Small and independent homebuilders are being forced to adapt as national tract developers increasingly buy out entire subdivision filings

Sign up for the free Daily Report email – local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business impact business in Baton Rouge and beyond.

Dwayne Gafford has gotten creative to compete with larger builders by partnering with other builders and cutting a deal with the developer of Twin Lakes Estates in Central to buy out all the subdivision lots in phases. Photography by Collin Richie Just after Hurricane Katrina, national tract builder D.R. Horton started moving into local subdivisions where

This article is only available to paid Insiders

Become an Insider Now

Already an Insider? Sign in.

Comments (0)

From Our Partners

Daily Report Poll

ASK AI

Ask anything about Baton Rouge business