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Talk to me about Riverbend Subdivision (Baton Rouge)

Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:29 am
Posted by lnomm34
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
12618 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:29 am
Tell me about how shitty or great this subdivision is.

How is traffic? I would imagine traffic is a bitch getting in/out during mornings leaving for work and evenings returning from work. And how about that light at Brightside/Nicholson: how much of a pain in the arse is it nowadays?

What about the houses? Anything to look for specifically if you're lookig at houses in that area? Drainage problems? Anything else?
Posted by yankeeundercover
Buffalo, NY
Member since Jan 2010
36377 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:31 am to
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And how about that light at Brightside/Nicholson: how much of a pain in the arse is it nowadays?
I wouldn't live anywhere near that intersection.
Posted by tigersbh
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
10327 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:33 am to
That light is a nightmare. Take River Road if you work downtown.

People seem to like the neighborhood but it's not close to anything, other than LSU and the casino.
Posted by VeniVidiVici
Gaul
Member since Feb 2012
1728 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:38 am to
In the 80s it was one of the "rich" subdivisions.

Skip Bertman still lives there, I think.
Posted by Sparky36
Member since Dec 2005
1049 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:45 am to
IWLT
Posted by Negative Nomad
Hell
Member since Oct 2011
3173 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 8:52 am to
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This post was edited on 1/14/16 at 7:22 pm
Posted by LloydChristmas
in a van down by the river
Member since Nov 2009
2829 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 9:23 am to
Watch out for water between slab and flooring when the river gets high.
Posted by Stevo
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2004
11415 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 10:19 am to
I live there. Love it. Great place to raise kids.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 10:31 am to
Most of my professors live there
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
32121 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 10:38 am to
LSU faculty that want newer-ish homes tend to move there.

It's a nice neighborhood but it's not convenient to anything but LSU and downtown. I have relatives that live way in the back on Laurel Plantation and they love it.

They haven't had an issue with flooding but the road does get torn up when the river is high. Water kind of sept through the cracks in the street up and down that whole subdivision back in May 2011.
This post was edited on 11/4/14 at 10:44 am
Posted by Sisyphus
Member since Feb 2014
1824 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 12:46 pm to
Riverbend always seemed nice to me, especially Laurel Lakes in the very back.

If you've already crossed that off I'd suggest Springlake off of Bluebonnet.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
126965 posts
Posted on 11/4/14 at 2:40 pm to
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Talk to me about Riverbend Subdivision (Baton Rouge)

Skip Bertman's house was in Riverbend before it burned down a few years ago. I don't know if he rebuilt there or moved somewhere else.
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