Commercial and residential real estate across the Capital Region — development projects, property sales, construction, and the market trends driving them.
While the average sales price of homes in the Baton Rouge area has been going up, prices are not rising as rapidly in the Capital Region as they are in the rest of the country.
The Louisiana Legislature’s most recent capital outlay bill calls for spending some $300 million more than is available for high-priority projects, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says.
The Louisiana Resource for Educators building on Florida Boulevard changed hands last week for $1.8 million, according to filings made Tuesday morning with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office.
More than 200 acres of land near the East Baton Rouge and East Feliciana parishes border changed hands in a deal filed Friday afternoon with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court.
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council next week will consider authorizing an agreement with the state to subsidize its portion of the anticipated passenger rail service to New Orleans.