IBM LOCATING DOWNTOWN

March 27th, 2013

Governor Bobby Jindal's announcement of IBM locating offices in downtown Baton Rouge, providing over 800 new jobs within the capital region, is testament t...

DIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ON 3RD ST

March 19th, 2013

Diversity of Development on 3rd StreetThese days downtown Baton Rouge is much more than a "field of dreams." New retailers and developments along Third Str...

PRESCRIPTIONS TO GEAUX

March 14th, 2013

Downtown Baton Rouge workers and residents can now fill prescriptions without driving to another part of town, with the opening of Prescriptions to Geaux o...

JIMMY JOHN'S GOURMET SANDWICHES

December 27th, 2012

Jimmy John's Gourmet SandwichesNow Open Downtown @ 201 Third Street!We are pleased to announce the opening of Jimmy John's located in the Downtown Third S...

438 MAIN APARTMENTS COMPLETE

December 18th, 2012

438 Main Street Apartments CompleteNow Accepting Tenant ApplicationsDowntown is quickly becoming one of the most desirable places to live in Baton Rouge. W...

2012 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

December 11th, 2012

December 20122012 Development Update

CONVENTION STREET PARK OPENS

December 6th, 2012

Convention Street ParkSituated on a three-quarter acre lot downtown, Convention Street Park is part of the Seventh Street Corridor which emerged from the P...

DESIGN RESOURCE CENTER OPENS

November 29th, 2012

11/29/2012Design Resource CenterDowntown Development District OfficesThe Design Resource Center is 600 sq. ft. utilitarian flex-space located at 247 Florid...

TOWN SQUARE - 2012 IDA MERIT AWARD

September 24th, 2012

North Boulevard Town Square Receives National Award2012 International Downtown Association Conference(Minneapolis, MN. September 22, 2012)-During its most ...

DOWNTOWN INVESTMENTS ESCALATES

September 12th, 2012

9/12/2012Downtown Investment EscalatesCorroborating the Economic Viability of Baton Rouge's DowntownYesterday's Downtown Development District Board Meeting...

DOWNTOWN GROCERY STORE RESULTS

August 16th, 2012

As an implementation item of Plan Baton Rouge II, it was recommended that the downtown attract more residents to the downtown area. In order to attract mor...

DOWNTOWN GREENWAY - 2012 TCSP GRANT

August 13th, 2012

Downtown Greenway Grant AwardedMayor President Kip Holden announces the 2012 Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program (TCSP) Grant Awarded...