Real Estate

Library system to front $2.75M for repairs to idle downtown branch

The East Baton Rouge Parish Library System will front the nearly $2.75 million needed...

Investar Bank investing in north Baton Rouge, breaks ground on three houses

Investar Bank broke ground Tuesday on three previously announced houses in north Baton Rouge...

Even hot spots—like Ascension Parish—feeling effects of real estate slow down

It’s no secret the greater Baton Rouge real estate market is morphing out of...

Leasing challenges for under-construction Water Campus office building

It’s been six months since global engineering and design firm Stantec announced it was...

Prominent New Orleans hotel owner buys Nottoway Plantation

New Orleans business and hotel magnate Joseph Jaeger Jr. has purchased Nottoway Plantation in...

Baton Rouge residential market still shifting, January sales drop nearly 11%

The trend of a cooling Baton Rouge area housing market, which began late last...

Should planning department report to mayor, rather than Metro Council?

Should authority over the Planning Commission move from the Metro Council to the mayor-president’s...

Spanish Town apartments not backed by planning staff

A planned apartment complex for families and veterans in Spanish Town doesn’t have support...

Red Stick Social opening delayed; executive chef hired

Though the plan was for a February opening, the realities of renovating a nearly...

140 acres sold near Zachary for $1.5M

Cody Fortier, Kyle Bratton and Ben LeBlanc bought some 140 acres next to the...