Coming to Baton Rouge for the UCLA game, advice please

Don't rent a car in New Orleans, it will get stolen.

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Planning on flying into Nola on Thursday then just taking a bus up to BR Friday

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Let me give you some free advice. Don’t do this.

A bus from New Orleans to Baton Rouge does not sound like a good idea, unless it's a bus rented out by a larger group?

I'd rent a car.

L'Auberge Casino is Baton Rouge is a nice hotel option for game weekends if available. Otherwise Renaissance on Bluebonnet is a good one as well.

Stay in New Orleans- so much to do and see

Skip Baton Rouge entirely aside from the actual game

Is it just you? Family? Kids? Friends? That would determine a lot of what you can/should do.

There is nothing like a nice late night walk down Plank Road

Find a nice AirB&B on a street named after a president or Indian tribe. They may be a little pricey but it promises to be a great time.

Bring your own piss balloons to the game, most fans won’t share theirs.

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then just taking a bus up to BR Friday

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This would either be CATS (I think they stopped doing NOLA rides but not 100% sure) or a Greyhound. Either way the crowd will be dodgy, and you'll be dropped off in an unseedy part of BR which isn't a pedestrian city and you'll end up having to take ubers everywhere anyway which is going to add up to as much or even more than just renting a car

Just rent a car man. The drive between NOLA and BR is an hour of mostly open interstate, it's an easy drive.

Watermark if you have money but you’re downtown which kinda sucks, Labeurge if you like casinos but you will be away from everything, hotel on the interstate or air bnb to be closer to Perkins/Government.

- Chimes on highland. Upstairs balcony for day time boozing. OG walkons (Burbank) might be a good option also. Both are close to campus and good for pre-tailgating.

- Doe’s on government. Unique restaurant with big fat steaks

-Phil’s or Parrains if you want oysters and solid LA food. Phil’s is more modern sports bar vibe. Parrains more rustic cajun.

- Zippys for dirty Mexican food and frozen margs/daqs. Superior for decent Mexican and frozen margs

-Ginos for Italian
-Cocha or Jubans are both really good. I’m not a foodie so this is about as nice as I go.

Bar scene depends on age and what your looking for. West of highland is young college, Perkins is older college. Government is older/edgy. I wouldnt go downtown unless you’re staying there but the bar scene is relatively mixed I would guess. Beauvoir park, Texas club, Chelsea’s live are different options for live music/dancing.

I wouldn’t plan on going out after the football game unless you’re young and/or on PEDs.

Go to Phil’s on Friday get some oysters, ask someone where to go out. Don’t get too drunk. Brunch on chimes balcony before tailgating. Leave game early after the tigahs pull away. Go get a steak at Doe’s if you can get there before it closes. I think Parrains has a decent Sunday brunch.

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