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In BR next Thursday & Friday - what to do?

Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:44 am
Posted by Naked Bootleg
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:44 am
Helping my son move back from his summer internship, have a couple days to explore or have fun. Don’t want to do anything touristy.

Could bring golf clubs. Thought about a guided fishing tour but couldn’t keep the fish.. open to day trips but not sure what the best options would be. Could use some advice.
Posted by tigerinexile
The greatest parish
Member since Sep 2004
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:46 am to
Too damn hot for all that
Posted by dyslexiateechur
Louisiana
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35564 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:47 am to
Do TopGolf and an escape room with your son.
Posted by tigerbutt
Deep South
Member since Jun 2006
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:49 am to
quote:

In BR next Thursday & Friday - what to do?


Stay safe
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:53 am to
You call that living, etc etc
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:53 am to
Go to the food board and find some good restaurants to try.

Hike tunica falls. Go to the prop stop. Do a swamp touring in an airboat. Enjoy a self-guided tour of the Super Walmarts. Throw in the Neighborhood Markets for bonus points.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77670 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:55 am to
Go eat the best steak in the city at Sullivan’s. Then have an after dinner drink and dessert at J. Alexander’s.
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
9600 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:57 am to
In seriousness, I’d recommend doing something local. Doesn’t have to be something you aren’t into just because it’s there.

Whatever your interests are, pick that. Like bourbon? Find a local restaurant known to have allocated pours. Stuff like that.

Personally I would:

Find a nice park, go for a run in the AM
hit up any local sporting event or festival
Get lunch at a local spot. Go see some landmarks. That sort of thing.
Posted by chryso
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:58 am to
Friday you can try to get on On Patrol Live.
Posted by Tyga Woods
South Central Jupiter Island, FL
Member since Sep 2016
41198 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:03 am to
Bring a couple pistols and go get in a gunfight in NBR
Posted by Shanegolang
Denham Springs, La
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:05 am to
My condolences.
Posted by holmesbr
Baton Rouge, La.
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:08 am to
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gunfight in NBR


Probably don't have to venture that far in reality. Can find some state streets or president streets closer to campus and downtown.
Posted by LSUSkip
Central, LA
Member since Jul 2012
24717 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:13 am to
I can't really think of anything in BR to do other than golf or casino. I mean there are things to do, Im never bored when I want to get out and do something, but if you travel just outside of BR there are a ton of thing to do. Go tour some plantations. There's a distillery or two close by.
Posted by Naked Bootleg
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Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:14 am to
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Do a swamp touring in an airboat


I never did this when I lived in BR, so yeah we are booked for Thursday evening. Only 90 minutes though.
Posted by mack the knife
EBR
Member since Oct 2012
4264 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:17 am to
ever been to the state capitol? it’s pretty interesting and air conditioned
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
15577 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:19 am to
Always enjoyed Rosemound Plantation, go to the ol’ Civil War sites. Port Hudson park.
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:33 am to
quote:

Helping my son move back from his summer internship, have a couple days to explore or have fun. Don’t want to do anything touristy. Could bring golf clubs. Thought about a guided fishing tour but couldn’t keep the fish.. open to day trips but not sure what the best options would be. Could use some advice.



Go for a walk/run on the levee of Mississippi River. (Used to would say campus lakes but a huge clean up project)


Take the Plaquemine ferry to go play golf at the island (twofer-solid course and get out on a boat on the Mississippi River) used to would add nottaway plantation in for this and be a threefer but it is recently burned down


Numerous solid restaurants.


Kind of a dead spot in regards to sports.

Laburge casino is there if that’s your thing


If you are really up for “day trips” New Orleans is ~1 hour away which offers everything that NOLA has to offer.


ETA to echo state Capitol. Been a while since I went but was some interesting stuff on Huey long given our history and his assassination. He’s a very interesting figure if nothing else
This post was edited on 7/27/25 at 9:36 am
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
37472 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:34 am to
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Go eat the best steak in the country at Ruth’s Chris.
Posted by cryptkeeper
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2018
184 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:37 am to
Shelter in place
Posted by JonTheTigerFan
Central, LA
Member since Nov 2003
7037 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:40 am to
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Go eat the best steak in the city at Sullivan’s. Then have an after dinner drink and dessert at J. Alexander’s


No way I’m having an entree at one restaurant and drinks and dessert at another, especially in a city that you can’t walk from one restaurant to another.

Not sure if OP wants to stay somewhere overnight but the Myrtles in St. Francisville is a cool place to stay with a nice restaurant (1796) on the grounds and you can take a complimentary guided tour of the main house with your stay

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