Mid City South covers Goodwood, Bocage and Tara, the established neighborhoods between Government Street, Jefferson Highway and I-10, and Gordon & Sandifer is about 8 to 13 minutes away on Perkins Road. We are a family shop that has fixed Baton Rouge cars since 1956, now run by the third generation. Our promise is simple: we fix the whole car, mechanical repair, tires and collision repair under one roof, and we are honest about what it needs. We inspect, explain what we found, and tell you what needs attention now and what can wait. No work starts until you approve it. Seventy years in one neighborhood is our proof. Customers stay with us for decades, and many now bring in the cars their kids drive.
Drivers here get honest, no-pressure service at Gordon & Sandifer, a family shop on Perkins Road since 1956. We are BBB Accredited since 1967, our technicians are ASE certified, and our collision repair is I-CAR certified. You hear what your car needs, what can wait, and you decide what we do.
We sort every finding into “needs it now” and “can wait,” and we keep you updated while the car is with us. That approach has kept customers with our auto repair shop in Baton Rouge for 20 and 30 years, and it is why mechanical repair, tires and collision repair all live under one roof here.
Trips from here run along Jefferson Highway, Corporate Boulevard and College Drive, with traffic lights all the way, and many newer cars carry driver-assist cameras and radar. These four services match that kind of driving, and all of them happen in one shop.
Constant braking for lights on Jefferson Highway and Corporate Boulevard wears pads and rotors faster, especially on heavier SUVs and pickups. Our brake repair measures what is left, checks the fluid and hoses, and tells you honestly whether the brakes need work now or have time left.
Newer cars use cameras and radar for lane keeping, automatic braking and adaptive cruise. After a windshield replacement, a collision repair or an alignment, those systems may need ADAS calibration to aim correctly again. Call with your year, make and model, and we will tell you what your car needs.
Short trips to the library, school pickup and a long hot summer all count as hard driving. A regular oil change with the right oil and a new filter, plus a quick look at the tires and fluids, keeps small problems from turning into bigger ones.
When a wreck happens, our I-CAR certified team handles the collision repair, from the estimate to bodywork, frame checks and paint matching. We work with most major insurance companies, help you through the claim, and can fix brake, suspension and sensor damage from the same crash in the same building.
The drive from Mid City South to Gordon & Sandifer is about 4.0 miles and usually takes 8 to 13 minutes. From Goodwood, take Lobdell Avenue to Jefferson Highway, then Corporate Boulevard to College Drive, and turn onto Perkins Road. The shop is at 3825 Perkins Rd, near South Acadian Thruway.
Brake, calibration and collision work often takes part of a day, so many drivers use our after-hours drop-off. Leave the car on your way home in the evening, and we will call you the next morning with what we found and your options.
Mid City South is an area name that covers several older neighborhoods. Goodwood sits between Government Street, Jefferson Highway, Airline Highway and Lobdell Boulevard. Bocage sits between Corporate Boulevard, Jefferson Highway, Essen Lane and I-10, and Tara lies between Goodwood Boulevard, Old Hammond Highway, Jefferson Highway and Lobdell.
Independence Park sits in Goodwood. It holds the parish’s 126,000-square-foot Main Library at Goodwood on Goodwood Boulevard, along with botanic and teaching gardens, soccer fields, a playground and an aquatics center. Rows of live oaks shade Independence Boulevard through the park, and Goodwood Park is another BREC green space nearby.
Bocage is an established neighborhood with upscale shopping and the member-owned Bocage Racquet Club, and some of its homes were designed by architect A. Hays Town. On the north side, the 2021 Government Street redesign added a roundabout where Lobdell Avenue and Independence Park Boulevard meet Government. Our Baton Rouge auto repair page lists the rest of the city we serve.
The cost of brake repair depends on whether you need pads alone or pads and rotors, the parts your vehicle calls for, and whether calipers, hoses or fluid also need attention. At our shop, you get a clear estimate before any work starts, and we never add work without your okay.
If the pads still have plenty of life, we tell you that and suggest when to check them again. If something needs attention now, we show you why in plain words.
Baton Rouge averages about 62 inches of rain a year, and hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. Before storm season, Mid City South drivers can have tires, wipers, the battery and the cooling system checked so the car is ready for heavy rain or an evacuation drive.
Never drive through standing water if you can avoid it. Water can reach wiring, sensors and brake parts. If your car does get caught in high water, we can inspect it, explain what we find and help with an insurance claim if one is needed.
You can find auto repair at Gordon & Sandifer, 3825 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, about 8 to 13 minutes from Goodwood and Bocage. We are open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM and Friday from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Call (225) 343-3427 to set up a visit.
For quick jobs, relax in our waiting area with a coffee, the TV and Wi-Fi. For longer work, use the after-hours drop-off. Questions? Contact us and we will tell you plainly what your car needs and what can wait.
Close by, we also serve neighbors in Lobdell/Woodale, Ardenwood and Palm Hills. See every Baton Rouge area we serve.
