New Courthouse

[richyb83]

Article from last Sunday's Advocate...did not realize the 12th floor would be the mechanical floor??

New courthouse 70% complete

"The last 30 percent is the hard part,

[southeastBR]

Yeah, I was "shocked", when the 12th floor turned out to be a mechanical floor! The only problem I have is the facade facing south,for the money, they could have done way better on that. But it's a beauty looking down at it from fourth st!

[cajun]

Yeah, I was "shocked", when the 12th floor turned out to be a mechanical floor! The only problem I have is the facade facing south,for the money, they could have done way better on that. But it's a beauty looking down at it from fourth st!

I'm sure that anything being sold near the Courthouse or City Plaza 2 will be a privately developed mid-rise of some sorts....so don't worry. They'll be things built in that area in the next 5 to 10 years that should augment that section of downtown pretty nicely.

I knew the "wall" affect would happen with this building.....

[richyb83]

New Courthouse(left); Governmental Bldg(right); Tiger Stadium(middle/background)

I'm diggin' the glass

From Fourth Street

[richyb83]

Forgot to post this last week...

The new Courthouse glass facade has been lit-up from the Fourth Street side for the past couple of weeks now...it really illuminates from the south-end of the CBD...Very impressive IMO!

Maybe Hagetaka can get a pic with his special night camera

[hagetaka]

took a ride to Krispy Kreme this evening and the lights were on, the entire top is illuminated, I like that. Now about that special night lens, I didn't have my camera with me.

[dan326]

Great pics Richy. That night lighting sure sounds impressive, I'ma have to go see it in person.

[hagetaka]

Great pics Richy. That night lighting sure sounds impressive, I'ma have to go see it in person.

maybe they were testing things out, but I haven't seen them turned back on since then...

[richyb83]

New courthouse to be completed in August

The 19th Judicial District courthouse on North Boulevard is undergoing the final 5% of construction and slated for completion in August, says Matt Tanory, senior project manager for Walton Construction. Once the $112.9 million, 11-floor courthouse is finished, the move of court operations from City Hall will begin. The court plans to reuse some fixtures and furniture from the courtrooms and offices while ordering some replacements. Tanory says he does not anticipate the building to be occupied before September or October. The move-in date was pushed back in part because the technology for the new courtrooms—screens, projectors, microphones and video capabilities—were ordered at the last possible moment to ensure that it was up-to-date, says architect Raymond “Skipper” Post. If the technology had been ordered when the rest of the project was bid out in 2007, it would already be obsolete. But that strategy has created some difficulty on the construction side; crews must work around mostly completed portions of the interior and coordinating installation to prevent theft. “The last 5% of construction is always the hardest,” Tanory says. “There are thousands of little details to finish up. So far, so good.”

http://www.businessreport.com/archives/daily-report/2010/jul/05/1712/

[richyb83]

Is the 12th floor the mechanical floor?? The last post it was 11-stories; but this one says 12

IN THE HOMESTRETCH: The $112.9 million 19th Judicial District courthouse on North Boulevard between St. Louis and St. Ferdinand streets is in the final 5% of construction. The 12-story, 300,000-square-foot building is expected to be operational by September or October.

http://www.businessreport.com/news/2010/jul/12/order-court-lgl1/#comments

[hagetaka]

like this picture richy...

[richyb83]

I liked the pic too..but I can't take credit for this one..my bad; courtesy of Business Report

[richyb83]

Move to New Courthouse Starts... EBR judges mostly happy with building

The long-awaited move of the East Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse from its current quarters at 222 St. Louis St. to its new state-of-the-art building across the street at 300 North Blvd. is finally under way. The expected 16-day procession kicked off with Clark’s chamber and staff, as well as the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office civil division, moving their belongings the short trek from City Hall to the new 19th Judicial District Courthouse.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/latest/106937649.html

*older pic from Summer

[hagetaka]

our new courthouse looks good, well one side does, ill take a visit there when it opens.

[dan326]

It does look nice, I just think it's funny how the government built half our skyline.

[hagetaka]

walked past it today, quite impressive, im just concerned with the parking right in front of it. I do not like that idea at all, but overall its nice, the lady across the street has been off limits for years, she needs someone to go out and take some pics of her.

[richyb83]

Congrats to the BR Forum 15,000 replies! ...thanks to NCB(where are you?) for starting the Louisiana/BR Forum...w/o him this might not be possible...

$160,000 Mistake at New Courthouse??...on WAFB TV a few weeks ago

http://www.wafb.com/Category/240200/video-landing-page?clipId=7884956&autostart=true

[richyb83]

[Antrell Williams]

Turning into a photographer on us Richy?

[richyb83]

Haha Antrell  Just like to add visuals when i can...whether it's pics; maps; etc....

 

Plans to demolish the old Municipal Bldg?? Too bad they did not do that first??...Who's going to pay for a new garage?? Now if the could put the old EBRATS property next door back to use!  Sallyport??? I'm outta the loop...glad the article explains what it is...lol

 

Sheriff seeks garage entrance for inmates

 

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said Wednesday he would like to see a new garage built in the rear of the 19th Judicial District Courthouse to better handle the coming and going of buses and vans that transport inmates to the downtown facility. The existing garage, or sallyport as court and law enforcement personnel call it, is located on St. Louis Street — the west side of the court building. The garage opens and closes so deputies can secure the inmates once inside the garage and then process them to holding cells inside the courthouse.

Several times a day, sheriff’s personnel are forced to block traffic on St. Louis Street in both directions for several minutes as the buses and vans enter and depart the sallyport

 

*rest of atricle

http://theadvocate.com/home/5045968-125/new-courthouse-garage-sought-to

[Antrell Williams]

Where will government workers go if the building is demolished?

[richyb83]

Good question...not sure exactly who works in the old/ugly 4-story Municipal Bldg...not to confuse it with the 10-story Governmental Bldg across the street.