Parking, traffic tips for LSU's spring football game | Arts & Culture

In preparation for the annual National L-Club Spring Game on Saturday in Tiger Stadium, the LSU Athletic Department is announcing parking and traffic information for fans attending the game.  The game is sponsored by Tony Chachere’s.

All public parking for the Spring Game is free. Vehicle parking lots will be open beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Motor home parking will be available for free in the Touchdown Village Lot, Vet School Lot or Lot D on the corner of Nicholson Drive and Skip Bertman Drive beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday.

ADA parking spaces will be available in Lots H (adjacent to east side of Tiger Stadium) and I (adjacent to east side of the Maravich Center).

North Stadium Drive and South Stadium Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday.  Fans accessing Lots H and I for ADA purposes should enter from the east off Fieldhouse Drive.

For a parking map and other information on the 2012 National L Club Spring Game, visit www.LSUsports.net/springgame.

An SEC Championship Celebration will start at 12:30 p.m. in Tiger Stadium with kickoff for the spring game to follow. Admission to the spring game is free. Gates to Tiger Stadium open at 11 a.m. and seating will be on a first-come, first-serve basis on the west side of Tiger Stadium.

Outside the stadium prior to the game, fans will be able to enjoy a morning of family entertainment at the LSU Football Fan Fest, which will be held in Lot A at Tiger Stadium. Fan Fest opens at 10 a.m. and will feature live music, inflatables and face-painting for the kids, plus a variety of food.

LSU fans will get a chance to win prizes, including two tickets to next year’s Alabama game in Tiger Stadium, on Saturday as part of the festivities surrounding the National L-Club Spring Game presented by Tony Chachere’s.

In order to have a chance to win prizes on Saturday, fans must fill out an entry form at any Baton Rouge area McDonalds, Academy Sports + Outdoors or online at www.LSUsports.net/springgame.