Though it is unclear what will be done with the land, a 1.1-acre tract at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has been sold to a Winnsboro couple for $481,170, according to records filed with the East Baton Rouge clerk of court.
Documents show the site, at the corner of Plank Road and Harding Boulevard, has been purchased by Sandra and Gary Robinson through their limited liability company, 577 Properties. Calls to the Robinsons at Robinson Appraisal Services in Winnsboro were not returned by this morning’s deadline for comment on the couple’s plans for the land.
Airport spokesman Jim Caldwell says he’s not aware of the Robinsons’ plans for the land, but adds any development there would be commercial in nature. A provision in the sale document says any structures built on site must not exceed 100 feet. According to airport board meeting records, the land was most recently appraised at $450,000.
“Basically, this was just an opportunity to sell some property at a slightly above-market rate,” Caldwell says.
—Steve Sanoski
