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• Deal to turn Cortana Mall into Amazon Center stalls out, according to Virginia College owner

  May 19, 2020 6:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The former Virginia College site at the Cortana Mall is back on the market after the deal with Amazon to build a fulfillment center fell through. According to the Advocate, Developer Seefried Industrial Properties made deals in the past for fulfillment centers and currently has a... more »

• Developer chosen to remake old Entergy site

  May 27, 2016 2:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – City officials have chosen who will redevelop an abandoned Entergy site on Government Street in Baton Rouge. The East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority announced Friday that Weinstein Nelson Development was chosen to remake the site. Weinstein Nelson Development proposed using the site into a blend... more »

• Developers sought for Gov't Street power plant site; construction is a year away

  March 31, 2016 4:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Redevelopment Authority has started soliciting plans from developers about what to do with a Mid City eyesore: the old electricity facility on Government Street. “ The redevelopment of this property has the potential to serve as a gateway linking to downtown, which is experiencing a... more »