Party girl Lindsay Lohan -- wearing striped top and black leggings -- just can't seem to stay away from her favorite L.A. haunt, the Chateau Marmont, and Breaking Celebrity News has new pics of the star.

The Mean Girls actress, 24, was snapped trying to hide behind her over-sized purse around 10:30 pm Tuesday after leaving the celeb hang-out.

As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Lohan --