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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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