Super housing news coming out of Baker for late 2026 & 2027 as a new construction, large subdivision - Stillwater - will be built! When ultimately finished out, it will contain 160 new homes and it will be built-out in 3 phases: Phase I - 57 lots, Phase II - 49 lots & Phase III - 61 lots. Stillwater Subdivision will be built on 90 acres adjacent to the Comite River. It appears that roughly 1/2 of the acreage will be reserved for new detention ponds and other flood mitigati

Comite Hills West Subdivision is an older, well developed subdivision located in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish accessible from Joor Rd & just east of the Comite River! Most of the homes were built in the late 1970's & early 1980's and feature larger homes on larger lots which is a large part of why this subdivision is still in demand today. Even though the postal address is in Baton Rouge, Comite Hills West subdivision is part of the Central Community School D

Santa Maria Subdivision is a sprawling, highly sought after subdivision located at the far southern tip of East Baton Rouge Parish right on the subdivision line with Ascension Parish. Santa Maria is a golf course community with a championship caliber golf course snaking through the entire subdivision! If you love golf course living, this is the subdivision for you! You access Santa Maria Subdivision via Perkins Rd South of Highland Rd. This part of Perkins Rd is the origin

Long Farm Subdivision is a hot, new construction subdivision located in the southern part of East Baton Rouge Parish in St George - 70817! The subdivision is located in/around Jefferson Hwy, Baringer Foreman Rd., Antioch and Airline Hwy. Long Farm Subdivision is a mixed-use development consisting of single family homes, multi-family homes, senior living options, and multiple new, retail & commercial office outlets along Airline Hwy. There are a variety of builders currently

Inniswylde Subdivision is a very centrally located, new construction subdivision located just off of Bluebonnet Blvd in 70809! The location for Inniswylde is super convenient with access to both I-10 & Jefferson Hwy only about 5 minutes either direction. You are also located just up the street from Blue Cross/Blue Shield corporate offices as well as Perkins Rowe. Construction began in/around 2022 and is continuing today. The home tend to be on the larger side ranging from

I had a chance to spend a couple of hours last week with some close family & friends at The Tipsy Librarian and had a amazing experience! They are physically located at Towne Center and have a super inviting & well decorated space for their public & private events. They'll also come to your house to host a private event if you wish. If you've ever wanted to better understand the science behind craft cocktails and to try your hand at making craft cocktails - you need to go to

Lakes at Harveston Subdivision is a very sought after, high-end, new construction area in the very southern part of East Baton Rouge Parish. You access Lakes at Harveston off of Bluebonnet right in/around the curve. New construction homes in Lakes at Harveston began in/around 2022 and is continuing today. The homes here are considered custom homes and built by a variety of Baton Rouge builders. They are high quality construction homes full of amenities. In some very exciti

Had a great lunch at Chow Yum earlier this week! Chow Yum is a popular, but underrated restaurant located in the Overpass area of Mid-City Baton Rouge in 70808. It's tucked away just off of Perkins Rd and I forget it's there - which is a mistake as the food is just tremendous. All the dishes are hand crafted and they have a very flavorful menu - with an item or 2 for everyone's taste. Lunch service was packed by the time we were finished up and it was a random Wednesday tha

One of my key lending partners has just announced an new updated and enhanced Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) loan program! A HELOC allows a homeowner to pull excess equity out of their home and put that money to use in other areas such as home improvements, debt consolidation, travel, down payment on an investment property, etc). You are typically able to pull out excess equity up to 80% of the current appraised value of your home. This HELOC program now allows you to co

The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area showed some very strong job growth adding 2,700 new jobs in November 2025 as compared to November 2024! These new jobs grew our job employment base to around 438,000 jobs which is greater than this time in 2024 and lifts our total number of jobs back up to levels seen in the early fall of 2025. In addition, the unemployment rate for Baton Rouge fell to 3.9%, .2% below November 2024. All in, this is a great jobs report for the Baton Rouge are

Every calendar year, the Louisiana Real Estate Commission requires all licensed agents/brokers to complete 12 hours of continuing education. One 4 hour class is mandatory for all licensees in the State of Louisiana and the remaining hours are elective courses that individual agents choose. I completed my first 3 hour course earlier today and it was all about our mandatory purchase agreement and the changes that have been made for 2026. About every two years (sometimes every

Come check out my newest listing in Kensington Estates Subdivision - 70810! This is a custom built home featuring 6 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, 2 office areas, a butler's pantry and an exercise/music room with 4,300 square feet of living space! This home is located on the west side of Perkins Rd between Siegen Ln & Pecue on a cul-de-sac within Kensington Estates Subdivision with easy access to Siegen Ln, I-10 and the new Pecue Ln interchange. Here is a link to the homes active l

Bellingrath Lakes Subdivision is located in Greenwell Springs - 70739 and is part of the Central Community School District! Bellingrath Lakes is access directly off of Greenwell Springs Rd about a 1/2 mile of so before you reach Magnolia Bridge Rd. Its a fairly small and compact subdivision with many homes having actual lake views - which is a huge selling point for this subdivision. Most of the homes are around 20 years old and fairly large in size - ranging from around 2,0

The Louisiana Marathon Weekend is a Saturday/Sunday filled with races in and around Baton Rouge!. The primary Saturday races are the 5K & Quarter Marathon (6.55 miles) race. Start/finish is in downtown Baton Rouge at 4th Street & Spanish Town Rd. The race route departs downtown over the North Blvd overpass. From there, the route heads down 19th/Park to Perkins and then down Kleinert Avenue. They wind us back through parts of the Garden District and then back to 19th/Park

Goodwood Estates Subdivision is a highly, highly sought after subdivision located in the heart of Baton Rouge - 70806!. Goodwood Estates is located just north of Towne Centre and is very generally bounded by Jefferson Hwy to the south, Lobdell to the east, Audubon to the west and Government to the north. This subdivision is characterized by a wide variety of home types and sizes. It is still in a very long and drawn out transitional period whereby many/most of the original

December 2025 Home Sales Statistics for the Greater Baton Rouge area are in and at the chart below: December and full year 2025 homes sales statistics are wrapped for the year and it was another good, solid year for residential home sales in the Greater Baton Rouge area! December 2025 shows 713 sold homes vs 701 sold in December 2024 with a median sales price of $263,000 vs $263,133. In addition, there were 683 new homes listed and 541 homes went pending in December 2025 vs

Village at Magnolia Square Subdivision is a super popular community with a Baton Rouge postal address, but is part of the Central School System - 70818! This community began to be built out in/around 2014 and still has some homes under construction to this day. It's a planned community with small lots, but very good sized homes with upscale finishes throughout. In addition to the high quality of new construction, one of the primary draws to Village at Magnolia Square is tha

Woodstone Estates Subdivision is a very desired neighborhood located directly off of Highland Rd, just a few minutes south of Lee Dr in 70808! The homes in Woodstone Estates tend to be fairly large and sit on very nicely sized lots. Many of the homes were built in the 1980's and while most of them have been updated, it is not unusual for homes to come on the market in need of a complete update and refresh. Woodstone Estate's location directly on Highland Rd provides easy ac

Louisiana has become the first state EVER to win back-to-back Platinum Deal of the Year Awards! These awards recognize one economic win for a state per year as measured against all 50 states. In 2024, Louisiana won the award for the Meta AI Data center that is currently under construction in the northern part of the state. Louisiana won the 2025 Platinum Deal award for the $6 Billion Hyundai Steel's new plant that will begin construction in late 2026 on a 1,700 acre tract of

Westminster Place Subdivision is a popular subdivision that benefits from a superior, central location in Baton Rouge 70809. Westminster Place is bounded to the north by Jefferson Hwy and the main access road into the subdivision is from Drusilla Ln! This location provides easy access to I-12, Airline Hwy from Jefferson Hwy and I-10 through close proximity to Essen Ln. One of the most popular attractions to living in this subdivision is Westminster Elementary School which i