Thursday, November 12, 2009

Development Projects in Baton Rouge as of 11/10/09

I went to a meeting tonight about the bond proposal that was put on by Mike Futrell and Progress Is. One of the main topics was all of the development that is currently happening in Baton Rouge.  These are the projects that I could remember from the meeting and think of right off the top of my head.  If you can think of more, please let me know.  I will add these, plus any others that I think of or see at a later date.
  1. Bond Proposal (assuming it passes) -
    1. Alive
    2. River Center expansion
    3. 4 new hotels
    4. prison
    5. parking garages
    6. anything else that I am forgetting right now 
  2. Celtic Media - more stages for movies, commercials, etc
  3. the condominium development on the riverfront that I cannot remember the name of (next to Hollywood Casino)
  4. expansion at Pennington Biomedical Research Center
  5. Electronic Arts - building a development facility on LSU campus
  6. Old South Baton Rouge - lots of development associated with LSU (mostly housing, I think)
  7. Projects around LSU campus:
    1. Student Union
    2. Rec Center (fixing damage from Gustav)
Okay, its getting really late, so I will quit here.  Again, please leave a comment if you know of any other projects that are not listed here.



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  1. anotherbenNovember 20, 2009 at 10:18 AM

    Not sure if this counts..but a design was prepared for a walking path along seven oaks from goodwood park to near independence park. The design was presented at a Goodwood Property Owners Association meeting a while back...though nothing seems to be happening on that front. Also, the Parks Department has a lot of stuff in the works (they presented at the same meeting). Also, i have heard speak of a new main library being in the pipe as a centerpiece for upgrades to independence park.

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  2. Michael HynsonNovember 21, 2009 at 7:59 PM

    anotherben,

    Thanks for the information. You also made me remember another small project involving apartments for migrant workers off of Harper's Ferry. I don't remember the details, but I saw it on Channel 21 a few weeks ago.

    I have also heard about a new main library, and there have been a few articles in the Advocate over the last few days about the library in the Rouzan development. I update everyone when I find out more info.

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