DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENTS
Here is a quick look at some of the new developments and new construction taking place Downtown!Downtown areas under construction:Downtown Greenway (North ...
MATHERNE'S MAKING A MARK
Located in the heart of downtown, Matherne's Market at 440 on Third is the first full service supermarket downtown in over 50 years! Only 9 months after op...
BARTRAM TRAIL MARKER
WILLIAM BARTRAMTRAIL MARKER DEDICATIONSEPTEMBER 10TH A trail marker dedication to William Bartram, an American Naturalist, was held this Thursday, Septembe...
2016 Development Toolkit
The Downtown Development District has released the 2016 update to their Development Toolkit - a document offering demographics, statistics, and other resou...
COMING SOON: WATERMARK
One of Baton Rouge's first skyscrapers was built in 1926 and was originally the home of Louisiana National Bank. It was recently purchased by developer Mik...
EPA Bike Share
In early 2015, Baton Rouge received a U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) grant through its Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program to investig...
DDD RECEIVES 2015 IDA MERIT AWARD!
The Downtown Development District has just received an award from the International Downtown Association for the transformation of River Road into a ‘compl...
Water Campus: Building Revealed
Baton Rouge, LA. – The Water Campus released the first images of the new The Water Institute of the Gulf’s Headquarters, Research and Interpretive Center t...
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS NOW OPEN
Located in the North Boulevard Town Square area, this historic building opened in 1955 as the Baton Rouge Savings and Loan Association Building and was onc...
WATERMARK BATON ROUGE ANNOUNCED
Plans have been announced to convert the old State Office Building at 150 Third Street into a 148 Marriott Autograph hotel in Downtown baton Rouge.Under th...
DOWNTOWN GREENWAY AT EXPRESSWAY PARK
The first piece of the long-awaited Downtown Greenway, a 2.75-mile walk and bike path linking downtown to the inner-city, has been completed. The new green...