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Underground tunnels in downtown BR, like under LSU?
Posted on 11/12/15 at 12:30 am
Posted on 11/12/15 at 12:30 am
Anyone here ever hear or seen/been in one of these tunnels?
I've heard there are a few others between different buildings (old State Capitol, Heidelberg Hotel, etc.
This is supposed to be an image of one near Spanish Moon
I've heard there are a few others between different buildings (old State Capitol, Heidelberg Hotel, etc.
This is supposed to be an image of one near Spanish Moon
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Posted on 11/12/15 at 12:36 am to theantiquetiger
yes they are real, get with the program 
Posted on 11/12/15 at 12:36 am to theantiquetiger
I remember hearing that you could run around in tunnel like pipes under the quad. Don't know if this is true though
Posted on 11/12/15 at 12:38 am to PrideofTheSEC
I'm not talking about the tunnels under LSU, I've been in those many times. I am talking about downtown.
Posted on 11/12/15 at 12:39 am to theantiquetiger
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Heidelberg
There is a tunnel that connects the Heidelberg (now the Hilton) to another building (maybe what is now the Indigo?) across Lafayette street. Supposedly Huey Long kept a penthouse at one and used the tunnel to visit women at the other without being seen. I'm not sure how true that is and I don't think I believe it.
The tunnel is real though . There was a fancy bar inside of it underneath Lafayette street associated with the Hilton. It was flooded during Gustav and has not reopened to the public. I think it's only used for storage now.
This post was edited on 11/12/15 at 12:43 am
Posted on 11/12/15 at 12:42 am to PrideofTheSEC
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I remember hearing that you could run around in tunnel like pipes under the quad. Don't know if this is true though
It's true. I've been in them. Someone painted Pink Floyd's The Wall album cover in one sectI remember hearing that you could run around in tunnel like pipes under the quad. Don't know if this is true thoughion. Used to be an entrance acRoss the street from where the Bayou used to be.
Posted on 11/12/15 at 12:48 am to PeauxBoy
National Park Service page about the Heidelberg tunnel.
LINK
LINK
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In the 1930s, Long oversaw construction of a new state capitol building, four blocks from the Heidelberg Hotel. Among its hallmarks was its rank as the tallest capitol building in the U.S. One of the unique features of the hotel is the secret underground passageway to the King Hotel across the street, which gave Huey direct access to his flamboyant mistress. In 1931, the Heidelberg itself served as the Louisiana Capitol during a dispute between Long and Lieutenant Governor Paul Cyr. Long, newly elected as senator, refused to relinquish his duties as governor and Cyr set up operations in the hotel.
This post was edited on 11/12/15 at 12:49 am
Posted on 11/12/15 at 5:53 am to theantiquetiger
Here's a story about them. The pic you posted is in the story so you may have already seen this. LINK
Posted on 11/12/15 at 6:39 am to theantiquetiger
Posted on 11/12/15 at 6:39 am to theantiquetiger
Posted on 11/12/15 at 6:48 am to lsujunky
Frat in trouble, race war thread, Nola mafia thread and LSU tunnels thread??? What did the OT do to deserve this?
Posted on 11/12/15 at 7:16 am to DoctorTechnical
I feel cheated.
Posted on 11/12/15 at 7:26 am to theantiquetiger
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I'm not talking about the tunnels under LSU, I've been in those many times.
Have fun with that mesothelioma.
Posted on 11/12/15 at 7:27 am to prplhze2000
Those are Illuminati tunnels. They use them to beat the rush hour traffic in Baton Rouge.
Don't any of you watch the Discovery Channel?
Don't any of you watch the Discovery Channel?
Posted on 11/12/15 at 7:46 am to tonydtigr
I suggest yall just let this topic die out.... im going to leave it at that
Posted on 11/12/15 at 7:51 am to OleBallCoach
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I suggest yall just let this topic die out.... im going to leave it at that
Posted on 11/12/15 at 8:34 am to PrideofTheSEC
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I remember hearing that you could run around in tunnel like pipes under the quad. Don't know if this is true though
yes, there are steam tunnels in the quad, there are some that run past the indian mounds to the pentagon dorms.
back in 92 i worked the summer when they were replacing the steam lines and walked that area
Posted on 11/12/15 at 11:01 am to theantiquetiger
no, but not surprised.
did you hear about the ancient tunnels that go from scotland to turkey?!
did you hear about the ancient tunnels that go from scotland to turkey?!
Posted on 11/12/15 at 11:11 am to retired trucker
Lol
Posted on 11/12/15 at 11:23 am to theantiquetiger
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This post was edited on 5/16/16 at 10:15 pm
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