Just east of downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the Lobdell/Woodale neighborhood. This large community is bound by Greenwell Springs Road on the north, U.S. Highway 190/Florida Boulevard on the south, North Foster Drive on the west, and U.S. Highway 61/U.S. Highway 190/Airline Highway on the east. The zip code for this east Baton Rouge County community is 70806. The Mid City South neighborhood is located to the south.
Several amenities are situated in and around the Lobdell/Woodale community. Two parks can be found within neighborhood bounds, including Sata Park and Bon Marche Community Park. For local shopping, the nearby highways provide a variety of commercial offerings, and the Kornmeyer Plaza Shopping Center can be found in the southeast corner of the neighborhood. Just outside of community bounds to the east is one of the city’s major retail areas, which offers the Cortana Square, Monterrey Plaza, Connells Village, and Broadmoor Center Shopping Centers.
This community is also convenient to one of the city’s higher education options, as Baton Rouge Community College is located just outside of neighborhood bounds to the southwest.
Medical facilities within minutes of Lobdell/Woodale include the Baton Rouge General Medical Center – Mid City and Cypress Psychiatric Hospital to the southwest, and a Woman’s Hospital to the southeast.
Additional options for outdoor recreation and fitness near this community include Independence Park and Webb Memorial Park to the west. For golfing, residents are less then one mile south of the public Howell Park Golf Course. For those who prefer a private golfing experience, the Baton Rouge Country Club is located a few miles south of the neighborhood, along Brentwood Drive.