What's being built in Baton Rouge
| Kind of work | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| New homes | 46 |
| Home renovations and additions | 40 |
| Commercial renovations and build-outs | 19 |
| New commercial and apartment buildings | 7 |
| Other alterations and building work | 3 |
| Pools, garages and other residential structures | 1 |
Largest commercial projects this month
- 13431 Perkins Rd: $22.0 million. This project consists of a new two-story 65,000 square foot educational building serving pre-k - 5th grade.the project…
- 232 Lafayette St: $5.0 million. Expedited) Abatement, selective demolition, and renovation/buildout of the existing 100-year-old, two-story, 12,310sf…
- 8125 Jefferson Hwy: $4.0 million. Construct new 1 1/2 story steel and wood framed structure with (3) lane drive-thru
- 5930 Plank Rd: $1.8 million. Construction of a new quick service restaurant for southern classic chicken. Slab-on-grade foundation, concrete block…
- 500 Rue De La Vie: $750,000. Modifications to existing medical clinic
- 9919 Jefferson Hwy: $750,000. This project involves the remodel of an existing single-story Nursing Home of 31,018 square feet and an addition of…
62 different contractors were named on these permits. A Morningline report names the people behind each new job, every weekday.
How Morningline works
- Overnight, we read the permits. Every new Baton Rouge building permit, the day the city publishes it.
- We pick the jobs that fit your trade and research who's behind each one: the builder, the owner, the company that just bought the house.
- By morning, it's in your inbox: a short call list with phone numbers, so you call first.
Construction research for Baton Rouge contractors and suppliers
This page is a weekly snapshot. Morningline reports are daily. Every weekday morning we pick the new projects in Baton Rouge that fit your trade, research the people behind them, and email you the list. One company per trade in each area.
How we count
Building permits issued from October 1, 2026 through October 30, 2026, the most recent 30 days of Baton Rouge data we hold. Source: public building permit records for Baton Rouge. Each permit is counted once. Values are the valuations reported on the permits, leaving out obvious data-entry errors; a project filed as several permits is valued once. Contractor counts are companies named on the permits.