1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

The Office of State Purchasing and Travel is located on the 2nd floor, Suite 160 of the Claiborne Building, 1201 North 3rd Street. Visitor parking is available in the surface lot, south of the building. If you need additional assistance, call (225) 342-8010. Note: Picture I.D. is required to enter the Claiborne Building.

Directions from Lafayette
Take I-10 to Baton Rouge. When crossing the New Mississippi River Bridge into Baton Rouge, get into the left lane and veer left onto I-110. Take the third exit, Exit 1-D - the North Street exit, which exits to the left of the Interstate. North Street is a one-way street that runs toward the Mississippi River. Travel west (toward the river) for 8 blocks to North Third Street. Turn right onto North Third Street and travel north approximately 4 blocks to the Claiborne Building, 1201 North Third Street (on the left hand side of the street). The Claiborne Building is located one block north of the State Capitol and Capitol Annex Buildings, directly across the street and east of Casino Rouge, and west of Capitol Lake. Visitors' parking is located on the south side of the Claiborne Building and can be accessed by turning left at the yellow caution light at the intersection of North Third Street and Capitol Lake Drive. Continue into the open parking lot between the Capitol Annex and the Claiborne Building.

Directions from New Orleans
Take I-10 to Baton Rouge. Shortly after entering the city limits, the Interstate splits (to the right is I-12 to Hammond and to the Left is I-10 into the into the downtown area). Staying on I-10, veer left toward downtown, staying in the center lane. (Landmarks include the Marriott Hotel on the right, City Park Lakes). Shortly after you cross City Park Lakes, the Interstate splits again. (to the left is I-10 to Lafayette and straight ahead is I-110 to North Baton Rouge). Continue straight ahead, staying on I-110. The third exit after this split is Exit 1-D - the North Street exit, which exits to the left of the Interstate. Take this exit. North Street is a one-way street that runs toward the Mississippi River. Travel west (toward the river) for 8 blocks to North Third Street. Turn right onto North Third Street and travel north approximately 4 blocks to the Claiborne Building, 1201 North Third Street (on the left hand side of the street). The Claiborne Building is located one block north of the State Capitol and Capitol Annex Buildings, directly across the street and east of Casino Rouge, and west of Capitol Lake. Visitors' parking is located on the south side of the building and can be accessed by turning left at the yellow caution light at the intersection of North Third Street and Capitol Lake Drive. Continue into the open parking lot between the Capitol Annex and the Claiborne Building.

Directions from North Baton Rouge
Take I-110 toward the downtown area. Take the Capitol Access Road exit. Follow Capitol Access Road to North Third Street. (The Capitol Access Road turns into Captiol Lake Drive, the street that runs behind the Old Arsenal Museum and the State Capitol, near the Governor's Mansion.) When you reach the caution light at the intersection of Capitol Lake Drive and North Third Street, cross the intersection and go directly into the Visitors parking lot, which is located between the Capitol Annex and the Claiborne Building.