Real Estate

This house, which serves as a model home for local homebuilder Level Homes, is also a test house for Baton Rouge cybersecurity company Stephenson Technology Corp.

Smart homes offer customized, on-demand comfort, but if not properly protected they can also provide a gateway into your house—and life.

Concern in Southdowns is brewing over a request by developer Tommy Spinosa to amend the concept plan for Rouzan so that he can subdivide a 1.6-acre tract he still owns in the rear of the traditional neighborhood development.  

Though the remnants of Hurricane Nicholas largely spared East Baton Rouge Parish, causing street flooding and worry more than significant property damage, some large subdivisions like Riverbend saw more than 6 inches of rain in less than an hour Wednesday evening.

Garden District residents on the Nextdoor app were already embroiled this week in a robust debate over one of their favorite topics: the recent changes on Government Street that have reduced four traffic lanes to three, added bike lanes, sidewalks, and medians with flower beds.

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sonic Automotive, a publicly traded company that is one of the largest automotive dealers in the U.S., is moving into the Baton Rouge market.

A company owned by the Price LeBlanc family plans to carve out a portion of an 88-acre property on Airline Highway it acquired in late 2020 and market it for sale to potential retail and office users. 

While Baton Rouge is steeling itself for the possibility of flash floods over the next few days due to a tropical depression stalled over Louisiana, the Planning Commission is preparing for its Sept. 20 meeting, at which it will consider approving no less than a dozen projects located partially or completely in areas at high risk for flooding.

The New Orleans developer planning to partner with L’Auberge on the development of an RV park on the casino grounds is sharing details of his plans.

The rebuilding process in southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida is likely to lead to delays and higher costs for homebuilders and buyers in the Capital Region, the head of the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge says.