5 Days in Baton Rouge for LSU Football
LSU's Death Valley is the loudest stadium in college football, and game day in Baton Rouge is pure electric chaos. Combine pre-game tailgates in the north gates, soul-food dining on Third Street, and late-night live music on Bourbon Street for the full South Louisiana experience.
What to expect
- Tiger Stadium's pregame Enter Sandman moment with 90,000 fans roaring in unison
- Tailgates with crawfish boils, gumbo and Hurricane cocktails near the stadium
- Live jazz and R&B on Bourbon Street and Frenchmen Street post-game
- Swamp Tour to see alligators and bayou wildlife by day
Day by day
Fly into Baton Rouge, check into hotel on Third Street near campus.
Walk the French Quarter, grab beignets at Cafe Du Monde branch, scout game-day bars.
Dinner at Walk-On's Bistreaux (LSU hotspot), live music on Bourbon Street.
Arrive at north gates by 8 AM for early tailgate; crawfish boil and college football on TV.
Enter Tiger Stadium by 2 PM, soak pregame atmosphere, witness Enter Sandman ritual.
Postgame celebration: Bourbon Street bar crawl, live jazz at The Howlin' Wolf.
Swamp Tour from downtown docks: kayak through cypress swamp, spot alligators and wildlife.
Lunch at Stein's Market (local legend), then rest at hotel.
Dinner at Coops Place (historic building, po'boys), blues at Manship Theater.
Tour LSU campus, visit Indian Mounds, check out athletic facilities.
LSU Museum of Art (free admission), walk Parade Ground where students gather.
Crawfish boil dinner at a local spot (try Parrain's), relax with beers.
Breakfast beignets, last-minute walk near stadium to absorb game-day energy one more time.
Head to airport or extend with St. Francisville plantation tour (1 hour north).
Depart Baton Rouge.
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