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The Krewe of Southdowns, Baton Rouge has released its theme for this year… “TIME MACHINE”. The parade makes its way thru several neighborhoods in and around Southdowns the Friday evening before Fat Tuesday(Mardi Gras Day). What a great way to get into the Mardi Gras season by attending this relatively small but growing neighborhood parade. […]
January 23, 2013
BUILDING NOW!! The long awaited first home is being built in STANFORD OAKS, an upscale community that sits on the edge of Southdowns in Baton Rouge and across from LSU Lakes. This is an ideal location to build your new home. Access the new development that is happening in the area like Galatoire’s Bistro, Parrains, […]
January 20, 2013
It’s been more than two years since Baton Rouge received $579,000 in federal funding to build bike lanes on both sides of Hyacinth Avenue, from Glasgow Avenue to Stanford Avenue. Turns out, the money was only half of what was needed for approximately 4,800 feet of four-foot-wide bike lanes, and the state Department of Transportation […]
January 20, 2013
Local businessman and investor John Engquist has acquired the mortgage on the Rouzan development from BancorpSouth for an undisclosed price. Engquist, president and CEO of H&E Equipment, tells Daily Report he is “involved with a group that has purchased the note and has basically taken the position of the bank.” He declines to provide further […]
January 20, 2013
If you don’t live in Southdowns you may have been inclined to chalk up the recent battle over a property owner’s requested zoning change as just another neighborhood land-use dispute. But the brouhaha surrounding Ben Skillman’s property raises interesting questions about the city’s new land-use plan, FuturEBR: how it defines a residential neighborhood and what […]
January 19, 2013
Trader Joe’s, a 13,000-square-foot specialty supermarket, will be the anchor tenant for a 54,000-square-foot shopping center, Acadian Village, at Perkins Road and Acadian Thruway. Acadian Village plans to include several other high-end, well-known national retailers, says Tina Rance, marketing director for the property. “Baton Rouge is the first Louisiana location for Trader Joe’s, and we […]
January 19, 2013
The much-awaited Galatoire’s Bistro in Baton Rouge opened Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, and owners and guests alike mingled, enjoying the night’s wine and appetizers. The 7,500-square-foot building will include a 1,500-square-foot courtyard for outdoor dining. The site is being redeveloped by Commerical Properties for the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. “This is a Louisiana tradition. We’re […]
January 13, 2013
This home on Glasgow is no longer available…..It received an accepted contract after only 2 days on the market. A perfect introduction to a Buyer’s vs. Seller’s Market!! A buyer’s market is what you get when there’s more supply than demand. There are more people looking to sell houses than there are people […]
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January 28, 2013
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