Government Street revamp taking shape

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Several projects underway with aim to revitalize busy midcity corridor

TIMOTHY BOONE
tboone@theadvocate.com
July 13, 2014

Work has started or is getting ready to begin on several development projects that will transform Government Street.

Construction is underway on a model block of local businesses near Baton Rouge Magnet High. In the next few months, a nonprofit tied to Catholic High will look for partners to help with the redevelopment of Westmoreland Shopping Center. By September, the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority plans to select an outside firm to help with the redevelopment of a 100-acre area surrounding the old Entergy site at 1509 Government St. And public meetings to improve the Government Street traffic flow and make it more bike friendly should be held in the next 90 days.

In anticipation of all the activity, a number of businesses are relocating to Government Street, including Anthony’s Italian Deli, a Florida Boulevard restaurant that has become beloved for its muffulettas and spaghetti and meatballs, and Giraphic Prints, a graphic design and T-shirt business.

The objective is to have the 11 miles of road reworked by the end of 2015.

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