Ascension Parish has become Louisiana's fastest growing parish through a combination of location & years of growth planning that is coming to fruition! Ascension Parish is home to one of the top ranked public education systems in the entire state which makes it super attractive to families. In addition, the Parish is located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans with easy, I-10 access to each city. The Mississippi River bisects the Parish, allowing for plant and industrial gr

CLM Equipment - a heavy equipment company - has elected to open their 5th Louisiana location in Port Allen, LA! CLM Equipment just closed on an $850,000, 3 acre lot on Commercial Dr with plans to build a 15,000 sf facility for sales and service. Initially they expect to add 15 - 20 new jobs with plans to further expand their job force in the future. Business is good for CLM as they are Louisiana's exclusive distributor of Hitachi excavators and wheel loaders. Welcome to Wes

One of my key lending partners has just announced new loan limits for conventional conforming residential home loans in the Greater Baton Rouge Area! The conventional home loan amount has increased to $832,750 and is available right now - no waiting period. Specific loan question? Reach out to Ryan Larussa with Synergy One Lending and he'll be glad to help you out - Ryan is one of my most trusted lender partners! I'm always available to answer questions about specific homes

January 2026 Home Sales Statistics for the Greater Baton Rouge area are in and at the chart below: January 2026 residential homes sales in the Greater Baton Rouge area have started off in a pretty strong manner! While the number of sold and closed homes was down slightly this January vs January 2025, the number of new listings was up and the median sold price increased January vs January. January 2026 vs 2025 stats show: 541 vs 513 homes sold 1.047 vs 942 new listings $265,00

The Baton Rouge Airport reported a record traffic count of 847,000 passengers in 2025! This is the second consecutive year of record traffic counts with the Airport reporting 844,000 passengers served in 2024. This record passenger count comes on the heels of a parking lot enhancement program that was rolled out earlier in the year and sets the stage for a terminal modernization project that will kick off later in 2026. This airport traffic news further underscores the posit

Lake Sherwood Acres Subdivision is a sought after subdivision located just off of Sherwood Forest and north of Coursey Blvd in Baton Rouge - 70816! Lake Sherwood Acres offers a real respite from the traffic nonsense that is Sherwood Forest Blvd and is a nice, peaceful oasis while offering easy access in/around Baton Rouge. Most of the homes were constructed in the 1980's or so, though you will find some newer homes as well. There's a huge variety of home sizes and shapes ava

Bellacosa Subdivision is a new construction, DR Horton community located just off Jones Creek Rd & Coursey Blvd in Baton Rouge 70817! Construction in Bellacosa Subdivision began in/around 2019 and was completed several years later. This particular DR Horton community comes loaded with subdivision amenities such as a playground, lake, pavilion, pool & splash pad. Fishing is also available within the lakes for the homeowners! There's a wide range of home sizes available in Be

Afton Oaks Subdivision is a centrally located, popular subdivision located right off of Sherwood Forest in 70816! There is another Afton Oaks Subdivision located in Zachary that is new construction, attached townhomes. This post is about the Baton Rouge subdivision:) Afton Oaks Subdivision consists of larger homes, on nicely sized lots and most of the homes were built in the early 1990's. I'm a big fan of the subdivision as you have a couple of ways in and out to allow for

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 the mandatory 4 hour course earlier today and it was all about technology, transparency & trust. The off-site class was hosted by Gulf Mortgage Group and Commerce Title with

Villas at Goodwood Subdivision is a new construction subdivision located at the intersection of Lobell & Goodwood - 70806! This subdivision is right across the street from the Goodwood Library and just up the street from Towne Center. The lots are pretty small, but the construction quality on these home is really quite nice & modern. The homes generally range in the 2,000 - 2,500 living square feet size and home values tend to be in the $475,000 - $525,000 range. I think on

Province at Moss Side Subdivision is an exclusive, sought after subdivision located about a mile south of the Perkins Rd & College Dr. intersection in 70808! Province at Moss Side is a relatively hidden gem of a subdivision tucked away and in very close proximity to Stratford Place , Coldwater Creek , Pollard Estates & Rouzan TND . The homes are large, custom, expansive and are typically between 3,000 - 4,500+ living square feet. Home values nearly always range between $1,00

My favorite pet store - Parish Pets - has relocated to a new building on Government St in Mid-City Baton Rouge 70806! They previously were located on N Foster, but elected to relocate into a bigger, better and much higher profile location right smack in the middle of Government St. They completely gutted and remodeled a building that had become an eyesore into one that is beautiful on the inside and out! Plenty of parking and a huge, grassed & fenced in backyard are some of

Concord Estates is a sprawling, large subdivision hidden away just east of College Dr in 70808! Concord Estates is bounded by I-10 to the north, College Dr to the west, Perkins Rd to the south and LSU's Burden Center to the east. Most of the homes were built in the 1970's - 1980's and are at least 2,000 living sf and sit on pretty large lots. There are still many original owners that live in Concord Estates and their homes come up for sale occasionally but are usually in ne

Another great dinner at Mestizos Restaurant with some friends over the weekend! They were all heading out to the Spanish Town Mardi Gras Ball later on in the evening, but I met them for dinner and a margarita on their way downtown. Mestizo's is probably my very favorite restaurant in all of Baton Rouge. The food and margarita quality is second to none and the atmosphere in the restaurant just can't be beat! The ground beef queso and the beef/bean burrito with rice and bean

Coldwater Creek Subdivision is a 1 street cul-de-sac located directly in front of Pollard Estates and accessed from Perkins Rd in 70808! Coldwater Creek homes are all at least 3,000 living sf, custom homes that were built in/around 20 years ago. Home values can range up to $800,000 due to the location of the subdivision and quality of the original home builds. The location is superb - located adjacent to Rouzan (and the new public library), Pollard Estates and Moss Side (acr

January 2026 is in the books and I clocked 100 miles for the month! January weather can be quite unpredictable and not conducive to running, but it generally cooperated up until the last week or so. I ran in a Quarter Marathon and a 10K this month and my last competitive race for the year isn't until mid-April. Are you interested in buying or selling a home? I'd love to visit with you, no pressure! Call, text or e-mail me. Click on this link to see all homes currently avail

Every year - during Mardi Gras - the Mardi Gras Mambo 10K/15K is run. It's a super fun race that begins downtown, runs through the Garden District & part of Mid-City before finishing up back downtown. This year's race was pretty challenging from a weather perspective. The wind chill during the race was 15 degrees and the actual temperature never got above 28 degrees! The weather tamped down the attendance a bit, but there were still 500 runners that finished the 10K and ov

Old Goodwood Place Subdivision is centrally located off of Goodwood Blvd, with the subdivision running just a bit north and south of Goodwood in 70806! Homes in Old Goodwood Place Subdivision are generally located on Goodwood, Sevenoaks, Carter, Keed & Esplanade (there are several other streets as well). It has turned into very much a transitional neighborhood. The original, smaller raised pier & beam homes are gradually being bought/torn down and replaced with much larger &

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