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Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:41 am to Tyga Woods
take them kayaking on bayou fountain?
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:41 am to Nado Jenkins83
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golf at santa maria. followed by a sammich at city pork. finish off the day at walk ons?
Replace walk ons with Roberto’s, Louisiana Lagniappe, or Ruffino’s.
Maybe beers at The Chimes north of campus one afternoon. Looking for night life? Downtown at tsunami followed by drinks at either Roux House or Happy’s
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:43 am to Boudreaux35
Take them to our awesome zoo. Oh wait we don`t have any animals cause they are all dying off like the rest of Baton Rouge.
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:43 am to Boudreaux35
It's on the National Register of Historic Places
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:44 am to Jack Daniel
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Elsewhere has a Popeyes buffet? I didn’t think so....
Well it would be cheaper to just order a bucket of chicken and some large sides than the drive to Lafayette buffet, but not necessarily faster.
Also, that's not really much of a buffet if you've ever been. From a service stand point, and even quality of food at that location, it makes golden corral look like a top tier restaurant.
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:44 am to Oilfieldbiology
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Replace walk ons with Roberto’s, Louisiana Lagniappe, or Ruffino’s.
Maybe beers at The Chimes north of campus one afternoon. Looking for night life? Downtown at tsunami followed by drinks at either Roux House or Happy’s
Things you can do in Baton Rouge excluding football
1) Eat
2) Drink
That’s it. That is a main reason why Louisiana is obese
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:44 am to Oilfieldbiology
what do you show on day 2?
the zoo?
the zoo?
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:45 am to Boudreaux35
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This is sort of a spinoff from the "Does anyone love Baton Rouge" thread, but I've been thinking about it for a while.
Let's say you have an acquaintance who has never been to BR. They are coming into town for 3 days. Let's say it would be in the middle of July to avoid the "Tiger stadium for a game" BS. Where would be some places you would take them within the BR metro area that you think would impress them. Assume this person lives in a comparable sized city.
You ruled out the only redeeming quality of Baton Rouge. After LSU there is nothing of any significance.
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:47 am to Boudreaux35
First of all, BR is a small to mid sized city, and it’s not made for tourism. It’s a fine city to raise a family but other than LSU football and certain foods that are available I’m not sure there’s anything really ‘impressive’ about it. That doesn’t mean you can’t have a good time. Here’s my suggestions for entertaining someone:
LSU
Chimes for some LA themed greasy bar food
Top of State Capitol
Downtown by the MS river
Pick a good restaurant for dinner: City Pork, Pinettas, Maison Lacour
OR if you really want to impress them, have someone competent make some homemade food like a jambalaya or gumbo or boiled crawfish. I guess the restaurants and this are not mutually exclusive though.
If you have time, I’d take a drive across rural LA and find a good Cajun butcher like Kartchners in Krotz Springs or something similar for some smoked boudin, and maybe do a swamp tour or something. LA’s real beauty is outdoors in the swamps and marshes. Too bad it’s hard to access; a lot of people live their whole lives here and never make the effort to experience it.
LSU
Chimes for some LA themed greasy bar food
Top of State Capitol
Downtown by the MS river
Pick a good restaurant for dinner: City Pork, Pinettas, Maison Lacour
OR if you really want to impress them, have someone competent make some homemade food like a jambalaya or gumbo or boiled crawfish. I guess the restaurants and this are not mutually exclusive though.
If you have time, I’d take a drive across rural LA and find a good Cajun butcher like Kartchners in Krotz Springs or something similar for some smoked boudin, and maybe do a swamp tour or something. LA’s real beauty is outdoors in the swamps and marshes. Too bad it’s hard to access; a lot of people live their whole lives here and never make the effort to experience it.
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:50 am to Boudreaux35
I'd take them eat at Ruffino's, Louisiana Lagniappe and one evening take them to Tsunami. While it might not be the best sushi in Baton Rouge, it has a nice atmosphere and it overlooks the Mississippi River. Then yall can go walk around down town, go visit the old state capital, etc.
There is the USS Kidd.
You can take them to the Bluebonnet Swamp Center.
Take them to L'Auberge if going to a casino is an option.
The LSU lakes. Yall can go Kayaking.
Take them to places outside of Baton Rouge. Go visit some plantations.
There is the USS Kidd.
You can take them to the Bluebonnet Swamp Center.
Take them to L'Auberge if going to a casino is an option.
The LSU lakes. Yall can go Kayaking.
Take them to places outside of Baton Rouge. Go visit some plantations.
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:51 am to Kel Varnsen
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Do they not do this anymore?
The last time I went, they had cut it down to only students with a current ID, no guys under 20, and you couldn’t get anything top shelf or even mid-shelf. Also, they gave you one of those tiny plastic cups...Not sure if that’s changed, but I doubt it.
I always wondered how they made money serving top shelf stuff. We used to go slam down 5-6 mixed drinks between 8-10 and be good for the whole night
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:51 am to gorillacoco
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beauty is outdoors in the swamps and marshes.
The only folks that believe swamps and marshes are beautiful are the fishermen and hunters. That’s it. If somebody took me to look at a swamp I’d be pissed.
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:52 am to Boudreaux35
Take them on a swamp tour somewhere
Hit the local craft brewery's
Drinks at Tsunami's
St Francisville/Houmas House
Hit the local craft brewery's
Drinks at Tsunami's
St Francisville/Houmas House
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:53 am to Tyga Woods
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Things you can do in Baton Rouge excluding football
1) Eat
2) Drink
That’s it. That is a main reason why Louisiana is obese
I would swap those two. Out of towners always love to visit the drive through daquiri shops. They also usually want a decent seafood meal.
You can get good seafood in other places, it just costs more. However, in most other places you can't get a daquiri at a drive through.
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:53 am to Tyga Woods
i love boat riding in the swamps.
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:54 am to gorillacoco
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First of all, BR is a small to mid sized city, and it’s not made for tourism.
What cities outside Louisiana would you consider to be fair to compare Baton Rouge with in the categories of size/population?
Posted on 6/20/18 at 8:54 am to Boudreaux35
Shaw Center for the Performing Arts. Go to the LSU Gallery and then Tsunami
Posted on 6/20/18 at 9:00 am to Boudreaux35
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What cities outside Louisiana would you consider to be fair to compare Baton Rouge with in the categories of size/population?
Orlando
Reno
St Petersburg
Scottsdale
Posted on 6/20/18 at 9:01 am to Boudreaux35
Seriously, I would take them inside the Capitol Building, then to the LSU campus for a couple of things "before" driving east on Highland Road (which is a nice drive) all the way to I-10 then on to New Orleans.
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