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Glad y’all had a good trip! We had some great UCLA fans at our tailgate. And when we went to Pasadena we were treated to an impressive tailgate by some UCLA fans out there. They had legit boiled crawfish and king cake in UCLA colors. One of the most fun away games I’ve been to, despite the outcome! Best of luck the rest of the season and hope we play again soon.

L’Auberge definitely does, it’s the CATS shuttle. They also have routes from Pastime and Indigo downtown, I think. Also some of the limo companies run transportation from hotels, just Google limo service LSU football game shuttle and it will pull up a few. I just asked around about this a few weeks ago. The ones who have used them liked them. Still, there is no getting around the traffic. They said it can still take a long time to get back after the game.

Drinking a beer at Walk Ons CoMo right now

We got our tix through LSU and had big groups of FSU in front and behind. I agree probably 75 Nole - 25 Tiger mix in the stadium and 75 Tiger - 25 Nole mix in the LSU section. I used to think people were just being negative talking about that stadium but it really does suck. Hot beer and no hot dogs by halftime.

They pick years in advance. We host in 2026

I thought in terms of numbers it was the same as Georgia in 2018. And they did sing Rocky Top twice that I heard, but who can blame them?

I had to leave along the East side of the stadium because my ailing UT father needed places to stop and rest on our walk back. I never go that way after a loss because I don’t want to listen to the taunts from their fans. There were tons of them there, waiting for the team, and I didn’t hear a word or see so much as a smirk. They were all nice and just happy they won. It’s been a long and painful road for UT fans.

I would not stay in Hammond for convenience. I think you’ll end up spending half your trip sitting in traffic. I’d try and stay as close to at least one of your destinations as you can.

If you want to do the whole LSU gameday, I’d stay in BR Fri and Sat. Then stay Sunday in NOLA. If you really only care about seeing the game then maybe it makes more sense to stay in NOLA and just come to BR.

Good luck planning and Geaux Tigers!

It depends on the child. We took ours to football games as babies and they did fine, noise was no issue, but they were less intense than LSU games (We live in the Midwest. We didn’t start the 12 hour treks to Tiger games until middle school.) You do have to accept that you are not watching the whole game in your seat, you will have to go walk around, change a diaper, etc. I personally would not take a little one to a game this big if I had another option. Best to try them at a less significant game to see how they handle the noise, sitting in the seat, etc. But if you have no choice, the advice above about being prepared w ear protection, etc. is good.

Friends have had luck in the free lots behind the Natatorium and by West Campus Apartments (near W Chimes and Nicholson)

Hi Huffnagel!
I would expect a night game that weekend, since it’s not a marquee game. And I’m not sure where you are from, but plan to be hot during their pregame festivities. LSU will publish Times if Interest during game week, and there are lots of cool things to do/see. The team coming down Victory Hill was one of my kids favorites at their first game. And of course you can’t miss Mike, our live tiger, in his habitat between the stadium and basketball arena. I think you’ll want to get into the stadium for all of the pregame too- when the band takes the field it is just awesome.

If it were my first trip to Cajun country, I’d not be looking for BBQ, personally. I’d suggest trying boudin balls, jambalaya, and red beans and rice, but there is so much good food. The Chimes is a super fun place with plenty of Cajun favorites right outside campus, and there is also the flagship Walk-Ons with great sports bar food. My kids loved going to Chick-fil-a in the union, go figure. As far as where to sit, if you can get in the lower bowl that is better atmosphere. We like the south end zone. It’s pretty far from the student section for tender young ears.

I’m not sure why you would stay in New Orleans unless this is part of a longer trip, there are plenty of good places in BR. Just be prepared that it could be a late night of driving if it’s a night game and you stay until the end. If you get outside the immediate campus area you can usually get decent prices and no 2-night minimums. We used to always stay at the Hyatt Place on Bluebonnet.

That’s all I can think of- I hope your family has an awesome trip!