Southeastern Louisiana University

Directions to Southeastern Louisiana University

-- from the South --

(from New Orleans, Louisiana)

• I-10 West to I-55 North
• I-55 North to Highway 51 North, Exit 28  Sign reads: "Hammond"
• Enter straight onto Hwy 51 from the I-55 Exit Ramp, continuing  North. (Hwy 51 is also South Morrison Blvd.)
• As you leave the  Exit Ramp and proceed onto Hwy 51, you will see immediately to your left the "Executive Inn." There is a traffic light just  a short block ahead. You should observe the following sites as you continue North for a couple of miles:

1. An overpass that passes over Interstate 12.
   
2. Shortly past the overpass there are "Budget Inn" and "Holiday Inn" to your left and Don's Seafood Restaurant to your right. There is a traffic light.
   
3. A little further there is a small medical center, "North Oaks Medical Center" on the left.
   
4. A little further there is the Daily Star (newspaper) building on the right.  Ross Downing Chevrolet is on the left.
   
5. Shortly afterward, you will come to Popeye's Chicken Restaurant, a sign indicating Seville Plaza (Wal Mart and Albertsons), and Shoney's Restaurant, all to your right.
   
6. You will see the intersection of S. Morrison Blvd (Hwy 51) and W. Thomas just ahead. To your left, on the (SW) corner of the intersection is a Chevron station. There is also a Walgreen's Drug Store on the (NW) corner, and a Sunflower Supermarket on the (NE) corner of the intersection. There are sign markers for I-55, I-12, Hwy 190, and Hwy 51.
   
7. Continue straight (North) across the intersection. (South Morrison Blvd becomes North Morrison Blvd after you cross the intersection.)
   
8. Anticipating a right turn, continue to the next traffic light at W. Church Street.
   

• Right (East) on West Church Street to General Pershing (less  than a mile.)  W. Church is light commercial and residential.  Note the following along the way:
  

1. A few blocks, the first traffic light at the intersection with Pecan Street.
   
2. A few blocks further is a Church of Christ, on the left.
   
3. Still further is a gradual curve to the left.
   
4. Just a little further you will come to General Pershing street. There is a traffic light.

• Left (North) onto General Pershing. Note the following sites:
  

1. Railroad tracks.
   
2. A few blocks of residential buildings.
   
3. A baseball field on the right (corner of Gen. Pershing and Dakota Streets.)
   
4. One block past Dakota Street (past the baseball field), there is a 4-way stop sign at the intersection of Gen. Pershing and Western Avenue.

• Right (East) onto Western Avenue onto the SLU campus.
• The following buildings are on Western Avenue:
  
  

1. The College of Business, on the left (north) side.
   
2. The Administration Building on the left (north) side.
   
3. Strawberry Stadium on the right (south) side of the street. As you pass these sites, you enter a part of Western Avenue known as Friendship Circle.
   
4. McGehee Hall is on the right (south) side of the circle.
   
5. The Music Building is across the circle from McGehee Hall on the north side of the street.
   
6. Campbell Hall (Special Education) is also on the north side of the circle, just east of the Music Bldg.
   
7. Tinsley Hall is on the right (south) side of Western Avenue, at the far (east) end of the "circle."
   
8. McClimans Hall (Mathematics, Computing Services) is on the left (north) side of the street and is the last building on Western Avenue as it dead ends into North Oak Street.

*Note: Western Avenue is only one of many streets on the 300-acre campus on which is
located more than 60 academic and administrative buildings, residence halls, and other sites. We chose it as our point of reference because it is centrally located and is the street where the main Administration Building is situated.

Specific directions to other buildings can be obtained by calling the party you wish to visit or by seeking directions once you arrive on campus.  The university's main telephone switchboard number is (504) 549-2000.