How is the area around LSU?

How is safety/security there? What can you do outside of campus?

LSU is pretty safe once you know the area. Just like almost any campus near a city there are places to never go alone, places to never go at night and places to never go ever. If you use a modicum of good sense it is unlikely you will have any issues. And like most large campuses there are escort services and the like in situations where you are not certain,.