Murphy’s

Opened in 1979 in the University Shopping Center (since demolished) just outside the North Gates of campus, Murphy’s became a long-running and legendary watering hole for students and locals alike. The bar had an impressive run in Red Stick, outlasting many other establishments for 18 years — no small feat in the college bar scene. Do you remember the fearsome bouncer, Supa? Maybe you were “asked to leave” by him? Or, were you one of the patrons who brought along an extra, grungy t-shirt upon arrival knowing how the night would end up? One of the owners still owns Fred’s Bar in Tigerland to this day, which is now the LSU scene’s longest-lasting college bar.