Katoen Natie has announced a $25,000,000 plant expansion in far north Baton Rouge - 70807! Their facility is located just off of Thomas Rd and Scenic Hwy. This expansion will create 13 new jobs, retain 22 existing jobs and will generate 9 indirect positions. It will be located at the company’s Baton Rouge Polymers Terminal and support Louisiana’s growing specialty chemicals and advanced materials industries. Click on this link to review all currently available homes for sa

Monticello Subdivision is a very popular subdivision located in the northern part of Baton Rouge. It is generally accessible from Sherwood Forest and Greenwell Springs Rd Most of the homes were originally built in the early 1980's and have generally been well kept over the years. The homes in Monticello typically range in size from 1,600 - 2,200 living square feet and their sales prices can range from $200,00 - $300,000 Monticello is a large subdivision with several hundre

Greenwell Springs is a designated area within the city of Central, LA with a zip code of 70739. It is located in the north and east quadrant East Baton Rouge Parish. Greenwell Springs is primarily still rural in nature. There are some subdivisions but there are also many older homes that sit on at least 2 acres of land and are considered rural tract/no subdivision. Greenwell Springs homes are part of the Central School District which makes the area very desireable for home

Huge economic news coming to the West Bank of Ascension Parish - Linde is investing $400,000,000 to build the largest air separating unit system along the entire Mississippi River Corridor! This project will be built in the new River Place MegaPlex currently under construction along the West Bank of Ascension Parish in/along Donaldsonville. This new project will supply oxygen and nitrogen essentials to the Blue Point Number One plant. It is estimated that this will create 15

Finished up lunch with my Dad at Doe's Eat Place - first time there and guaranteed will NOT be my last! Doe's is a long-time Baton Rouge restaurant located on Government Blvd in Mid-City. They are known for their steaks and just general fantastic food. We started with Brussel Sprouts which were roasted to perfection. Just a touch of heat, but plenty of texture from the roasting. My father and I both ended up getting the Chicken Fried Steak. Being born and raised in Texa

Plantation Park is a subdivision located in the southern part of Livingston Parish accessible directly from LA HWY 16. Plantation Park was developed in a couple of pretty discrete phases. The front part of the subdivision was developed in the early 1980's and consisted of primarily concrete slab homes with between 1,000 and 1,300 living square feet. The back 1/2 of the subdivision was developed in the late 1990's and consisted of primarily pier and beam Acadian style cottag

Kensington Estates Subdivision is a highly sought after, upscale subdivision located in the new City of St George in the southern portion of East Baton Rouge Parish. Kensington Estates is accessed from Perkins Rd and is located south of Siegen and north of Pecue Lane. Most of the homes in this subdivision were built in the mid-late 1990's and early 2000's. The homes generally range in size from 2,500 living sf up over 4,500 living sf. Sales prices can range from $450,000 u

Pipe And Steel Industrial has announced a $5,100,000 expansion to their existing Denham Springs/Livingston Parish facility! This is the second major expansion at their Denham Springs facility in the last 2 years. It is expected to create 20 new permanent jobs paying an average salary of $62,400 and to create an additional 36 temporary jobs. Click on this link to review all currently available homes for sale in Denham Springs, LA 70726. Are you interested in buying or selling

South Woodcrest Subdivision is located in the heart of Old Denham Springs. Most of the original homes in this subdivision were built around 1960, however there were homes constructed through through around 1980 or so. South Woodcrest is bound roughly by Rushing Rd to the south, LA HWY 16 to the east, Florida Blvd to the west and Veterans Blvd to the north The homes in South Woodcrest range from 1,100 sf - 1800 living sf or so. Most of the homes have at least 3 bedrooms and

The Louisiana Real Estate Commission requires all licensed agents in the state to complete 12 hours of continuing education every year as a condition of renewing their real estate licenses. These CE classes can be in person classes or on-line. In addition, there is a 4 hour mandatory course that ALL agents in Louisiana must take and pass, with the remaining hours subject to whatever other courses we'd like to take. I nearly always opt for the in-person classes. I like to b

Collins Place Subdivision is a highly sought after subdivision located in Walker, LA - accessed directly off of LA HWY 447 (Walker Rd South) This subdivision was substantially built out in the mid-2000's and was developed and designed around 2 interior lakes built by the developer. Most of the homes built were custom type homes with no one builder dominating the build out. Most of the most sought after homes were built on the lakes though the homes around the perimeter of th

Fannie Mae has now removed the minimum score requirement as part of the loan underwriting process! That's huge news for the consumer loan market and will open up an avenue to home ownership for a whole new group of individuals. Fannie Mae's Desktop Underwriting (DU) system will now review your entire overall financial profile which includes income, assets, payment history & credit behavior in making an automated DU approval/deny decision. The key takeaway from this is that

Grays Creek is a large subdivision centrally located in Denham Springs that has been developed by several builders over time. Grays Creek is accessed from Florida Blvd and is situated between Pete's Highway and Juban. The front part of the subdivision was developed in/around 2010 and there were multiple builders involved in constructing the homes. The homes ranged in size from 1,500 - 2,500 square feet and were pretty generally mixed between single and 2 story homes. It wa

October 2025 Home Sales Statics for the Greater Baton Rouge area are in and at the chart below: October 2025 residential home sales statistics are in for the Month of October 2025 and it was another very solid month in our area! 727 homes were sold in the Greater Baton Rouge Area in October 2025 vs 673 sold in October 2024 with the median sales price increasing almost 2% up to $269,768. The average days on market inched up by 1 day to 69 days before going pending and histori

Pine Bluff Estates Subdivision is located in Denham Springs 70726 about a mile north of downtown Denham. You access the subdivision directly from LA HWY 16 and wind down an old road until you hit the subdivision. The original part of the subdivision was built in/around 2000 and was comprised solely of approximately 1300 sf raised, Acadian style cottages. Several years ago an investor purchased the remaining undeveloped lots at the rear of the subdivision and placed brand n

Hood Container has announced a $120,000,000 investment in their existing packaging and paper production plant in St Francisville, 70775! This plant was originally constructed in 1950 and has been an integral part of the St Francisville and West Feliciana Parish's economy since that time. This project will retain 295 existing jobs and is expected to create 819 indirect jobs during the construction/expansion phase. It is also expected that the retained jobs will pay at about

Evangeline Trace Subdivision is a DSLD subdivision located in Denham Springs just south of I-12. The subdivision is accessed from Buddy Ellis and construction in Evangaline Trace began in 2016. Evangeline Trace consists of homes generally targeted to a first time home buyer with sizes ranging from around 1500 - 1900 living square feet. Home values now generally range from $240,000 - $275,000. The location allows for easy access to I-12 and the entire Juban Parc retail devel

PALA Interstate has announced a $2,000,000 investment at their existing, 37 acre metal fabrication site in Denham Springs, LA - 70726! The project is expected to add 14 brand new jobs, create 26 new indirect jobs and will retain the 35 existing employees at PALA's current job site. PALA is a 50 year old Louisiana company headquartered in Baton Rouge with its manufacturing facility in Denham Springs and is 100% employee owned. More good news for the housing sector in Denha

Hundred Oaks Subdivision is a very established and sought after subdivision located in Mid-City Baton Rouge 70808. Hundred Oaks is generally bounded by S Acadian Thruway and Perkins Rd and running north and south along Hundred Oaks Avenue. Hundred Oaks is prized due to its proximate location to St Joseph's Academy and Catholic High as well as easy access to shopping, restaurants, Government Blvd & I-10. It's a great neighborhood for walking, running and enjoying all the bea

In a big win for Brusly, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish and the Greater Baton Rouge Area in general, SNT has selected Brusly as the home of their newest consolidated manufacturing facility with a $60,000,000 investment! This project is expected to create 275 direct jobs and 418 indirect jobs. The direct, permanent jobs created will be huge for the Brusly and WBR Parish which will drive further economic development and new home construction across the Mississippi River. The pro

Settlement at Willow Grove is a large, multi-faceted residential & commercial development located between Perkins Rd & I-10 and just south of the Mall of Louisiana and Perkins Rowe. Settlement at Willow Grove has been development over several years and in several phases. Initially, the subdivision had 1 street of high-end townhomes and then single family homes comprising the first build-out. And while the initial single family homes developed in Willow Grove were nicely si

Zeeland Place is a subdivision located in Mid-City Baton Rouge 70808 and adjacent to St Joseph's Academy. It's central location within Baton Rouge and particularly to SJA and Catholic High makes it a sought after subdivision. The homes are varied in both style, size and condition. Zeeland Place was originally formed in the 1950's so over time, houses have been added on to, torn down and rebuilt in a more modern style or kept very much to their original construction size an

In 2025 the Michelin Guide issued their first ever star and recommended guide listing for restaurants in the American South and the Baton Rouge Area landed not one but two restaurants on the recommended guild - Elsie's Plate & Pie and the St Francisville Inn ! I've written about Elsie's Plate & Pie multiple times as their restaurant is just a few blocks from my home in Mid-City Baton Rouge. It really is one of the very best restaurants in all of Baton Rouge and their inclus

Little Flock Subdivision is located in the northern part of Walker. The subdivision is generally bounded by LA HWY 447, LA HWY 449 and Courtney Rd. Little Flock is a u-shaped, one-street subdivision that is only partially built out. There are a number of vacant lots that are still waiting to have a home built on them. The location is such that you do feel like you are partially out in the country, but yet you do have neighbors pretty close by and easy access into the city