campus is fine as long as you avoid Gardere/Lee area. I'd stick around campus, Downtown, Spanishtown, Garden District, or somewhere a bit further around Kennilworth, Perkins, or Oak Hills Place.

Hotels:
- WATERMARK Hotel
- Origin Hotel
- Sonesta ES Suites
- Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center

Where to Eat:
Breakfast
- Louie's Cafe
- Coffee Call
- The Ruby Slipper

Lunch and Dinner
- The Chimes - Highland Rd
- Elsie's Plate & Pie
- Bellue's Cajun Cuisine
- City Slice
- Jolie Pearl Oyster Bar
- The Little Village

Things to Do:
-LSU Football Game (of course) + Tailgate in the RV lot or around the Parade Grounds.
-Watch the band come down Victory Hill and perform pregame outside the stadium; swing by Mike's Cage and there will probably be some craziness outside the PMAC with bands/vendors.
-Get some beers at Rally Cap Brewing or Tin Roof Beer.
-See the Louisiana State Capitol via the Observation Deck.
-Visit Magnolia Mound Plantation.
-Check out the USS Kidd Veterans Museum near the river - though it may be leaving the dock before the game comes around.

Enjoy, welcome, and Geaux Tigers!