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re: The Alexandria Oak Alley copy - going down.

Posted on 1/23/24 at 6:47 pm to
Posted by im4tigers
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2006
641 posts
Posted on 1/23/24 at 6:47 pm to
I knew of Aaron Slayter through my father. Slayter made his millions with a paper recycling business. Evidently he died in 2023. Looks like the house had finally sold after a long time on and off the market.
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 6:59 pm
Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
3708 posts
Posted on 1/23/24 at 8:21 pm to
Apparently Aaron Slayter didn’t manage his money very well.He also owned 7,000 acres across Rigolette bayou from me.3500 acres he had leased out for farming.
The other 3500 acres he developed into a hunting resort type operation.Built a really nice house for a lodge.Had a website advertising for hunting.It only lasted one year,he went bankrupt,lost everything.
The land was sold at auctions,house was also I believe.
I was told he had 6 million in the Horseshoe Dr. house,also bought the two house behind it and paid a pretty penny for them.I know the people that owned the 2 houses,very nice houses but he offered a price they couldn’t refuse.

The retired trooper in the hit and run,I worked with his wife.One of nicest people ever,I feel really bad for her.I met him at a party,he seemed like a nice guy.He drank a couple beers,that was all.

Doesn’t excuse the incident but I can’t imagine why anyone would ride a bicycle on Horseshoe Dr.Narrow,no shoulder and people drive way too fast on it.
I had an old boss that was killed few blocks from there,she ran off the road in a curve and hit a tree.
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
8613 posts
Posted on 1/23/24 at 9:52 pm to
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ss Rigolette bayou


You sure that’s where that property was?
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
8613 posts
Posted on 1/23/24 at 9:54 pm to
I graduated in 89. No way I don’t know you lol
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 9:55 pm
Posted by im4tigers
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2006
641 posts
Posted on 1/23/24 at 10:43 pm to
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Was trying to remember this house since I grew up in Alexandria, but had no idea where this was. I moved away after I graduated in '87. That whole area was still vacant at that time.

UtahCajun, I remember seeing the house as it was being built. I knew of Aaron Slayter through my dad who was a friend of his. I moved out of Cenla about the same time you did, never looked to go back. Married an '87 ASH grad coincidentally...LOL
Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
3708 posts
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:04 pm to
“You sure that’s where that property was”

Absolutely positive.
The north boundary of the 3500 acres farmland is Rigolette Bayou,not sure of the south boundary.It is entered through a gate on Kateland Rd.

The north boundary of the 3500 acre hunting property is Rigolette bayou,the south boundary is the Red River levee.

My wife’s old boss’s father-in-law bought the 3500 acre hunting property at the auction.
Posted by UtahCajun
Member since Jul 2021
493 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 7:48 am to
I drove a fairly nice (for back then) '82 Cutlass that my mother gave to me. Was ugly tan with dark brown top, but I was glad to have it at the time. Lived in the very front of Martin Park. I hear that neighborhood is no longer a good neighborhood.

If we did know each other, I hope life has treated you well and I hope you got out. Elleck was great as a kid/teen back then, but I saw no future in it and once my parents/brother moved to Covington, I never had a reason to go back.
This post was edited on 1/24/24 at 7:52 am
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89574 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 7:52 am to
quote:

I was told he had 6 million in the Horseshoe Dr. house,also bought the two house behind it and paid a pretty penny for them.I know the people that owned the 2 houses,very nice houses but he offered a price they couldn’t refuse.



Imagine if he had paid merely $1m cash for a nice house in Alexandria or even Pineville if he had wanted more land(not like he was just spreading out there on Horseshoe Drive). Just imagine what that $5m+ surplus could be doing for him to this day...
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
8613 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:37 am to
I’m a dumbass, I was thinking something different
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
56377 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:43 am to
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magine if he had paid merely $1m cash for a nice house in Alexandria or even Pineville if he had wanted more land(not like he was just spreading out there on Horseshoe Drive). Just imagine what that $5m+ surplus could be doing for him to this day...


I dont think money is the issue, and he is spreading out pretty good right there. Having that spread right here in the middle of town is cool as hell IMO.
Posted by Old Character
Member since Jan 2018
864 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:51 am to
He’s probably paying more in demolition than the property’s worth. Plus the reported 1.2ish million he paid for it. Seems insane, but not my monkey not my circus.

On another note, the subdivision across the road snubbing him is apparently accurate and the rest of that story is that he built an observation deck on top of the building so he could look down on them from across the road. lol.
Posted by BR92
Member since Apr 2021
849 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:53 am to
Interesting, thanks.
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
30276 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:57 am to
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Scheduled for court in a couple weeks it looks like


Mike Small defending so he’s got the best chance that he’s going to get.

He returned to the scene after the first responders were there?? Not a very smart move.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
56377 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:16 am to
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He returned to the scene after the first responders were there?? Not a very smart move.



I dont know, if I was on a jury I would give him a little credit for coming back. Better than just running and staying away I guess.

quote:

Mike Small defending so he’s got the best chance that he’s going to get.

It has taken forever to go to court that is for sure. He sold his house here in the neighborhood about 6 months ago or so? He had become a pariah with terrible relationships in the hood here. I dont think it had much to do with the accident, but I am sure it didnt help.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
56377 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:18 am to
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, the subdivision across the road snubbing him is apparently accurate
All subdivisions have codes and homes should fit the general style and construction. This monstrosity did neither, he wasnt snubbed, he had plans for a home that did not comply.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
56377 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:21 am to
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He’s probably paying more in demolition than the property’s worth. Plus the reported 1.2ish million he paid for it. Seems insane, but not my monkey not my circus.

But controlling who or what is right next to your living space has a value you just cant put a price tag on. No one, and it mean no one was going to buy that home for anywhere near a million, next thing you know someone buys it for a event center for weddings and reunions type shite and you have a party in your backyard every weekend. I love it, he will do something tasteful and pretty for us all to enjoy versus looking at a shell of a big arse house.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81680 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:25 am to
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I moved away after I graduated in '87.
'85 for me. You've heard my voice many times
Posted by UtahCajun
Member since Jul 2021
493 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 2:35 pm to
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You've heard my voice many times


You following me bruh


Only 1 Sonic here on the Wasatch
This post was edited on 1/24/24 at 2:37 pm
Posted by MyNameIsNobody
Member since Dec 2013
1133 posts
Posted on 1/25/24 at 11:10 am to
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Once Mrs. Slayter passed away, the nearly 18,000sqft house, which was already way too large for two people, was for sure too large for one. So he began trying to sell it around 2009 for close to $3million. Last I knew, it was listed around $1.7 million back during Covid. Mr. Shelton purchased it in 2021,


there are some parts missing...Apparently a group of investors bought it in 2016. Looks like they split $600,000 minus $20,000 or so for taxes a year and realtor fees.








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