Travel + Leisure will convert the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center into a Sports Illustrated Resorts property with Shaq among investors; renovations are slated to begin in early 2027.

Gretna’s downtown marketplace will close May 1 for a months‑long refresh, and organizers will retool Gretna Fest into an October concert series while work proceeds. The city says the full festival will return in 2027.

Tulane will begin construction April 20 to join Newcomb Quad and Berger Family Lawn, adding paths, event-ready space and a 440,000-gallon underground stormwater tank.

The Monarch, a 34-room boutique hotel at 210 St. Charles, opens April 15 with Art Deco interiors and a lobby bar called the S Bar.

The Downtown Development District’s State of Downtown shows nearly 40 million visits in 2025, population and income gains and a downtown vacancy rate well under the national average.

Buyers say they paid thousands in CivicSource tax-auction bids and still lack clear title or confirmation that their money reached government entities.

Construction on Buc‑ee’s Ruston travel center is moving quickly; the city has installed traffic lights and is reworking Tarbutton Road ahead of a 2027 opening.

Red Oak Capital provided an $8.4M bridge loan to convert the former WeStay Suites at 140 Holiday Blvd into an 87‑unit apartment community in Covington.

Out-of-market firms from Houston and Dallas are racing for scarce warehouse space in Ascension Parish as megaprojects and developer pipelines accelerate pre-leasing.

Skysoar Capital Partners bought One Canal Place in downtown New Orleans in a deal local sources peg at about $25–30M, and Baker Donelson's 40,000-sf lease pushes occupancy to roughly 75%.

OPSB and NORA will reopen the Israel Augustine solicitation after only one non‑responsive bid; NORA warns redevelopment could cost as much as $50 million.

Providence Community Housing will break ground April 8 on 103 affordable senior apartments at the former B.W. Cooper site on Erato Street.

Associated Wholesale Grocers will spend $110M to modernize its Pearl River distribution center, add automation and retain 334 jobs.