The document provides travel recommendations for visiting Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the summer. It recommends bringing lightweight clothing for the hot and humid summer weather, with average highs of 95°F and lows of 72°F. Suggested activities include visiting Tiger Stadium to see an LSU football game, the Shaw Center for the Arts, the Old Louisiana State Capitol museum, and the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum. Recommended areas to shop include New Balance and H&M stores. Additional sights are the Baton Rouge Zoo and the USS Kidd veterans memorial ship. Restaurants Gino's and Mansurs on the Boulevard are mentioned for Italian and Creole cuisine. The Best Western Plus Richmond Inn & Suites is provided as

1. BY: BRADY SKIPPER
Visiting an American City With a
French Name (Baton Rouge)

2. Typical Summer weather in Baton Rouge (May-
August)
 In Baton Rouge during
the summer you can
expect high
temperatures of 95
degrees Fahrenheit and
low temperatures of 72
degrees. All the more
influencing what you
should wear.

3. So, what are some things you could wear?

4. Baton
Rouge
aerial view

5. Places to Shop….
 New Balance: At this
store you can find stylish,
comfortable shoes,
jackets, coats, hoodies,
T-shirts, long sleeves,
etc.
H&M: At this store
you can find stylish,
casual wear, such
as jeans, hoodies,
T-shirts, etc.

6. Place to Visit: Tiger Stadium
 Tiger Stadium is home of
the LSU Tigers
(American college
football team). Go and
see a an actual football
game (May 27-May 29).
Prices ranging from
$164- $690.

7. Shaw Center for the Arts
http://www.shawcenter.org/
 The Shaw Center for the
Arts is a 125,000 square
foot performing art
venue, fine arts museum,
and education center
located at 100 Lafayette
Street in downtown
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

8. Old Louisiana State Capitol
http://louisianaoldstatecapitol.org/
 The Louisiana's Old State
Capitol is a historic
government building,
and now a museum, at
100 North Boulevard in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

9. Louisiana Arts and Science Museum
http://www.lasm.org/
 The Louisiana Arts &
Science Museum features a
mix of art and science, with
a little something for both
adults and children. The art
galleries offer both
changing exhibits and a
permanent collection of
fine art. Some of the
highlights include
American and European
art, ethnographic art,
modern and contemporary
art of Louisiana,
photography, and
antiquities.

10. Baton Rouge Zoo @http://www.brzoo.org/
 Baton Rouge Zoo is home to both
exotic and domestic animals.
Among the collection are large
cats, rhinos, otters, fish, reptiles
and amphibians of Louisiana in
the L'aquarium de Louisiane.
Check out the Parrot Paradise
with rare and colorful birds from
the tropics, including parrots and
macaws. The Realm of the Tiger
is a more recent addition, with
tigers and other Asian animals.
Flamingo Cove and Giants of the
Islands exhibits feature Chilean
flamingos, and Galapagos and
Aldabra tortoises.

11. USS Kidd and Veterans Memorial
http://www.usskidd.com/
 The USS Kidd and Veterans
Memorial centers around the
destroyer USS KIDD. This ship,
named after Rear Admiral Isaac
Campbell Kidd, Sr., who was killed
on the Arizona during the 1941
attack on Pearl Harbor, was
launched in 1943. It was nick
named the "Pirate of the Pacific"
and had a long and interesting
history before it was de-
commissioned in 1964. It has been
used in several movies over the
decades, as well as historical
documentaries. Today visitors can
come aboard to see the USS KIDD
for themselves and learn all about
its past.

12. Transportation
 Some options for
transportation
include riding a
bus, getting a taxi,
renting a car, etc. If
your locations are
close enough to
your hotel you
could even walk.

13. Restaurants: Gino’s Restaurant
 Home-style Italian
dishes in a quaint setting
from a family-owned
fixture dating to the '60s.
 Spaghetti
 Pates
 Crevette
 Poisson

14. Restaurant: Mansurs on the Boulevard
 Upmarket Creole cooking
in a white-tablecloth bar-
&-grill with a nightly
pianist in the dining
room.
 Soupe
 Gumbo
 Hamburger poisson
 Poisson frites
 Views

15. Best Hotel: Best Western Plus Richmond Inn &
Suites-Baton Rouge
 $140 per night 2 beds,
luxury suite.
http://bestwesternlouisiana.com/ho
tels/best-western-plus-richmond-
inn-and-suites-baton-rouge