Baton Rouge, Louisiana is home to LSU, Louisiana State University, and LSU Football Team; home of the "Fighting Tigers" and their Bengal tiger mascot, Mike VI. LSU is the flagship institution of the state of Louisiana and is one of only 21 universities nationwide holding land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant status.
Since 1860, LSU has served the people of Louisiana, the region, the nation, and the world through extensive, multipurpose programs encompassing instruction, research, and public service. The University brings in more than $120 million annually in outside research grants and contracts, a significant factor for the Louisiana economy.
Forever LSU: The Campaign for Louisiana State University, is the most ambitious fundraising campaign in school history. The campaign strategy supports the National Flagship Agenda, the plan that will position LSU as one of the leading public institutions in the nation. For more information on Forever LSU, visit
http://www.foreverlsu.org/.
About LSU Athletics
Over 450 student-athletes compete annually in varsity LSU sports at LSU. These student-athletes are offered support services designed to enhance their opportunity to win championships and graduate from LSU. These services include fully-staffed departments in academic support, athletic medicine, strength and conditioning and athletic equipment. In addition, LSU is committed to providing the finest in coaching instruction by hiring experienced and proven successful coaches.
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Athletic Success
LSU has one of the most success athletic programs in the nation, and annually competes for conference, regional and national championships in most varsity sports. Since the beginning of LSU Athletics in 1893, LSU Tigers, sports teams have won 43 national championships in nine different sports (tied for the most in the Southeastern Conference) and have claimed 109 Southeastern Conference titles.
LSU Fan Guides
LSU Tigers Fan Guides are mailed annually to all LSU Tigers football, baseball and softball season ticket holders with their season tickets. To easily find this guide online, visit www.LSUsports.net/fanguide. Or, use the "Fan Guide" link under "Fan Zone" in the LSUsports.net navigation bar to access the page.
Best Routes to and from LSU Tigers Stadium
City Police and LSU Police have listed the best traffic routes for motorists driving to the LSU Tigers Stadium for LSU Tigers football games. To report traffic problems, call LSU Police at (225) 578-3231.
Approaching Campus:
FROM THE NORTH
If approaching the stadium from the north, use either River Road, Nicholson Drive, Highland Road or Dalrymple Drive. From these routes, parking will be available north of the stadium, on Nicholson Drive near the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse, at Kirby Smith dormitory lots off Aster and Roosevelt Streets, or at the Pleasant Hall lots on Dalrymple Drive.
FROM THE EAST OR SOUTH
If approaching the stadium from east or south, use either College Drive, Acadian/Stanford exit, Highland Road or Burbank Drive and Nicholson Drive. Parking for those using these routes is available on Gourrier Lane south of the stadium, off River Road near the Mississippi River and or additional lots east of the stadium in the vicinity of the John M. Parker Coliseum.
FROM SOUTH ON NICHOLSON/BURBANK
Fans coming from the south on Nicholson Drive or Burbank will be routed to Gourrier Lane, then River Road. (Please note that during the 2008 football season Burbank Drive will be closed south of Lee Drive for construction.)
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC TO STADIUM
(90 MINUTES PRIOR TO KICKOFF)
Approximately ninety minutes prior to kickoff, police will direct one-way traffic only toward Tiger Stadium on Highland Road from Lee Drive, on West Lakeshore Drive from Stanford, on Nicholson Drive Extension from Parker Boulevard and on Dalrymple Drive from the I-10 overpass.
Exiting Campus:
GOING SOUTH
After the game, southbound traffic from the stadium will be directed onto Nicholson Drive or to River Road. Burbank Drive will be available for use, however motorists are advised that backups are likely due to construction during the 2008 season. Fans going south on Nicholson Drive from the campus are advised by authorities that two-lane, one-way traffic will converge into one lane south of Jennifer Jean until Brightside Lane where two-lane, one-way traffic will resume going south.
GOING NORTH
After the game, northbound traffic west of LSU Tigers Stadium will be directed onto Nicholson Drive or to River Road. Northbound traffic east of LSU Tigers Stadium will be directed onto Highland Road. Refer to page 80 and the fold-out map inside the back cover of this Fan Guide for detailed information on exit routes.
Fans are encouraged to refer to page 80 and the fold-out map inside the back cover of the LSU Fan Guide delivered with their season tickets for detailed information on exit routes.
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