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Sherwood Forest Subdivision - Baton Rouge, LA 70815!
Sherwood Forest Subdivision is a massive subdivision located in the east-central part of Baton Rouge. There are over 1,000 homes in Sherwood Forest where development started in the late 1970's and continued on into the 1980's. Sherwood Forest is generally bounded on the north by Florida Blvd, the south by Old Hammond Hwy, Sharp Ln to the west and S Flannery to the east. Sherwood Forest is almost completely built out with detached, single family homes. However there are som
Dec 14, 20252 min read


Forest Oaks West Subdivision - Baton Rouge, LA 70815!
Forest Oaks West Subdivision is located in 70815 and is generally north of Florida Blvd and West of Sherwood Forest Blvd. Forest Oaks West was originally developed in/around the 1980's and consists of essentially all brick, affordable residences. Forest Oaks West is comprised of both single family homes and townhome duplex units. The townhome duplex units were mostly sold separately when they were built, but you do find an occasional duplex that is whole and hasn't been sep
Dec 13, 20252 min read


Florida Plaza Subdivision - Baton Rouge, LA 70806!
Florida Plaza Subdivision is located just south of Florida Blvd, bounded on the south by Government St and on the east by Lobdell. It contains a mixture of detached single family homes, some attached townhouse homes and several commercial buildings. This is another subdivision that was developed in/around the early 1980's and is semi-unique in that it houses several different types of properties. It's central location, along with being located in 70806 has kept its appeal p
Dec 12, 20252 min read


Cedarcrest Bend Subdivision - Baton Rouge, LA 70816!
Cedarcrest Bend Subdivison is a 1980's era subdivision centrally located off of Coursey Blvd. The general area is bounded by I-12 to the north, Airline Hwy to the west and Coursey Blvd to the south and is located in 70816. Cedarcrest Bend is composed of some smaller, single family homes, duplexes and a few fourplexes interspersed. The subdivision was built primarily in the early 1980's and still has a great location with easy access to I-12, Airline Hwy, Costco, Home Depot
Dec 11, 20252 min read


Top 10 Mortgage Don'ts in Baton Rouge Real Estate!
If you are thinking about buying a house or actively working to get ready to purchase a home, here is a list of 10 things to NOT do as you begin to work through the mortgage process: Don't change/quit jobs or become self-employed Don't be late on any credit card payments or make large credit card purchases Don't purchase a car, boat, RV Don't purchase any big ticket items (sound system, big family vacation, etc) Don't apply for new credit anywhere Don't forget any debts on yo
Dec 10, 20252 min read


Morgan Place West Subdivision - Baton Rouge, LA 70818!
Morgan Place West Subdivision is a sought after subdivision located in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish. It has a Baton Rouge postal address, but is located in the Central Community school district which makes it very desirable. Morgan Place West is located just northwest of the intersection of Hooper Rd & Joor Rd. Most of the homes were built in/around 1990's, but you will run across some homes built in the early 2000's. Homes in Morgan Place West typically ra
Dec 9, 20252 min read


Perkins Village Subdivision - Baton Rouge, LA 70810!
Perkins Village Subdivision is a fairly large subdivision located on the east side of Perkins Rd in between Siegen Ln & Pecue Ln in 70810. Typically the homes in Perkins Village were built in/around 1980 and could be considered a good starter home type of neighborhood. Some of the homes have been completely updated, but others are still pretty original as to when they were built. Typically homes sales prices range between $150,000 - $225,000 for Perkins Village. The locati
Dec 8, 20252 min read


Lake Forest Park Subdivision - Baton Rouge, LA 70816!
Lake Forest Park Subdivision is a compact subdivision tucked in west of Millerville Rd and bounded by I-12 to the north and S Harrell's Ferry to the south. Most of the homes were built in the 1970's - 1980's and tend to have brick siding. They are pretty typical starter type homes with living square footages ranging between 1,800 - 2,300. Generally the homes are fairly well kept, but you will run across some that have not been well maintained by their owners. I'd character
Dec 7, 20252 min read


Swart Subdivision - Baton Rouge, LA 70802!
Swart Subdivision is one of the oldest subdivisions in all of Baton Rouge located primarily between I-10 to the north and Terrace Ave to the south in 70802! Most of the homes were originally built between 1930 - 1950. There are a few newer homes, but many of the homes are original and in varying states of condition along with a number of vacant lots. The home pictured was originally built by the family of my client. This particular house was handcrafted and was in remarka
Dec 6, 20251 min read


Woodstock Subdivision - Greenwell Springs, LA 70739!
Woodstock Subdivision is located in Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 and in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish. Woodstock feeds into Central Community schools and it is an in-demand subdivision. You can access the subdivision by turning onto Frenchtown Rd off of Central Thruway, taking a left on Planchet and then another left into Woodstock. The subdivision was initially platted in/around 2011 when construction began on the homes. DSLD is the predominant builder in th
Dec 5, 20251 min read


Thanksgiving Lunch with my Dad - 70809, November 2025!
We had a super Thanksgiving lunch with friends on Thursday and we didn't have to cook anything! My friend's son is finishing up his first semester of Law School in New Orleans so he came home for Thanksgiving and his parents put out an amazing spread - all home cooked! We had turkey, dressing & giblet gravy, sweet potato and mashed potato casserole, fresh cut green beans and a corn souffle. Dessert were a spread of pies from local bakeries. I brought Kim Crawford Prosecco a
Dec 4, 20251 min read


November 2025 End of Month Running Update
I've finished up the month of November 2025 with 84 miles and 918 total miles for the year! Still on track to hit 1,000 miles for the year - need to run 82 miles in December. Slow start to the month with my allergies really acting up and slow finish to the month with the holidays and some not-so-great running weather. Hopefully December weather will hold up as I need to run 21 days for the month. I've completed my race registrations for the 3 races I'm running in in 2026:
Dec 3, 20251 min read


CF Industries, JERA and Mitsui Announce $4 Billion Investment for the World’s Largest Ammonia Facility - Ascension Parish 70346, September 2025!
More fantastic economic news for the Greater Baton Rouge Area and Donadlsonville/Ascension Parish as final approval is given for another multi-billiion dollar investment in the RiverPlex MegaPark! The facility is expected to export approximately 1.4 million metric tons of low-carbon ammonia annually to international markets and will be the world's largest plant of its kind. This new production facility will be located in close proximity to the just announced Hyundai Steel $6
Dec 2, 20252 min read


Hyundai Steel Announces a $5.8 Billion Investment - Ascension Parish 70346, October 2025!
Monstrous economic news announcement for the Greater Baton Rouge Area and Donaldsonville/Ascension Parish in particular as Hyundai Steel confirms a multi-billiion dollar investment in the RiverPlex MegaPark! This fully integrated, manufacturing facility to be built by Hyundai will sit on 1,700 acres of the 17,000 acre RiverPlex tract which sits on the West Bank of the Mississippi River in Ascension Parish. It is estimated that this facility will create roughly 1,300 new jobs
Dec 1, 20251 min read


Katoen Natie Announces a $25 Million Expansion in Baton Rouge - 70807 , November 2025
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
Nov 30, 20251 min read


Monticello Subdivision - Baton Rouge, LA 70814!
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
Nov 29, 20251 min read


Greenwell Springs, LA 70739!
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
Nov 28, 20252 min read


Linde Announces New Investment to Support Blue Ammonia Plant at RiverPlex MegaPark - Ascension Parish 70346, October 2025
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
Nov 27, 20251 min read


Kensington Estates Subdivision - Baton Rouge, 70810!
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
Nov 24, 20252 min read


2025 Real Estate Continuing Education Complete!
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
Nov 21, 20252 min read
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