Real Estate

DOTD announces contractor for first phase of I-10 widening

Kiewit/Boh, a joint venture of two contractors based in Georgia and New Orleans, respectively,...

North Baton Rouge property sells for $3M after owner goes bankrupt

Mississippi-based Riverbend Environmental Services LLC has sold its 16-acre property near the U.S. 190 Mississippi River bridge in north Baton Rouge. 

Greater Baton Rouge sees less inventory, more home sales in October

Despite a 36.5% decrease in inventory, the Greater Baton Rouge area—including East Baton Rouge,...

Office downsizings, predicted for months, starting to hit Baton Rouge

After nearly 10 months of working remotely, Center for Planning Excellence President and CEO...

Plans for Bluebonnet apartment complex deferred amid neighborhood opposition

The Planning Commission deferred until December considering the site plans for a proposed apartment complex on Bluebonnet Boulevard, at the intersection of Burbank Drive. 

What’s inside those offices abandoned during pandemic isn’t always pretty 

When people left their offices as pandemic lockdowns set in back in March, they...

Amid business growth, Geaux Flow IV Spa relocates to Jefferson Highway

After experiencing a surge in business over the past year, Geaux Flow IV Spa has relocated from Coursey Boulevard to the more centrally located Jefferson Highway, with other locations planned for Louisiana in 2021.

EBR commercial property sales jump 57% in October

After the global pandemic brought the market to a screeching halt earlier this year, commercial sales are picking up with the number of sales in East Baton Rouge Parish rising 57% in October from the month prior. 

DR Horton pays $3.3M for 75 lots in southeast Zachary

Texas-based homebuilder DR Horton bought 75 lots in southeast Zachary for a new planned development near Old Weiss and Lower Zachary roads. 

Bardwell Homes buys 25 lots in Clark’s Ferry development

Baton Rouge-based homebuilder Scott Bardwell closed on the final 25 lots in the Clark’s Ferry subdivision, at Hoo Shoo Too and Vignes roads.Â