InsiderReal Estate Phil Witter considers developing his downtown riverfront property By Stephanie Riegel - July 21, 2021 One of the two Mississippi River bridges in Baton Rouge. (File photo) FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Landowner Phil Witter is seeking approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to develop more than 14 acres of downtown riverfront property he owns at the base of the Mississippi River bridge on both sides of the levee. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.