Parking is easy
Parking in prime locations, right outside of our door.
Manship Theatre
100 Lafayette Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
225-344-0334
Third Street Garage
201 Third Street - not even a full block from our theatre!
Vehicles enter on Convention Street, and exit on Convention Street or Florida Street. Pedestrians exit on Convention and Third Street. Our theatre is on Third Street, less than a block away.
Download the app Metropolis before you leave to make exiting easy- enter your license plate and payment details, and it will automatically charge your account when you exit.
Street Parking
Available throughout downtown, including Lafayette Street.
Street parking now has pay-to-park kiosks. The cost is $0.25 per 15 minutes with a 2-hour maximum time limit for parking per parking zone. Parking is free on weekends, holidays, and after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays.
More Parking Info
Designated spaces for veterans, mobility-impaired persons, electric vehicles, and fire lanes are always enforced and are clearly marked by signage and curb striping.
Click to view all 35 parking garages and lots in the downtown area.
In addition to ADA accessible parking within the garages, many handicap parking locations are available on-street. View Map of Handicap Parking Locations
Green Park is a city-wide Electric Vehicle Awareness Program. Downtown Baton Rouge has 10 electrical vehicle charging locations currently operational as part of the Green Park initiative. Two of these are located on Lafayette Street, right outside of the Manship Theatre at Shaw Center for the Arts entrance. Green Park Information and Changing Locations