Hillcrest subdivision in Abita, LA

Google satellite shows that it is basically a trailer park

Probably had no restrictions on what you could do with lots so thats what you get

Your friend is sitting on maybe a $20000 lot if he is lucky

Bring a gun lol

Are you talking about the golf course neighborhood or the streets to the west? Streets to the west are Hillcrest, but golf course used to also be named Hillcrest but was renamed to Abita Springs Country Club but some people still call it Hillcrest, which is why I ask. It’s in the process of being renamed also since the course was closed. Driving range was reopened and new owner is working with homeowners to rename it.

I know the area very well. New houses have popped up over the years, but for the most part it generations old trailer park with gravel roads. Lots of eyesores and potentially crazy people, in the middle of the country.

Golf course is closed. Just not a ton of appeal to build something new out there.

It looks like it was sort of a thing back in its day.


One interesting tidbit:
One of the main roads spanning the south (back) side of the area is Quimet Drive.
Except there is no Quimet Drive.
The road was named for Francis Ouimet,

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an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the U.S. Open in 1913 and was the first non-Briton elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974

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My theory is that because of the font type used back then, at some point, the "O" was transposed to "Q" and it went from there. I could find no reasonable connection between Quimet and, well, anything, while the connection to Ouimet is clear.

Anyway, if there are any old school locals here who have anymore history on the Hillcrest development, I've love to hear more details on it.

Bonus: Does anyone know if the street addresses have always been the same or did they change in the past? Specifically Ouimet/Quimet Drive. I recall there were a lot of address changes back in the late 80s/early 90s around the parish. Was doing some property research in the area and got stumped at one point and wondered if an address change may be the issue.

Yeah it’s supposed to be Ouimet but the street signs, Google maps, Waze, post office etc all have it as Quimet. So that’s what it is now. Supposedly someone recently purchased 210 acres of the country club land and is planning to use 80 acres for a few family homes and then develop the rest.

DSLD!

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Isn’t there supposed to be a highway to the east connecting to the interstate opening up?

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Yes.

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The project is a one of three segments of a new four-lane, divided highway from I-12 near Lacombe to the southern terminus of LA 21 in Bush. This segment connects LA 36 to LA 435 in Talisheek. The length of this segment is 8.2 miles. This project is being funded by the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon settlement. A TIFIA loan is allowing LADOTD to accelerate delivery of the project.

Highway 3241 is a three-phase project which will create a four-lane highway from the intersection of Louisiana Highway 40/41 in Bush to Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish. The first two phases have already been let for bid and contractors have been secured. The third phase is expected to go out for bid in 2023.

The first phase will be between Highway 40/41 and Louisiana Highway 435. The second phase will be between Highway 435 and Louisiana Highway 36. The third phase will be between Highway 36 and Interstate 12.

The LA 3241 project was originally part of the state's Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development or TIMED program that encompassed 16 projects statewide.

The TIMED program began in 1989 following voter approval of a 4-cent increase to the state's gasoline tax. Louisiana accelerated the program later through the sale of bonds. The LA 3241 project is the 15th TIMED project to move forward.

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Didn't that used to be a timeshare property with the lake, pool, and golf course?

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Bush

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