re: Visiting BR this weekend for the game. Places to go?

Bogies and Tigerland (multiple bars) are the college hangouts near campus.

If you're looking for a little older crowd (22-40), the Perkins Rd. area (under the Overpass) has some good restaurants and bars clustered together. Parrains is a good casual seafood restaurant. The Overpass Merchant is a cool hangout with good food. The only downside is it's somewhat small. FWIW, I recall seeing a ton of MSU fans there last time MSU played LSU in baseball.

On Saturday you could get on campus by 12 and try to hit various tailgates. If you don't want to tailgate all day, try walking over to Chimes St. and Highland Rd. (the north gates of LSU's campus). The Chimes is an LSU institution with lots of beer and "Louisiana food" (po-boys, gumbo, red beans and rice, etc.). Just know it gets VERY crowded on game day. If you don't want to go to the Chimes, there are other restaurant/bars in that area.