Baton Rouge News & Developments

[mhounit]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

The many blocks full of blighted buildings, overgrown grass, abandoned homes, and empty parking lots.

Sounds like you are describing mid city , not the downtown area .

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by mhounit

Sounds like you are describing mid city , not the downtown area .

It describes most of inner city BR.

[mhounit]

I'll ask again . Where are those blocks full of space , abandoned homes , and empty parking lots in the downtown area ? YOU made the statement , twice .

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by mhounit

I'll ask again . Where are those blocks full of space , abandoned homes , and empty parking lots in the downtown area ? YOU made the statement , twice .

There's a empty lot on Convention and East Blvd, the Advocate lot, and abandoned homes on East Blvd going towards the I-10 ramp.

[mhounit]

mod cut A couple of small lots on the fringes of the downtown area ? Not much opportunity for development there .

[pandorafan5687]

Surely this thread can go a bit further than the bickering that you two have done so far. I normally don't comment on that, but so far there has not been any talk on development or potential. I know y'all can do better than this, otherwise, maybe this discussion needs to be closed.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by mhounit

Ok , that's all you got ? A couple of small lots on the fringes of the downtown area ? Not much opportunity for development there .

That's what people said about all the projects downtown. How is an empty lot not an opportunity?!!
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[annie_himself]

West Side Expressway, new bridge, gaining traction
Traction is starting to build for a proposed new four-lane highway on the west side of the Mississippi and a new bridge across the river, but the speed bump on the plans may be the estimated price tag: $1.65 billion.
Talk of the new West Side Expressway and bridge began in earnest about five years ago, but the state Legislature only this year approved $1.65 million for a feasibility study of the proposed expressway, which would begin at Interstate 10 west of Port Allen and run to La. 1 south of Plaquemine.
A new Mississippi River bridge that’s part of the project would go from the west bank, between Plaquemine and White Castle, to the east bank, south of Baton Rouge.
Two parishes, Ascension and Iberville, are poised to provide funds for the study, as well.

http://theadvocate.c...sway-new-bridge

[timtemtym]

Wow that would be a huge relief for Baton Rouge traffic. They have proposed loops for the last 4 decades, but I think that plan would work best to take the New Orleans traffic out of the equation and help out in hurricane evacuations. I hope they actually do it. It would probably open up the west bank for some suburban developments or more industrial areas.