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re: Baton Rouge nostalgia: Mugsy’s Billiards on Florida Blvd.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 6:18 pm to Paul Allen
Posted on 8/20/26 at 6:18 pm to Paul Allen
Our go to town was Sicily pizza at Monterey and Florida. I didn't shoot pool
Posted on 8/20/26 at 6:30 pm to liquid rabbit
I thought the Rack was on Choctaw or Greenwell Springs Road. Was there more than one?
Posted on 8/20/26 at 6:33 pm to Sailor Sam
The rack was about 3 blocks from Greenway on Greenwell springs Road
Posted on 8/20/26 at 6:46 pm to Sailor Sam
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Rusty's was a burger/poboy type joint with an arcade, No pool tables
This was in a strip mall behind the bank on Little John. There was a Benjamin Moore paint store across the street. Not on the Burger King or Slick Track side. This was the South side of Florida Blvd. Our Belaire crew hung out there often.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 7:09 pm to Shexter
Rusty's was across the street from the old Sherwood Village Shopping center. There was Little John barbershop, Winn Dixie, Weiners carpet/flooring, Capitol Bank, and a shell station on the corner. I worked there for a few years. Going towards Archery, Rusty's was on the right in a smaller strip mall. It was at the far end of the building. This was back in the late 80s.
This post was edited on 8/20/26 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 8/20/26 at 7:15 pm to Paul Allen
True or False: Owning your own poolcue is trashy.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 7:30 pm to Paul Allen
Who remembers Lambert's RBD? Mugsy's was bought by Mike Black and became Bayou Billards. Louisiana used to have some of the top gambling pool halls in the US because the way gambling laws were written it was legal here.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 8:01 pm to Sailor Sam
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I thought the Rack was on Choctaw or Greenwell Springs Road. Was there more than one?
The only one I knew about was on airline. I spent many, many hours there.
ETA: it was right down the street from Troop a.
This post was edited on 8/20/26 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 8/20/26 at 8:24 pm to Shaun176
Lamberts was off Choctaw going towards Central?
Posted on 8/20/26 at 8:47 pm to Paul Allen
Loved Mugsys. Went there on Mondays around 2001-2002. They didn’t give a shite about my fake id and they had a little pizza oven and would bake you a frozen Tony’s pizza for $5. Simpler times.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 8:57 pm to liquid rabbit
That was La Cue, then Big Mike’s, and is now Kenny’s.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 9:00 pm to CCT
Is Rickochet still open on Sherwood?
Posted on 8/20/26 at 9:17 pm to Sailor Sam
Like Earthmover said, it was on Greenwell Springs. There was also one on Dallas Dr. That’s the one Lindy (owner) usually hung out at and played the very big money games there.
It’s also the one that a disgruntled husband walked in the double doors and popped the offender in the back of the head with a .38. He was sitting at the bar directly in front of the doors with his back to it. I had just left, headed to Greenway about 10-15 minutes earlier, but my buddies were still there. They told me about it when they showed up ar Greenway a few minutes later.
It’s also the one that a disgruntled husband walked in the double doors and popped the offender in the back of the head with a .38. He was sitting at the bar directly in front of the doors with his back to it. I had just left, headed to Greenway about 10-15 minutes earlier, but my buddies were still there. They told me about it when they showed up ar Greenway a few minutes later.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 9:23 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Yeah, Danny could really play snooker. Jam up at nine ball, too, but he rarely plated that.
Speaking of Lambert, did you ever see him on the snooker table? He had one shot I would have lost everything on betting against him. He would place the cue ball at the very edge of the corner pocket and an object ball in the middle of the table on the spot. Shoot and make the object ball in the opposite corner and have the cue ball follow the object ball in the same pocket. Knowing how tight those corner pocket balls were, it seems impossible. He very rarely played, though.
Speaking of Lambert, did you ever see him on the snooker table? He had one shot I would have lost everything on betting against him. He would place the cue ball at the very edge of the corner pocket and an object ball in the middle of the table on the spot. Shoot and make the object ball in the opposite corner and have the cue ball follow the object ball in the same pocket. Knowing how tight those corner pocket balls were, it seems impossible. He very rarely played, though.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 9:54 pm to Paul Allen
Our Belaire crew hung out at Mugsy’s when it was on Little John. This was the late 80s. They would even box in the parking lot if dudes had beef.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:04 pm to Paul Allen
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Is Rickochet still open on Sherwood?
No. Just the one in Prairieville.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:09 pm to MsandLa
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Sicily pizza at Monterey and Florida.
There was a movie rental store right there and the pizza was good.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:09 pm to Paul Allen
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Lamberts was off Choctaw going towards Central?
Corner of Flannery and Choctaw
Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:14 pm to Paul Allen
Mugsys was a fun hang back in the day. My friends and I would bounce between the Union at LSU (super cheap with a student ID) and Mugsy’s if we wanted to have a beer while we played. Everyone was always really nice and friendly there. I remember watching the Sugar Bowl there the year Michael Vick was at Virginia Tech. Obviously that’s not really significant but it sticks in my memory for some reason.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:36 pm to Paul Allen
Brunet’s
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