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Speaking of clouds, I used the Doppler radar to find an opening in the clouds and was able to catch a nice glimpse of the eclipse near Atchafalaya. (Picture taken through eclipse glasses)

^Well, lol! I skimmed through the master plan and saw they won't be having elephants anymore. Honestly that's probably a good idea as I read elephants go half crazy being locked up in captivity but I also think it's kind of lame as elephants are zoo headliners of sorts.

Smh, maybe we should call the Preisdent since he knows how to handle pipelines.

Nope, the master plan said something like 2046 but we know atleast in state government time that could mean 2060. One critique I do have is that in the concept art the top portion of the entrance building was all glass like the middle portion. I think the current design is fine but maybe they should add some banners or murals to break up the grey.

Ikr, that was an unlikely but great pivot by LSU.

I snapped a few picks of the new zoo entrance and it looks really good. They're also working on a beautiful new playground, I kind of wanted to go play on it myself lol!

I wish, we'd be lucky to get a simple 12 story tower. Lol!

I couldn't find this posted. ALDI buys land for another store at site of former mall in Baton Rouge According to Elifin Realty, ALDI has purchased “a 3-acre lot adjacent to the Amazon Fulfillment Center at the former Cortana Mall site.” The site is “directly adjacent” to where Big Lots used to be, Elifin Realty said. ALDI buys land for another store at site of former mall in Baton Rouge (yahoo.com)

Former Walgreens at Staring and Perkins sold for $2.8 million; restaurant planned for site The former Walgreens at the corner of Staring Lane and Perkins Road has been sold for $2.8 million to a Lafayette investment group that plans to open a hot pot and Korean barbecue restaurant. Walgreens at Staring and Perkins sold for $2.8 million | Business | theadvocate.com

That's interesting. You usually only think of faults being in California but but I guess they're everywhere. Where is the College Drive one? I'm sure I've seen it and it didn't register as a fault.

Thanks! I'll have to take a look there one day. It's probably not the season for em yet but I went to Manchac park near south Jefferson Hwy but didn't see any.

Hmm, I was thinking an LSU location would be better but come to think of it I don't know if they have anywhere with enough space.

I think either location could work well though I'm leaning towards LSU.

Decided to go on an adventure to Barataria to see if I could spot some alligators and actually did find a few. Had anyone ever been on the Alligator Bayou tour that operated near Manchac Bayou in Ascension/Iberville? By the time I learned about it way back it had already closed.

Definitely way back, that must have been from even before Bon Marche.

I think its a new concept they're developing.

Dick's House of Sport eyes Sears space at Mall of Louisiana | Business | theadvocate.com This would be interesting to see. I do wonder how they could make it all fit though because I'm not eve sure if the Sears building is as large as the Dicks they have now.

*Really creative, I think it'll work well.

That's definitely an interesting solution.

Aldi plans to build store near Cortana Amazon site | Business | theadvocate.com Aldi has plans to build its third grocery store in Baton Rouge. See where. Aldi has applied for a permit to build a grocery store near the Cortana Amazon fulfillment center, which would be the third Baton Rouge location for the fast-growing chain. The company applied for a permit to open a store at 9720 Cortana Place, near the intersection of Airline Highway and Florida Boulevard. It’s on the ring road that used to surround Cortana Mall, but now surrounds the massive Amazon fulfillment center, which is set to open later this year. Heather Moore, a division vice president for Aldi USA, said in an email the Cortana location is expected to open later this year.

See what new surgery center is being built in Baton Rouge near Jefferson and Stumberg eCenter is a specialty surgical hospital under construction near the intersection of Jefferson Highway and Stumberg Lane. The hospital at 6330 Mourning Dove Drive will be a Breast Center of Excellence and offer an array of multispecialty health care services. Drs. Luke Cusimano III and Taylor Theunissen founded the hospital, along with Dr. Everett Bonner, who will serve as chief medical officer. ReCenter will feature 10 inpatient rooms and six operating rooms, along with a medical office building that includes an ambulatory surgery center. ReCenter is set to open in February 2025. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/see-whats-being-built-near-jefferson-and-stumberg/article_c1a0d076-b01a-11ee-8300-df9106eba13e.html

Looks nice.

Happy New Year! Def been interesting, lol.

Thanks! Hope you had a merry one too! I visited the Aldi on Siegen. It's pretty decent and seems to have good prices.

It'd be nice if they could just put up a gate or something. It'd be one thing if they were neat about their encampment but even when it starts out neat it always devolves.