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BATON ROUGE
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Baton Rouge is the second largest city
in the State of Louisiana and is located along the Mississippi
River. It is the home of Louisiana State University and Agricultural
and Mechanical College (LSU). Established in 1859, the university is
one of thirteen land, sea and space grant schools in the country,
and has a student body of over 32,000. LSU is nicknamed the Fighting
Tigers and the school colors are purple and yellow. The university
has twenty varsity sports teams that compete in the SEC Conference.
The football team plays at the 92,000 seat Tiger Stadium. It is
often referred to as Death Valley because of the amount of noise the
crowd makes each game.
On
the Web:
LSU -
Baton Rouge Tourism Information |
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TIGER STADIUM
INFORMATION |
2010 TIGERS
FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE |
-Name: Tiger Stadium
-Location: Baton Rouge, LA
-Tenant: LSU Tigers
-Capacity: 92,400
-Surface: Grass
-Opened: 1924
-Cost: $60
million expansions
-Address:
Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
On
the Web:
Tiger Stadium |
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HOTELS NEAR TIGER
STADIUM |
TRAVELING AROUND BATON
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-Public
Transit: CATS, the Baton Rouge Transit System provides bus
services around Baton Rouge and to Tiger Stadium on Gamedays.
On the Web:
CATS
-Taxi: Als Taxi: 225-315-0666
AA Bert Taxi:
225-357-1707
-Gameday Parking: Various Garages and Surface Lots
On the Web:
Parking Information
-Airport:
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
-Alternatives:
Walk and Bike Paths
-Additional
Gameday Information |
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ATTRACTIONS AROUND
BATON ROUGE |
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DIRECTIONS TO
TIGER STADIUM |
AREA WEATHER |
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LOCAL MEDIA |
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TELEVISION
STATIONS |
| -WBRZ-2-ABC |
-WLPB-27-PBS |
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-WAFB-9-CBS |
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RADIO STATIONS |
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-98.1FM-WDGL-LSU
Tigers Flagship Radio Station
LOCAL NEWSPAPER:
Baton Rouge Post |
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