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coeds serve up thin-as-black-ice pizza slices ($3 to $3.50) and fabulous paninis to a stu-
dent crowd, while a gaggle of old-timer locals tend to belly up at the bar.
Buzz Café
CAFE$
(
www.thebuzzcafe.org
;
340 Florida St; meals $7-9; 7:30am-2pm Mon-Fri; )
For an awesome
cup of joe and a plethora of creative wraps and sandwiches at a funky coffee shop in a
historic building, try the Buzz.
Entertainment
Varsity Theatre
LIVE MUSIC
( 225-383-7018;
www.varsitytheatre.com
;
3353 Highland Rd; 8pm-2am)
At the gates of
LSU, you'll find live music here, often on weeknights. The attached restaurant boasts an
extensive beer selection and a raucous college crowd.
Boudreaux and Thiboudeux
LIVE MUSIC
( 225-636-2442;
www.bandtlive.com
;
214 3rd St)
Try this place downtown for live music
Thursday to Saturday and a great upstairs balcony bar. Named for the dumb and dumber
duo of classic Cajun comedy.
Information
Visitor Center
( 225-383-1825, 800-527-6843;
www.visitbatonrouge.com
; 359 3rd St;
8am-5pm)
The downtown city branch has maps, brochures of local attractions and festival
schedules.
Capital Park
(
225-219-1200;
www.louisianatravel.com
;
702 River Rd N;
8am-4:30pm)
Near the visitor center, it's even more extensive.
Getting There & Around
Baton Rouge lies 80 miles west of New Orleans on I-10.
Baton Rouge Metropolitan
leans, so it's a viable airport of entry if you're renting a car.
Greyhound
(
225-383-3811; 1253 Florida Blvd, at N 12th St)
has regular buses to New Orleans, Lafayette
and Atlanta, GA.
Capitol Area Transit System
(CATS;
225-389-8282;
www.brcats.com
)
operates buses around town.
