Commercial and residential real estate across the Capital Region — development projects, property sales, construction, and the market trends driving them.
Nearly three years after developer Prescott Bailey gave up on his plans for Atwater, a proposed 250-acre residential development on River Road near the Iberville Parish line, John Engquist is picking up the pieces and moving forward with new plans for the site.
St. Francisville is the latest community to do battle over building moratoriums. Â
Earlier this summer, the town extended a one-year moratorium, originally passed in 2020, on new major subdivisions and also amended the restriction to include multifamily developments.
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday announced $34 million in federal funding for 13 flood risk reduction projects. Of that $34 million, East Baton Rouge Parish will receive $6 million for the Jones Creek Detention Project, which the parish will use to purchase land for water retention near the creek.