LSU wetlands mitigation bank plan moves forward

Firms interested in partnering with the LSU AgCenter to redevelop a 400-acre site in St. Gabriel into a wetlands mitigation bank are touring the...

Baton Rouge General Mid City likely site for Bridge Center

The mental health diversion center approved by voters Dec. 8 is tentatively slated to be located in vacant space at the Baton Rouge General...

Exchequer Drive building sold for $1.45M

A 28,750-square-foot building on Exchequer Drive at the Merchant Drive intersection was sold for $1.45 million, according to sales documents. AMH 7000 LLC, whose officer...

Jambalaya Shoppe coming to Acadian-Perkins Plaza, company looking to out-of-state franchises

Jambalaya Shoppe is planning to open a location early next year in the Acadian-Perkins Plaza shopping center, occupying the approximately 1,200-square-foot space left vacant by...

Baton Rouge welcomes its first new CC’s Coffee House in 10 years

CC’s Coffee House cut the ribbon on its 45th location today in Arlington Marketplace, marking the first CC’s location to open in Baton Rouge...

News roundup: Dawson Creek in Baton Rouge will be realigned … Coast Guard working...

Good to go: The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning and Zoning Commission last night approved developer Richard Carmouche’s plan to realign Dawson Creek. The creek...

DDD OKs $762k budget for 2019

The Downtown Development District Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the agency’s 2019 budget at this morning’s meeting, which features a mere .3% increase over...

Good Eats Kitchen buys Fresh Kitchen

Lafayette-based Good Eats Kitchen, which recently expanded its healthy prepared meals business into the Baton Rouge market, has acquired Fresh Kitchen, a four-year-old local...

Albertsons building on College sold for $9.75M

The Albertsons building on College Drive near I-10 has been sold to a group of investors for $9.75 million, according to Baton Rouge broker...

Creek realignment, marijuana zoning restrictions to be considered by Planning Commission

The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning and Zoning Commission will consider developer Richard Carmouche’s plan to realign Dawson Creek at today’s meeting. The creek runs through The...

Rooftop restaurant and bar to replace Crispy Catch in Perkins Road overpass area

Local restaurateurs Chad Hughes and Eric Carnegie are bringing a new rooftop restaurant and bar concept called Bumsteers to the Perkins Road overpass area...

Cook: The Cove finds a new home on Essen

The building at 5625 Essen Lane that had been home to French Quarter Daiquiri since 1991 is undergoing a major renovation for The Cove,...

So you inherited a house … now what? Here’s some advice

KEEP IT CIVIL: Attorney Carey Messina, of Kean Miller, says there can never been enough communication between heirs when dealing with an inherited house....

Bon Carré’s surprising $30.5M sales price

Some local real estate experts are surprised that the Bon Carré Business Center fetched $30.5 million in a three-day online auction that ended Wednesday. At more...

Revitalizing residential life in Mid City

OLD IS NEW AGAIN: Two years of investing in residential properties by Nick Miller in a section of Mid City began paying off in...

Cortana no longer listed for sale, but why?

It’s been 14 months since the Las Vegas-based owners of Cortana Mall put the 42-year-old retail property up for sale, and so far there...

Lemoine Company files lawsuits against subcontractors after addressing 525 Lafayette problems

Though 525 Lafayette has gotten high marks for its upscale design and amenities, the downtown multifamily complex has been plagued by problems since its...

Hotel Lincoln owner to redevelop historic building into apartments

One year after acquiring the former Hotel Lincoln developer Solomon Carter says he’s ready to move forward with redeveloping the 68-year old building. Carter...

Baton Rouge area enrollment in National Flood Insurance Program spiked after 2016 flood

Enrollment in the National Flood Insurance Program rose by more than 40% in eight of nine Capital Region parishes between the end of August...

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s real estate company has sustained significant financial losses over...

On Aug. 15, attorneys for a northeastern-based investment trust bought back the nearly 800,000-square-foot Bon Carré Business Center for $10,000 in a foreclosure sale...