Neighborhood Alert!

Southside Civic Association

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Neighborhood Alert!

For information on the Ford Property, please visit the Ford Property/Rouzan page.

Rezoning of 4385 Perkins Road to C-AB-2
Metro Council Hearing
Wed, April 23, 4 PM

Update: The Metro Council is scheduled to hear the request to rezone this restaurant site in the Southdowns Village Shopping Center to C-AB-2 (bars/lounges) on Wed, April 23. (This is the space formerly occupied by Dreux's Grill, next to the Spectrum health club.) The center would like to develop a bar/restaurant called the Bulldog, and the owners plan to invest $1.5M in improvements to the site.

The developer (Donnie Jarreau) has been working with SSCA on an arrangement that would swap some existing C-AB-2 space in the shopping center (downgrading it to C-AB-1--the zoning for restaurants) in exchange for the new space. Additionally, a deed restriction would be placed on the property so that if the Bulldog fails, the site could not be used for another bar.

SSCA believes this is an acceptable compromise, and currently plans to withdraw opposition to the rezoning. We are continuing to work with the developers and members of the Metro Council to ensure the arrangement addresses our concerns.

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Rezoning of 3735 Perkins Road to C-AB-2

We won! On Wed, Feb 20, the Metro Council took up Case 117-07, which concerns the little strip shopping center perpendicular to Juban's, near the corner of Stanford and Acadian. The owner requested to change the zoning from C-AB-1 (restaurant) to C-AB-2 (bar/lounge) for a 5283 square foot addition.

Several people from our neighborhood spoke against the application. Despite the item's having been approved by the Planning Commission, the Metro Council moved to deny the application. Several Councilmen were absent, and since there were not enough votes in the chamber to pass the motion, it died a procedural death.

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Widening of Stanford Road

The Greenlight Program has begun planning for the widening of Stanford Avenue at the approach to Perkins Road. The proposal calls for taking of land from property owners on both sides of Stanford near the intersection. For more information, visit the Greenlight website.