Tessier Building spaces near completion

The commercial spaces in the historic Tessier Building downtown on Lafayette Street should be complete by the end of the year, architect Dyke Nelson says. The building will also feature three apartments. He says the Tessier is the oldest commercial building in Baton Rouge, although its exact age is debatable. Nelson says some claim the building was constructed in 1764; he says documentation shows it’s been in existence since at least 1812. —David Jacobs