Real Estate

RV park, other new developments in the works for L’Auberge

The owners of L’Auberge Casino and a New Orleans-based development group have filed preliminary plans develop an RV park on the casino site.

New retail and office development Coterie Exchange adds two tenants

F45 Training and Avant Tous Beauty Bar and Spa are the two most recent tenants to join Coterie Exchange, a new retail and office development on Jefferson Highway near the Old Hammond Highway intersection.

National real estate investors eye south Louisiana with caution after major storms

​​Is Louisiana’s increasing vulnerability to major weather events having a chilling effect on commercial real estate investment?

Firearms store and shooting range at Greens at Millerville going forward

Plans to build Shoot Point Blank, a firearms retail store and shooting range with locations in several states, are going forward after a Kentucky-based company bought property at the Greens at Millerville for $800,000. 

Mike Wampold buys lots in University Acres

Local developer Mike Wampold bought four lots in University Acres on Dubois Drive in a $1.2 million deal Wednesday.

Rebuilding after storm could test building industry’s capacity

The rebuilding process following Hurricane Ida could create business opportunities for commercial builders while exacerbating preexisting challenges involving workers and building materials, says Ken Naquin, CEO of the Louisiana Association of General Contractors. 

Metro Council to consider tougher rules for developing in floodplain

A measure that would tighten restrictions for new development in areas at high risk for flooding—which comprise nearly 50% of East Baton Rouge Parish—is expected to generate a spirited debate at tonight’s Metro Council meeting.

A watershed moment

With money and public attention focused on the issue, Baton Rouge is poised to address its decades-old flooding and drainage problems. But does it have the will to really change?

Level Construction buys 33 lots for new subdivision off Staring Lane

Local homebuilder Level Construction bought 33 lots on Tuesday for $2.6 million for its planned Magnolia Crossing subdivision.

Labor, supply shortages will prolong Louisiana rebuilding 

Ida slammed into Louisiana—then took its destruction to the Northeast—at a time when building...