Baton Rouge attorney Wade Shows has purchased two more tracts of land near his Beauregard Town law office in an effort he says will proactively improve the neighborhood and protect property values.
Shows has headquartered his practice—Shows, Cali, Berthelot & Welsh—in a one-time fraternity house at 628 St. Louis St. since 2006. In recent years he has bought and revived a number of lots on the block and across the street from the law office.
“We’ve improved the land—taken down shacks, brought in dirt and landscaped,” Shows says. “Now they’re attractive pieces of property.”
His latest purchase in the area includes two lots that make up over 15,000 square feet of vacant land at the northeast corner of Europe and St. Louis streets. He acquired the land for $283,500. The sellers were Royal Europe LLC, represented by William Huff; and BTR Properties LLC, based in Vancouver, Washington.
In another transaction, Shows also bought a 4,000-square-foot lot that fronts St. Philip Street for $8,000 from Louisiana Property Acquisition and Management LLC.
Shows began amassing property near his law office in 2012, doing business as St. Louis Ventures LLC. His holdings include a host of vacant tracts and parking lots fronting St. Louis, France, St. Philip and Europe streets. —Kelly Connelly
