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The Baton Rouge Downtown Development District has now initiated a trolley system that runs through downtown Baton Rouge weekdays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (If you are from Dallas, Texas, the trolleys may look REALLY familiar.) The system has just started, but it's coverage of downtown is fairly decent (several stops between the Capitol and the Sheraton/Argosy Casino), and there are really no long waits. (They estimate no more than 6 minutes between each trolley.) They aren't much, but believe me, as a resident of Baton Rouge it is a HUGE step in the right direction for this car-dominated city. Take it from me, I work downtown and it is a quick, easy, and comfortable way to get around.
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 The Interstate 10 bridge on a
Sunday by der_geograf
So when the brilliant city fathers (ahem--I couldn't even type that with a straight face) were allocating land for the construction of Interstate 10 through the city in the 1960s, they constructed a three-laned bridge. OK, that's sounds reasonable. But once you cross the bridge and reach the interchange with Interstate 110 (or approach the bridge from the opposite side), the highway narrows to ONE lane.
That's right--the major nationwide artery that is bringing traffic into the city from as far away as Los Angeles, California narrows to ONE lane!
As you can imagine, rush hours through this corridor are hellish to say the least. I can see the bridge from my window at work, and it seems that the buildup in the afternoon both inbound and outbound begins around 2:30 or 3 p.m. That is when the volume gets steadily heavier, and if you throw an accident into the mix and combine it with the downtown workers heading home, you've got a really long traffic jam that in some cases can stretch for as many as 5 to 10 miles or more, and not clear out completely until 6 or 7 p.m.
If you are going to be travelling through Baton Rouge, or to the city and you need to be somewhere at a certain time, budget extra time for yourself if you are coming through this interchange, especially on a weekday afternoon.
An alternative route if you are coming into Baton Rouge is to exit onto Louisiana Highway 1 ("LA 1") in Port Allen or Louisiana Highway 415 ("LA 415") in Lobdell and go north a few miles to U.S. Highway 190. There you can cross the "old" bridge into the north side of Baton Rouge and head south down I-110. The current city geniuses (ahem) have re-striped the I-110 southbound merge to I-10, but unless you are driving through when all of the state workers downtown are heading home, it is a much easier ride. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Garage being built near
Visitor's Center by grandmaR, 4 more photos
I thought that there ought to be a visitor's center somewhere, and indeed there was, but it was very poorly signed, and we drove past it at least once and up around the back of the capital where there was a lot of construction.
They were building something on the street in front of the capitol and that street was blocked off too. When we asked, we were told that the construction in front of the capitol was stands for the media photographers for the swearing in of the Governor which was to take place the following Monday.
The second time I insisted that this was the visitor's center, and made Bob let me out and told him to go park. There was a gravel area right next to the river which appeared to be free parking. He parked there and waited for me. The VIsitor's Center said that they had a garage being built - we later saw it from the top of the Capital.
After I finished with the visitor's center, we drove up the road about three blocks and parked again in that piece of waste ground by the river (where other people were also parked) for free, and walked over to the Capitol. Leave a Comment
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By Air : Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is located about five miles north of the city centre and five airlines serve the area.
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By car or plane. Flying into New Orleans (MSY) is usually less expensive than Baton Rouge (BTR), and the New Orleans Airport is just a little more than an hour away from Baton Rouge.
You pretty much have to have a car in Baton Rouge. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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The best way to travel in Baton Rouge would be by car. But, you should be aware that there is much traffic during the early mornings and late afternoon. And it seems that Louisiana has a thing for always working on the interstate no matter where you are. But at least we have better roads then we use to! Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Baton Rouge DOES have a bus system, or so I've heard anyway. It is best to have a car to get around town, because many roads don't even have sidewalks and the bus service is very limited. Theme: Bus
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There is no efficient means of public tranportation in place in Baton Rouge and none at all outside of Baton Rouge. Therefore if you want to go anywhere you will need a car. Theme: Car/Motor Home
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