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Permits issued for Simple Joe Cafe expansion, $1.2 million Magnolia Wood home
6+ day, 49+ min ago (458+ words) Here is a list of commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish Government from Aug. 31-Sept. 4. 3057 GOVERNMENT ST.: renovate 2,376-square-feet of tenant space for an expansion of seating at Simple Joe Cafe, $25,000; applicant, Fritz Embaugh; owner,…...
Government Street property sold. See what the new owner plans to do with it
1+ week, 2+ day ago (169+ words) The former Lettermans building on Government Street has been sold for the second time in six months, to a south Louisiana HVAC supplier. CIS Industries bought the building at 4726 Government St. for an undisclosed amount in a deal that closed…...
Bluebonnet Boulevard apartment complex sold for $62 million
1+ week, 5+ day ago (215+ words) A Dallas-area real estate firm has purchased an upscale Bluebonnet Boulevard apartment complex for $62 million. The Medve Group of Irving, Texas, bought The Waters at Bluebonnet complex in a deal that was filed Monday with the East Baton Rouge Clerk…...
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3+ week, 2+ day ago (23+ words) The Advocate lots for sale nearly 21 years Hurricane Katrina made landfall along Beach Blvd. in Biloxi, Ms., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026....
Crystals, rocks, gems shine at annual Gem and Minerals Show in Gonzales
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (681+ words) On the Rocks owner Suzi Meilleur was one of 20 vendors featured during the Baton Rouge Gem & Mineral Society’s Gem & Mineral Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. The Baton Rouge Gem & Mineral Society’s Gem & Mineral Show featured a wide variety of…...
Louisiana has flies. Apparently, I needed a $10 leather flyswatter.
4+ week, 1+ day ago (762+ words) Jan Risher's new $10 flyswatter has been a welcome addition to the home. I have bought more things in the last 11 months than I have in the last 11 years. I am not happy about that claim, but it’s true. The purchases…...