Old South Baton Rouge

In 2005, Plan Baton Rouge hired RKG Associates and a team of consultants to create a Strategic Neighborhood Revitalization and Economic Development Plan that identified strategies and implementation steps to generate reinvestment in the area, to strengthen and preserve the residential neighborhoods and to provide an effective guide for decision-making through community engagement. The Strategic Plan coordinates and leverages HOPE IV investment, private sector investment, City Parish investment, and ongoing downtown revitalization.

Programs in Old South Baton Rouge 

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HOME REHABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM

The Center for Planning Excellence is offering a Home Rehabilitation Grant Program to assist in the repair and updating of existing owner-occupied homes within any of the eight (8) Old South Baton Rouge Project Development Areas (PDA). The program seeks to preserve the quality of the OSBR neighborhood, expand the supply of safe, affordable housing, and help homeowners carry out and maintain home improvements Learn More

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COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM

The Center for Planning Excellence is offering a reimbursable, matching grant program as an incentive to owners of buildings and businesses to improve facades within any of the eight (8) Old South Baton Rouge Project Development Areas (PDA). The grant will match dollar for dollar, within the program limits listed in the application, funds spent on improvements to facades of commercial buildings located in the Old South Baton Rouge (OSBR) community. Learn more