Louisiana
Sonnenblick-Eichner Secures $46M Refinancing for French Quarter Hotel in Nola
Beverly Hills-based real estate investment banking firm Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. arranged a $46-million loan to refinance the Maison Dupuy, a five-story,… Read more
Hard Rock Hotel, Residences Coming to NOLA’s French Quarter
Hard Rock International is expanding its hotel portfolio into the historic French Quarter and New Orleans Theater District, with plans… Read more
Modular Homes Coming to Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA, like many areas, is undergoing a housing crisis. More demand from people moving to the city, combined… Read more
$100M Apartment Tower on Tap for NOLA
The Domain Cos. are moving forward with the Odeon, a 29-story, $100 million apartment tower on a parking lot at… Read more
Entergy Breaks Ground on $869M Power Station
Entergy Corp. launched construction on its new 980-megawatt power station in St. Charles Parish, LA. Entergy Louisiana is making an… Read more
Canadian Developer Ready for Spring Delivery
Rothner Highgates Group is close to completion on its 166-unit Willard at Preston Crossing apartment complex in Louisville, KY. The… Read more
Drew Brees’ Second Job: Selling Donuts
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and partner Vik Patel of Bourbon Street Donuts LLC struck an agreement with Dunkin’… Read more
Chemical Industry Cautiously Optimistic
The slowly increasing cost of oil has given the chemical industry of Louisiana some hope that 2017 will be a… Read more
Dirt Work Begins on 100K-SF MXU in Baton Rouge
Site work has begun on the $30 million City Square, a 100,000-square-foot, mixed-use development at Bluebonnet Boulevard and Highland Road… Read more
NewQuest Readies for 203K-SF Camp Forbing
NewQuest Properties, headquartered in Houston, is readying for its 203,868-square-foot Camp Forbing Marketplace in Shreveport, LA. The developer will officially… Read more
Buc-ee’s to Baton Rouge: We Changed Our Mind
Buc-ee’s, the rest-stop chain that announced earlier this year that it would open its first location outside Texas in Baton… Read more
Baton Rouge MF, Hotels, Experiencing Katrina-Like Demand
In the wake of floods hitting Baton Rouge, LA, hotel and apartment supply is diminishing, in a scenario that is… Read more
Oil Pipelines Literally Drowning in Louisiana
Louisiana’s oil pipelines are in trouble, with $100 billion of energy infrastructure threatened by rising sea levels and receding coastlines.… Read more
Cost Segregation and Your Business’ Cash Flow
Cost Segregation Services’ National Account Executive Richard Symon provided Connect Media with a quick FAQ on cost segregation and how… Read more
Baton Rouge Chase Tower South Owners Fight Foreclosure
Florida Street Holdings LLC, owner of Chase South Tower at 451 Florida St. in Baton Rouge, LA, is fighting efforts… Read more
Baton Rouge: The Retailer Launch Pad to Louisiana
Many retail companies interested in setting up shop in Louisiana are making their first stop in the state’s capital city… Read more
Baton Rouge Commission Says No to Southgate
The Baton Rouge Planning Commission has recommended that Southgate, an 18-story high-rise student housing campus on Burbank Drive near Louisiana… Read more
Oil Prices Impact Shreveport Office Sector
Mention “oil price impact,” and the first thought might be Houston. But secondary markets such as Shreveport, LA have also… Read more
Praxair Plans $100M Expansion at Louisiana Plant
Praxair Inc. a global industrial gas company, is planning to invest more than $100 million in its Geismar, LA facility.… Read more