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Projects Since 1987
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Public & Private Sector Investment
Projects in Planning or Under Construction

“Alive” Riverfront Development
Planning – pending passage of Bond Issue		 247.5 Million
Two Convention Hotels
Planning – pending passage of Bond Issue		 100.0 Million
River Center Parking Garages           
Planning – pending passage of Bond Issue		 68.8 Million
Expansion of River Center (Phases IIB & III)
Planning – pending passage of Bond Issue		 75.5 Million
City Government Consolidation       
Planning – pending passage of Bond Issue		 49.0 Million
Expansion of the River Center (Phase IIA)
Planning		 17.0 Million
River Place Condominiums
Planning		 70.0 Million
DeSoto Park
Planning		 11.0 Million
Levee Bike Path- Farr Park
Planning		 2.0 Million
Causey Building Renovation
Under Construction 		Budget N/A
19th Judicial Courthouse
Under Construction 		113.0 Million
Capitol Park Amphitheatre
Planning		 2.0 Million
North Boulevard Town Square
Planning		 4.5 Million
Hotel Indigo
Under Construction		 25.0 Million
Police Station / Art Gallery – 3rd Street Parking Garage
Planning		 0.3 Million
Brownstones       
Planning		 11.5 Million
First United Methodist Expansion
Planning		 20.0 Million
First Presbyterian Expansion
Under Construction 		4.0 Million
State Economic Development Building
Planning		 38.0 Million
Green Light Project                                                                           
Under Construction 		10.25 Million
River Park                                                                                          
Under Construction		 600.0 Million
BREC Park (Seventh & Convention)
Planning		 0.13
TOTAL: 1.469 Billion
Completed Projects

Levee Bike Path- Connecting LSU 2.0 Million
II City Plaza           70.0 Million
Stroube’s Building – Shaw Center 1.5 Million
State Welcome Center Garage 5.7 Million
Kress at Third & Main                      18.0 Million
Belle of Baton Rouge Parking Garage 12.0 Million
Oneleven – Shaw Center 3.5 Million
Levee Bike Path- Downtown 1.0 Million
Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Park 70.0 Million
Shaw Center (LSU Museum and Performing Arts Center)            53.0 Million
Expansion of the River Center           30.0 Million
Third Street Garage 7.6 Million
Roux House 0.25 Million
Happy’s 0.25 Million
Schlittz & Giggles 0.5 Million
Boudreaux’s & Thibodeaux Budget N/A
D’Agostinos         Budget N/A
Little Village Budget N/A
St. James Episcopal Expansion 8.0 Million
YMCA Expansion 0.5 Million
SOGO Live Budget N/A
KEANS the Cleaners Budget N/A
Piccadilly Building Budget N/A
Jackson Building Budget N/A
LASM Planetarium & Space Theatre 18.0 Million
Beauregard Gallery Budget N/A
Lottery Corporation Building 6.0 Million
St. Joseph Street – Cossas Antiquas- Residential Renovations Budget N/A
Golden Dome Budget N/A
Casino Rouge – Capitol Bistro/Pavilion 4.4 Million
Remson & Haley Architects Budget N/A
Grace and Hebert Architects Budget N/A
E. Eric Guirard Building Budget N/A
Baton Rouge Landing (City Dock)
The dock is utilized monthly by the following riverboat vessels:
  • The American Queen
  • The Delta Queen
  • The Mississippi Queen
 1.6 Million
Riverfront Development Plan – Phase One Implementation
  • 3,000 linear feet of specialty paving promenade
 3.2 Million
Fuqua Building 1.0 Million
Baton Rouge Bar Association Budget N/A
Capitol Park  
Revenue & Taxation – LaSalle Building 32.0 Million
Revenue & Taxation Parking Garage – LaSalle Garage 14.7 Million
First Circuit Court of Appeals 6.5 Million
House Committee Room Addition – Data Processing Center 9.5 Million
Central Plant 8.2 Million
State Library Renovation and Expansion 6.4 Million
Department of Administration – Claiborne Building 60.0 Million
DEQ Parking Garage – Galvez Garage 15.0 Million
Department of Justice – Livingston Building 16.0 Million
DEQ – Galvez Building 38.0 Million
State Insurance Building – Poydras Building 12.0 Million
DNR - D’Iberville Building 30.0 Million
State Welcome Center 2.7 Million
State Museum 13.5 Million
Education - Bienville Building 30.0 Million
Avoyelles Café – Commercial Renovation Budget N/A
Louisiana Association of Broadcasters Budget N/A
George Jenne Custom Builders – Residential Renovations Budget N/A
631 Main Street Building Budget N/A
Varsity Shop Budget N/A
Subway Expansion (One American Place) 0.15 Million
Baton Rouge Sheraton Convention Hotel 20.0 Million
Federal Court House 20.0 Million
Postal Encoding Center 1.5 Million
City Club Renovation 0.75 Million
Old State Capitol Renovation:Center for Political and Governmental History 12.5 Million
City Court House 12.0 Million
Joey’s Java Expansion Budget N/A
Catfish Town Redevelopment 100.0 Million
Louisiana Casino Cruises, Inc. 70.0 Million
City Parish Credit Union 0.80 Million
USS KIDD Museum 12.5 Million
Old Governor’s Mansion 3.5 Million
First United Methodist addition and renovation 3.5 Million
First Baptist renovation 1.0 Million
St. Joseph’s Cathedral renovation 1.0 Million
First Presbyterian Dunham Chapel 0.75 Million
First Presbyterian Church Renovation 1.5 Million
First Presbyterian expansion 1.10 Million
232 Third Street- Mixed Use 5.0 Million
423 Third Street- Mixed Use 1.30 Million
Residential Development
  • River Palms (Renovation)
  • New Richmond Place Apartments (Renovation)
  • Capitol View Apartments (Renovation)
  • Catholic –Presbyterian Apartments (Renovation)
  • Lake Shore Place (Previously Capitol Lake Apartments)
  • New market rate residential development by Rick Caraway
  • Beauregard Town – (Sold new home November 98)
 10.5 Million
Private Development Projects with investment figures unavailable:
  • Belisle Building (Renovation)
  • Roumain Building (Renovation)
  • State National Life Building (Renovation)
  • Lyceum Dean (Renovation)
  • Dean Plaza (Renovation)
  • 525 Florida Street (Renovation)
  • Doiron Building (Renovation)
  • St. Charles House (Renovation)
  • Petroleum Inc. (Renovation)
  • Pal Productions (Renovation)
  • Louisiana Home Builders Assoc. (Renovation)
  • Ryder Building (Renovation)
  • Baton Rouge Area Foundation (Renovation)
  • Fonville Building (Renovation)
  • Dalton's – State National Life Building
  • AT&T- State National Life Building
  • Anytime Fitness
  
TOTAL COMPLETED PROJECTS: 891.85 Million*
1987 – 2008 INVESTMENT: 2.361 Billion*

*NOTE: FIGURE DOES NOT REFLECT ALL PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT WITHIN THE DISTRICT
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