Resources

Government

Local

• Baton Rouge (Office of Neighborhoods) (Government and neighborhood links) (Emergency notification sign-up―Connect-CTY Registration, Connect-CTY FAQ's)
• Emergency numbers, Citizens' Service, Mayor-President's office, Public Information, Public Safety (non-emergency police, fire, and EMS)
• Code of Ordinances, City of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish
• Police Department
  EMERGENCIES: 911
  NON-EMERGENCIES: 389-2000
  Other police department telephone numbers 
  (Crime statistics for District 2 Zone D SubZone 3) (Vehicle burglary) (FAQs, including filing complaints) (Safety tips)
• Sheriff's Office (Crime statistics)
• Fire Department (Smoke Detector Installation Program)
• Planning Commission
• Council (District 12, Mickey Skyring)
• Assessor's Office
• School Board

State

• Louisiana government (Emergency information)
• Louisiana Legislature
• Louisiana Senate (Sen. Bill Cassidy, Senate District 16)
• Louisiana House of Representatives (Rep. Franklin J. Foil, House District 70)
• BREC (Capital Area Pathways Project)

Federal

• Executive Branch (current) (President-elect)
• US Senate (Sen. Mary Landrieu, Sen. David Vitter)
• US House of Representatives (Rep. Don Cazayoux, Louisiana Sixth District)

Safety

• Neighborhood Watch (Preventing Burglaries pamphlet) (Home Security Inspection Checklist) (Personal Property list) (Vacation Checklist)(Sexual Predators: State Police Registry, tips for protecting your family, legislative history, general information)
• FEMA Hurricane Preparedness
• Louisiana Emergency Preparedness (getagameplan.org)

Weather and Science

Local

• National Weather Service — Baton Rouge
  Includes 7-day forecast and hazardous weather alerts. For budding meteorologists, it also has a forecast discussion so that you can see the reasoning behind the forecast and a graphical forecast for the week. The National Weather Service main page.
• Baton Rouge Radar
  The radar can also be put into motion to view the past 30 minutes of radar images.
• Regional Radar
  Covering the southern Mississippi Valley
• The Weather Channel Interactive Radar
  Can be zoomed from national view to almost street-level by using the scroll button on your mouse. It employs satellite images.
• Southern Regional Climate Center (Current satellite images from LSU Earth Scan Laboratory)
• LSU Earth Scan Laboratory

Tropical

• Hurricane preparedness (information from the Baton Rouge Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness)
• National Hurricane Center
  Tropical storm and hurricane advisories. The site also includes the Tropical Weather Outlook, Tropical Discussion and satellite images
• The Weather Underground — Tropical Weather
  Historical tropical storm tracks, forecast models (when a storm is active), blogs and discussions (especially Dr. Jeff Masters' tropical blog). The Weather Underground also has non-tropical weather information.
• Southern Regional Climate Center Tropical Desk
• LSU Earth Scan Laboratory
• Hurricane scatterplots
• Experimental forecast Tropical Cyclone Genesis Potential Fields
• Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
• e-WALL : TROPICAL ATLANTIC
• Atlantic and Caribbean Tropical Satellite Imagery
• Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Contour Charts

Geology

• United States Geological Survey (Louisiana geographical information)

Movie Theaters

• Rave Motion Pictures 15 - Baton Rouge - Mall of Louisiana: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=9997
• Rave Motion Pictures Baton Rouge 16: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=8523
• Citiplace: http://www.fandango.com/70808_movietheatershowtimes?wssac=58&wssaffid=11481_REGWebsite  

Local Restaurants

• Chelsea's Cafe, 2857 Perkins Road (387-3679), under the Perkin’s Road Overpass, near the Bet-R Supermarket and Duvic’s. Wi-Fi access, live music. Open Monday-Saturday: Bar open 11am-2am. Kitchen open 11am-10pm. http://www.chelseascafe.com/
• Sammy's Grill, 8635 Highland Road (766-9600)
• The Chimes, 3357 Highland Road (383-1754), http://thechimes.com, (great local fare including gumbo, toufee, steaks, salads, wide variety of beers), north of campus at 3357 Highland Rd. Remember it gets crowded fast! Monday-Saturday: 11 AM to 2 AM, Sundays: 11:00 AM to 11:30 PM (brunch: 11 AM to 2 PM)
• Atcha Bakery & Cafe', 3221 Nicholson Drive (northwest corner of campus), great falafel and kibbe, open until 8:45 pm.
• Louie's Cafe, north of campus at 209 W. State Street (346-8221), open 24 hours.
• Walk-Ons Bistreaux & Bar, 3838 Burbank Drive (757-8010), www.walk-ons.com

Mexican & Italian

• Izzo's Illegal Burrito, 4250 Burbank Drive (214-0870), 7384 Highland Road # U2 (706-7000),  http://www.izzos.com/
• Superior Grill, 5435 Government Street, Mexican food, open Sunday
• Digiulio's, 2903 Perkins Road
• Serrano's Salsa Company for lunch and dinner (Mexican food), north of campus at 3347 Highland Road, open late.

Pizza

• Dean-O's Pizza, 4350 Highland Road, Ste. A1 (767-3020), http://deanos.ewiseonline.com, delivery available
• Fleur-De-Lis Pizza, 5655 Government Street (neighborhood bar atmosphere, best pizza ever)
• Mellow Mushroom, 4250 Burbank Drive (490-6355), mellowmushroom.com

Cajunish, seafood

• George's, 2943 Perkins Road, http://www.baton-rouge.com/Georges/
• Byronz Bistro, 5412 Government Street, open Sunday
• Don's Seafood & Steak House, 6823 Airline Highway, Cajun cuisine since 1934, open Sunday
• Parrain's Seafood, 3225 Perkins Road, Cajun cuisine, open Sunday $$
• Mike Anderson's, 1031 West Lee Drive (766-7823), http://www.mikeandersonsbr.com

Asian

• Thai Kitchen, 4335 Perkins Road
• India's, 5230 Essen Lane
• Tsunami, 100 Lafayette Street, above the art museum with the greatest view of the Mississippi River in town
• Hello Sushi, 3930 Burbank Dr Ste A (768-8808), www.hellosushi.com
• Drunken Fish (Vietnamese or Japanese fare), south of campus (3/4 mi) at 4410 Highland Road

Steaks, Ribs, BBQ

• Podnuh's Bar-B-Q, 7026 Florida Blvd., "Out a few miles, but great BBQ (started in
  Gainesville)"
• T J Ribs, 2324 S. Acadian Thruway

Fancy Side

• Mason LaCour, 10 miles east at 11025 N. Harrells Ferry Road (275-3755, Toll Free: 1-800-377-7104) http://www.maisonlacour.com/ (Meredith Blackwell comments: "My very favorite! Great relaxed dining in a quiet setting with food cooked by a true French-trained chef well worth the drive. Reservations are a good idea. Also they have a great web site complete with their wonderful menus.)
• Brandt's Maisonette Restaurant. 3786 Government Street
• Mansur’s On the Boulevard, 5720 Corporate Blvd.. Ste A
• Nino's Italian Restaurant, 7512 Bluebonnet Blvd.
• Juban's Restaurant, close to University Hills, 2.5 miles northeast at 3739 Perkins Road

Coffeehouses

• C C's Coffee House, 4410 Highland Road (761-9220), "Local chain; half way between University Hills and LSU; free high-speed internet access."
• Charlie's Coffee, 5229 Highland Road (819-0104)
• Coffee Call, 3132 College Drive (925-9493), "The Baton Rouge classic with beignets."
• Highland Coffees, 3350 Highland Road (336-9773), "Long before the chains, there was Highland."
  
• Perks Coffee and Tea, 2008 Perkins Road (344-7375), "Local hospitality."
  

Special thanks to Meredith Blackwell for most of the entries in this restaurant section.

If you have any suggestions for other restaurants, please e-mail us the the name and address and any other information you think is pertinent, such as Web site and telephone number, maybe a brief description of the cuisine, house specialties and the like.

If you have a link or other resource that you would like included on this page, please let us know at resources@universityhills70808.net. This page is not limited to Web links but any resource you think would benefit the community, including services and products.