Exterior renovations on The Brousseau House proposed

Lance Bennett and Ben Babin, who own the Spanish Town Apartments, are appearing before the city-parish Historic Preservation Commission on Wednesday morning to ask for approval of exterior renovations on The Brousseau House at 642 State Capitol Drive. Bennett and Babin are currently renovating six rental properties in Spanish Town; the two- and three-bedroom homes each have one bathroom and rent for $1,500 to $1,800 per month. Their plans for The Brousseau House propose replacing its front and rear doors, enclosing the rear porch and raising a portion of the rear porch’s roof. Bennett and Babin own 58 properties in Spanish Town. Bennett says the six properties currently under renovation all neighbor each other. “They’re just going to be high-end rentals,” Bennett says. The Historic Preservation Commission meets at 8:30 a.m. on the third floor of City Hall, 222 St. St. Louis St. You can see the full agenda here. —Adam Pearson