re: Planning to attend LSU/Alabama - info appreciated

Tiger Land is where all the college bars are, about a mile or so south of Tiger Stadium. If that's not your thing, I'd avoid that area for the weekend.

Restaurant Recommendations near campus:

The Chimes - An LSU institution. Great place to grab a beer and have some Louisiana food or a burger. I'd pop in here early on gameday and at least grab an appetizer and a beer. The Varsity is a bar/theatre attached to the building and they usually have a special where you pay like $10 and get a plate of red beans and rice and some cheep beers while watching games on a giant screen. Pretty good deal. Abita is the big brewery in LA, but I'm not a huge fan of most of their offerings. I prefer NOLA or Parish if you want to drink something local. NOLA Irish Channel Stout and Parish Envie IPA are both solid options. Tin Roof is a Baton Rouge brewery, but they make pretty bad beer imo.

Walk-Ons - A lot of people hate on it, but it's a good spot to grab a beer and some bar food. It has become a chain, but the original location is right by Tiger Stadium

TJ Ribs - Another hate it/love it place food wise. You'll get much better BBQ in Austin, but they have a lot of cool sports memorabilia, including Billy Cannon's Heisman Trophy.

Parrains - Same owner as Chimes, a little further from campus. Great Louisiana food.

Tailgaters will be all over campus. If you just walk through and talk to people, you will get many free drinks and a plate of food. Tiger fans are very welcome to newcomers, just talk some shite about Saban or Bama and you'll be set. The fraternities set up in the middle of campus on the parade grounds. That's the central area where most of the students will be. RVs are over on the south side of campus. You can walk around drinking bourbon straight from the bottle if you so choose, nobody should give you any trouble about drinking.

As far as parking, I'd avoid the north side of Campus around Nicholson. The area is improving, but it's still kind of ghetto over there. I wouldn't want to walk to my car at night without being familiar with the area, and I wouldn't trust that my car would be safe. You are fine on the highland side over by Chimes. I usually pay like $20 to park at the hotel on the South Side of Nicholson by Walk-Ons. It's not a bad walk after the game and is very close to the nightlife if you plan on hanging around for a while.

If you want any other specifics, feel free to ask.