The Stockade Bed and Breakfast inn and historic civil war property is found on the south side of Baton Rouge, just four miles from Interstate 10, four miles from Louisiana State University and eight miles from downtown’s Business 190.
From The West (downtown or west of Baton Rouge)
Take I-10 east (towards New Orleans), pass the College Drive exit and stay to the right to continue on I-10 (towards New Orleans). Take the next exit (Exit 160 – Essen Lane) and stay to the right on the exit ramp and bear right at the bottom of the exit on to Essen Lane. Continue straight on Essen Lane until you cross Perkins Road (where Essen Lane becomes Staring Lane). Continue on to where Staring Lane intersects with Highland Road. Turn right and we are on your immediate left.
From The East (Along I-12 from Mississippi or the Covington/Mandeville, Hammond areas)
Take I-12 towards Baton Rouge. Pass the Airline Highway and Drusilla Lane/Jefferson Highway exits. Stay on the right and then bear right on to Exit 1A (looping to the left to I-10 towards New Orleans). Stay in the loop/exit lane and take the first exit (Exit 160 – Essen Lane). Stay to the right on the exit ramp and bear right at the bottom of the exit on to Essen Lane. Continue straight on Essen Lane until you cross Perkins Road (where Essen Lane becomes Staring Lane). Continue on to where Staring Lane intersects with Highland Road. Turn right and we are on your immediate left.
From New Orleans
Take I-10 west to Baton Rouge. Take Exit 166 (Highland Road) and on the exit ramp, stay toward the left to the light at the bottom of the exit ramp. Turn left on to Highland Road (pass under the Interstate) and continue on Highland Road (pass the lights at Siegen Lane, Bluebonnet Blvd. and Gardere Lane) to the next light at Staring Lane. Cross Staring Lane and we are on your immediate left.
From the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
Go north on Jackie Cochran Drive which becomes C E Woolman Dr.; turn slight left onto Sally Ride Ave., Turn left onto Veterans Memorial Blvd., Turn right onto LA-408/Harding Blvd.; Merge onto I-110 toward Baton Rouge; I-110 S becomes I-10 E; keep right to take I-10 toward New Orleans; Merge onto Essen Lane and go right; Essen lane becomes Staring Lane; At the intersection of Staring Lane and Highland Road, take a right and The Stockade Bed and Breakfast is immediately to your left (It’s usually easier to turn into the 2nd driveway because of traffic).
Office Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Header Photo courtesy of Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism