2026 Development Toolkit

The Downtown Development District (DDD) has released the 2026 Development Toolkit, a comprehensive publication presenting the most up-to-date data and insights on downtown over the past year.

The 2026 Development Toolkit serves as a resource to attract future investors, business owners and developers to Downtown Baton Rouge. It includes statistics such as investment numbers, safety, occupancy rates, tourism, events, economic impact and more.

Here are a few highlighted statistics:

• $3.08 Billion Total Investment since 1987
• Property Value 6X Higher Than Parish-Wide Average
• 95% CBD Residential Occupancy
• 81.7% Class A Office Occupancy Rate
• $20 Million Hotel Investment in Last 5 Years
• *New* Downtown Experience Spread
• 23M Central Green Space Investment
• 1,000+ Events
• 114,000 + attended Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade
• *New* Event Economic Impact
• 1,250 LED Street Light Upgrades

To view the entire Toolkit, click here.