Find Your Fun on the Westside!

MAY 2023

Enjoy Rockin' on the Railroad on the Westside!

Come out to Rockin’ on the Railroad at Railroad Park in the Town of Addis to start your weekend off right! Come enjoy live music, food trucks, and plenty of entertainment for the kids!

Capital City Soul will be playing on May 12 at 5:30pm, so come tap your toes or kick off your shoes with us, and enjoy a fun weekend on the Westside!

Rockin' on the Railroad!

Peek Behind the Doors

Come peek into the Big Barn at the West Baton Rouge Museum to enjoy demonstrations of historic trades and agricultural practices. May features woodwork, making hogs head cheese, cotton spinning, and more!

SEE INTO THE BARN

Satisfy Your Cravings

From live and boiled crawfish (check our list for top spots), to étouffées and bisques, to crawfish pies from spots like Bergeron’s Boudin & Cajun Meats in Port Allen, the Westside has your crawfish craving covered and plenty of other great dining!

DINE ON THE WESTSIDE

Stay the Weekend

West Baton Rouge is the perfect spot to stay when exploring South Louisiana! We have affordable, comfortable lodging all along the I-10 corridor with easy parking, so come stay the weekend with us!

STAY WITH US

Recipes from the Westside

Shrimp & Andouille Grits

It’s not just crawfish season, but also Gulf shrimp season in Louisiana! Perk up your brunch offerings with Shrimp & Andouille Grits.

Recipe: Shrimp & Andouille Grits

Courtesy: Kaye Pourciau

Photos from the Westside

Want to show off the place you love to visitors? Tag posts #OnlyLouisiana & go on a Bayou Krewe adventure!

Photo Feature: Rollin' on the River!

Take a walk along the riverbank, spotting riverboats, like the American Queen, plying up and down the Mighty Mississippi! Thanks, Glen Daigle for the lovely shot!

Make sure to tag #WestBatonRouge to submit a favorite photo to feature!