30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

January 22nd, 2018

Beginning this month, the Downtown Development District (DDD) will celebrate 30 years as an economic development agency for Downtown Baton Rouge. The journ...

CAPITOL PARK MASTER PLAN

January 22nd, 2018

As part of the Downtown Development District's 30th Anniversary, we are looking back at some of the projects that propelled downtown to where it is today.I...

2017 YEARBOOK

January 5th, 2018

Downtown Development District's Development Update2017 YEARBOOK

DESOTO PARK NATURE TRAILS

October 30th, 2017

Proposal Package

Downtown Sonic

April 5th, 2017

Sonic announced a new concept restaurant located at the intersection of South 10th and Government Street. Sonic has also renovated a 4,000 square foot buil...

COCHA NOW OPEN

January 11th, 2017

Variety is the spice of life, and downtown has over 50 restaurants now open for your choosing. The DDD is pleased to welcome 9 newcomers to the Central Bus...

MAGPIE CAFE NOW OPEN

December 15th, 2016

The Downtown Development District is very excited to welcome Magpie Cafe' to Downtown! Magpie Cafe' is a modern cafe' specializing in high quality coffee a...

Downtown Healthcare

December 15th, 2016

Owners Holly Chaney, Liz Eure, Dr. Michael Duplechain, and Dr. Thomas Guillot would like to welcome you to Downtown Healthcare & Wellness, Downtown's n...

DIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ON 3rd St.

October 20th, 2016

Diversity of Development on Third Street Map

CHEF CELESTE BISTRO NOW OPEN!

September 30th, 2016

Chef Celeste Bistro is an open-air café and is now open inside the Main Street Market (corner of Main St. & 5th St. inside the Galvez Garage). Chef Cel...

MATHERNE'S MAKING A MARK

February 22nd, 2016

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...

DDD RECEIVES 2015 IDA MERIT AWARD!

September 29th, 2015

The Downtown Development District has just received an award from the International Downtown Association for the transformation of River Road into a ‘compl...