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Downtown: Rising from the decay of neglect
By the early 1980s, downtown Baton Rouge had been all but abandoned. State government had expanded to suburban office buildings, along with other private...
5 faces to watch: Some of the hottest young real estate developers in the...
Mike Hogstrom, owner of Onsite Design + Development, is one of five young Baton Rouge real estate developers worth watching. (Photos by Collin Ritchie)
These...
Baton Rouge residential real estate is a seller’s market
As soon as a house in Veranda, the latest filing at University Club, is built it goes under contract, says Heather Kirkpatrick with KDK...
Are the housing times a-changin’ in St. Francisville?
St. Francisville and West Feliciana Parish—with rolling hills and historic antebellum plantations—are popular with tourists, but the area has struggled to build the housing...
Outdoor kitchens to die for in Baton Rouge
High-end outdoor kitchens and living areas are a hot trend among Baton Rouge homeowners.
(Photo by Charlene Guilliams)
Like July temperatures in south Louisiana, it takes...
Outdoor kitchen: Rustic and reclaimed
The outdoor kitchen of Roland and Sandra Dugas.
(Photos by Charlene Guilliams)
Neighborhood: Southdowns
Year built: 2017
Designer: Ryan McKnight of McKnight Landscape Architects
Size: 300 square feet
Favorite features:
• Reclaimed wood...
Outdoor kitchen: The bearded wizard
The outdoor kitchen of Dr. Thad and Lisa Brousssard.
(Photos by Charlene Guilliams)
Neighborhood: Pikes Lane
Year built: 2011
Designer: Lisa Nice at Post Architects and Stephen Smith...
Outdoor kitchen: The flaming dolphins
The outdoor kitchen of Mike Hackley.
(Photos by Charlene Guilliams)
Neighborhood: Laurel Lakes
Year built: 2000
Designer: Hackley
Size: 200 square feet
Favorite features:
• The kitchen offers a variety of...
Outdoor kitchen: The eye of the Tiger
The outdoor kitchen of Mike and Debbie Corsentino.
(Photos by Charlene Guilliams)
Neighborhood: Country Club of Louisiana
Year built: 2014
Designer: Jared Jones of Angelo’s Lawn-Scape
Size: 540 square feet
Favorite...
A look inside the LSU Foundation Center for Philanthropy
Located on the corner of Skip Bertman Drive and Nicholson Drive, the privately funded, three-story LSU Foundation Center for Philanthropy was the first building...
2017 Real Estate Report
Real estate continues to be a critical economic driver in the Capital Region. We bring it all together for you in this special issue...
Take a look inside Raising Cane’s local headquarters in downtown Baton Rouge
Greeted by three disco balls, guests instantly know that this headquarters is anything but corporate. A live feed from the company’s 325 restaurants stream...
Photo gallery: Inside the McKay Automotive Training Center
MCKAY AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING CENTER
2115 North Lobdell Ave.
Photography by Tim Mueller
Owner: Baton Rouge Community College
Architect: BCB Architects (Bani, Carville & Brown)
Contractor: Ratcliff Construction Co.
Cost: $14.7...
Tom Cook: Summit at Southgate enters a crowded market
Summit at Southgate, a 454-unit luxury apartment project, pulled its initial construction permit last month. Developer Robert Day purchased a 44-acre tract at the...
Cook: Summit at Southgate enters crowded market
The Summit at Southgate will be located on a 5.4-acre tract behind the Southgate Towers mixed-use development on Burbank Drive.
Summit at Southgate, a 454-unit luxury...
Cook: Red River Bank buys more land on Summa Avenue for main branch
Red River Bank has purchased additional land on Summa Avenue, behind its branch bank on Essen Lane, with an eye on developing a central location...
Seven months after historic flooding upended the Baton Rouge area apartment market, signs of...
Some 2,800 new multifamily units were added to the market over the past two years, according to Craig Davenport of Cook, Moore and Associates,...
Interest in aging-in-place home design features is on the rise as baby boomers plan for...
Expand Inc. owner Tom Ashely Jr., who earned his Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist certification in 2004, says demand for aging-in-place home designs is "way up."...
Cook: Apartments proposed for Juban Crossing
Juban Crossing developer Stephen Keller has sold land in his Livingston Parish development to Continental Properties, which plans on building an upscale apartment complex on...
Ascension’s Government Complex gives a modern look for a growing parish
ASCENSION PARISH GOVERNMENTAL COMPLEX
615 E. Worthey Road, Gonzales
Photography by Tim Mueller
Owner: Ascension Parish
Architect: Mougeot Architecture
Contractor: SBS Construction
Cost: $6.5 million
Completed: November 2015
Use: Ascension Parish now...
