re: Baton Rouge nostalgia: Mugsy’s Billiards on Florida Blvd.

I thought the Rack was on Choctaw or Greenwell Springs Road. Was there more than one?

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Rusty's was a burger/poboy type joint with an arcade, No pool tables

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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.

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.

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.