The Driver’s Cut
Mission S, above the 911
- Alabama at Tiger Stadium
- Where Sammy’s Grill used to be
- Fastball, November 13
- Lange Datograph Perpetual
- LOT SECTION PENDING NOVEMBER PROGRAM SHEETS
Alabama in Tiger Stadium. A mid-engine Porsche that will sit above the 911. The 2 Links, boudin and smoked sausage, where Sammy’s used to be. Vintage chairs on Government Street. Fastball on a Friday. A platinum Lange on a platinum bracelet.
On the Lot
LOT SECTION PENDING NOVEMBER PROGRAM SHEETS
On Saturday
Alabama, 2:30, Tiger Stadium
Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
On Saturday
Alabama, 2:30, Tiger Stadium
LSU is 6–2, 3–2 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It shut out Mississippi State 31–0, then won 38–17 at Auburn. Next is Alabama, at home on Saturday, November 7. Kickoff is 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC. It’s LSU Salutes day.
Texas visits November 14 for Senior Tribute. LSU plays at Tennessee on the 21st and at Arkansas on the 28th. Kickoff times are still TBA: Texas and Tennessee are in flex windows, and Arkansas is in the early window (11 a.m. to noon CT). Check before you plan the day.
Southern hosts Bethune-Cookman at Mumford the same day, 2:00 p.m. Alcorn State visits on the 14th, also 2:00 p.m., for Senior Day. On November 28, Southern and Grambling meet at Caesars Superdome in the Bayou Classic, its 53rd edition, 1:00 p.m. on NBC.
- Sat 10 Oct — FINAL Kentucky 35, LSU 34 (OT).
- Sat 17 Oct — FINAL LSU 31, Mississippi State 0. Tiger Stadium.
- Sat 24 Oct — FINAL LSU 38, Auburn 17.
- Sat 7 Nov LSU vs. Alabama, Tiger Stadium, 2:30 p.m. CT, ABC. LSU Salutes. Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Sat 14 Nov LSU vs. Texas, Tiger Stadium, Senior Tribute. Kickoff TBA (flex). Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Sat 21 Nov LSU at Tennessee. Kickoff TBA (flex). Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Sat 28 Nov LSU at Arkansas. Kickoff TBA (early window, 11 a.m.–noon CT). Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Sat 31 Oct Southern at Florida A&M. TODO result.
- Sat 7 Nov Southern vs. Bethune-Cookman, Mumford, 2:00 p.m. CT. Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Sat 14 Nov Southern vs. Alcorn State, Mumford, 2:00 p.m. CT, Senior Day. Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Sat 28 Nov 53rd Bayou Classic, Southern vs. Grambling, Caesars Superdome, 1:00 p.m. CT, NBC. Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
Reporting: LSU Athletics schedule, LSU Athletics, 26 Oct 2026, Southern Athletics schedule. Photos: Tammy Anthony Baker / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Tammy Anthony Baker / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).
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On the Road
Mission S, above the 911
Porsche Mission S · Queens, New York
Mission S, above the 911
Porsche is planning a permanent mid-engine super sports car line above the 911. The Mission S concept is the preview.
Porsche showed it on October 15 on a pier in Queens, New York, the same pier where the 550 Spyder was photographed in 1953. The cockpit mixes analog and digital controls. Porsche told Car and Driver the line will take gasoline, hybrid and plug-in hybrid power. Porsche says the line will stay combustion and hybrid.
No price. No date. Car and Driver doesn’t expect it before 2029. Porsche’s October 7 strategy, Sportwagenschmiede ’35, cuts model variants by about 20 percent and adds more emotive 911 derivatives.
Photos: Porsche AG · Porsche Newsroom, 15 Oct 2026 · Car and Driver, Jack Fitzgerald, 15 Oct 2026 · Porsche Newsroom, 7 Oct 2026
On the Table
Where Sammy’s Grill used to be
Historic Highland Road Grill · 8683 Highland Road
Where Sammy’s Grill used to be
For nearly 40 years, 8683 Highland Road was Sammy’s Grill. Willie Chapman of Willie’s Restaurant on Coursey Boulevard took the building in July. He soft-opened the Historic Highland Road Grill on October 15, and about 30 percent of the menu pays homage to Sammy’s.
Order the 2 Links: boudin, smoked sausage, a goat cheese ball, cheese and house pickles. Then the gumbo fries, which come from Willie’s. The Prime Rib Press is another nod to Sammy’s: chimichurri, onion ragu, mozzarella, au jus. The drink is the Historic Storm, light and dark rum with passion fruit syrup and lemon.
Now open Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (225) 408-3028.
Photos: Historic Highland Road Grill; sign, Javier Gallegos / The Advocate. Reporting: 225 Magazine · The Advocate, Maddie Scott, 14 Oct 2026
In the Cup
Vintage chairs on Government Street
Las Brujas Coffee & Grocery · 3101 Government Street, Mid City
Vintage chairs on Government Street
Las Brujas sits on Government Street in Mid City, the neighborhood where David Villa grew up. He named it for the farm in Envigado, Colombia, where four generations of his family lived. He was born in the farmhouse, as were his grandfather and aunt.
Vintage chairs, a lamp and plants make a warm corner; a sofa and lamps make the lounge. The beans are air-roasted. Villa wanted coffee and a grocery, “a little bodega with fresh baked bread, milk and eggs,” he told The Reveille, which called it a third space. Opening day, it poured more than 200 drinks in three hours.
Tuesday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., and weekends, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Monday. Text (225) 444-5735.
Photos: Las Brujas Coffee & Grocery. Reporting: The Reveille, Mia Vizzi, 10 Apr 2026 · 225 Magazine, Maggie Heyn Richardson, 17 Mar 2026 · The Advocate, Maddie Scott, 1 Apr 2026 · DIG Baton Rouge, 29 Oct 2026
On the Town
Fastball, November 13
Fastball · Manship Theatre, November 13
Fastball, November 13
“The Way.” “Out of My Head.” “Fire Escape.” All from All the Pain Money Can Buy, Fastball’s 1998 platinum album. The Grammy-nominated Austin band plays the Manship Theatre Friday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $35. Buy them from the theatre; it does not authorize resellers.
A free happy hour performance by Baton Rouge Music Studios students starts at 6:15 p.m. in the Gallery. Doors open at 7:00. Texas is in Tiger Stadium the next day.
Photos: courtesy of Fastball; Cortney Martin / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0); Manship house, Shaw Center for the Arts · Via Manship Theatre
- Fri 6 Mariachi Herencia de México: Día de Muertos, Manship, 7:30 p.m. From $20. Show Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Sat 7 LSU vs. Alabama, Tiger Stadium, 2:30 p.m., ABC. Schedule Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Thu 12 Beatles vs. Stones, Manship, 7:30 p.m. Show Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Fri 13 Fastball, Manship, 7:30 p.m. From $35. Show Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Fri 20 The Okee Dokee Brothers, Manship. Kids Fest free at 5:00 p.m., concert 6:30 p.m. From $26. Show Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Sat 21 Christmas with C.S. Lewis, Manship, 2:00 and 7:30 p.m. Show Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
- Sat 28 Bayou Classic, Southern vs. Grambling, Caesars Superdome, 1:00 p.m., NBC. Schedule Add to iCalGoogle Calendar
On the Wrist
Datograph Perpetual, on platinum
A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual · ref. 410.136E
Datograph Perpetual, on platinum
The Datograph Perpetual came out in 2006. It was the first Lange to put a chronograph, a perpetual calendar and an outsize date in one wristwatch. For the 2026 version, released October 24, Lange made the case and the bracelet in 950 platinum. It is limited to 50 pieces.
41 mm across, 13.5 mm thick. Black dial, eleven diamond hour markers. A five-row platinum bracelet with a deployant buckle. Inside is the hand-wound L952.1: 556 parts, 36 hours of reserve.
Lange lists it as price on request. Hodinkee’s hands-on puts it at $276,000.
Photos: © Lange Uhren GmbH; TanTan Wang / Hodinkee · Hodinkee, TanTan Wang, 24 Oct 2026 · Hodinkee, Mark Kauzlarich, 26 Oct 2026 · A. Lange & Söhne press
On the Workbench
WORKBENCH PENDING NOVEMBER SERVICE SPECIALS
Service · Harris Porsche
WORKBENCH PENDING NOVEMBER SERVICE SPECIALS
WORKBENCH PENDING NOVEMBER SERVICE SPECIALS. Filled from the official November fixed-ops sheet when it lands (Nov 1–3).
Service: 225-754-1500 · Harris Porsche
The Driver’s Cut · Issue 03 · November 2026
Harris Porsche · harris.porsche.com · 12326 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge