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Catfish Town

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtBaton Rouge, LA

Closed 1993. Redeveloped in 1993.

Status nowRetrofit builtWikipedia no source

What it becameentertainment, hotelWikipedia no source

Site size10 acresnewtypes-extraction reported

Last sale$49.0M · 1995public reporting

Retrofit year1993newtypes-extraction reported

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Scale

Under 20 acres

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Strategy

Redeveloped

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New use

Entertainment and sports

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	entertainment, hotelWikipedia no source
Retrofit year	1993newtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	Jazz Enterprisesnewtypes-extraction reported

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
1995	Sold	$49.0M closed	Argosy Gaming ← Jazz Enterprises	Wikipedia
1993	Sold	$3.2M closed	Jazz Enterprises ← NAB Asset Corp.	Wikipedia

Site context

Housing permits, East Baton Rouge Parish (LA), 2024	446 units in 5+ unit buildings, 89 in 2–4, 1,770 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Bon Marché Mall (7.0 km); Cortana Mall (9.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	24,256 jobs in 2,074 establishments; average annual pay $39,570; employment location quotient 0.91; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	15,548 jobs; 204 in retail trade, 678 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 22033005100)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 33th income percentile as adults; 4.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (700 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 55% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 39.5%; median family income $41,000; 364 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	East Baton Rouge Parish School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy; EBR Virtual Academy; Helix Legal AcademyNCES EDGE
Elevation	49 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	236 county-logged events: 98 thunderstorm wind, 78 flash flood, 34 hail, 10 lightning; $2,408,664,500 property damage reported; 8 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 70801, 2026-09	median list price $159,900 (-83.1% on the year); 1 active listings; median 81 days on market; 0% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,695 establishments (-10%); 25,471 jobs (-9%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $231,673 (+2% 1 yr, +12% 5 yr); typical rent $1,307/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	13,486 vehicles a day on ST. LOUIS ST (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,671 trucks; 37 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Catfish Town (Baton Rouge, LA) was an office park closed in 1993. Jazz Enterprises acquired it in 1993 (from NAB Asset Corp. for $3.25M), retrofitted it as a redeveloped site (status: built), and sold it in 1995 to Argosy Gaming for $49M. The retrofit included converting the site to entertainment/hotel use, with a casino opening in 1994 and a hotel in 2001. The project is complete—no current opportunity exists (opp_reasons: "retrofit already built").

Why. The record confirms the retrofit was completed in 1993 (year_retrofit matches closure year), deals show the sale to Argosy Gaming occurred in 1995, and events detail the casino/hotel openings. No current development status or opportunity remains.

Where it stands. Retrofit fully executed; no actionable opportunity for new development. Developer history: Jazz Enterprises (1993–present, though sold in 1995) and Argosy Gaming (post-1995).

For a planner

No current planning needed—project is operational since 2001.

For a developer

Not available for new development (retrofit already built).

What we do not know yet

Current use (casino/hotel) not specified in record beyond events. No recent performance data provided.

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History and original facts

Closed	1993newtypes-extraction
Acres	10.0newtypes-extraction reported
Anchors	Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
County	East Baton Rouge Parish
Census division	7 · West South Central
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Office park redeveloped into a casino hotel complex in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Timeline

1992 Catfish Town put up for sale
1993 RTC vacated offices
1993 Jazz Enterprises agreed to purchase and upgrade complex for casino/hotel
1993 Closed
1993 Retrofit: redevelop
1994 Casino opened
2001 Hotel opened

Sources

Bally's Baton Rouge · CC BY-SA 4.0
6 quoted sentences
Catfish Town
Catfish Town was put up for sale in April 1992
The RTC had given notice that it would vacate its offices in January 1993
The casino boat would be docked at the 10-acre (4.0 ha) Catfish Town complex, which Jazz had agreed to purchase for $3.25 million; they would also spend $20 million to upgrade the complex. A 400-room hotel was added to the plan

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Catfish Town, Baton Rouge, LA." Record n-93195b60a7, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/la/baton-rouge-catfish-town/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_batonrougecatfishtown,
  title = {Catfish Town, Baton Rouge, LA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/la/baton-rouge-catfish-town/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-93195b60a7, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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NowWikipedia

Deals and debtpublic reporting; Wikipedia for older rows

Site contextpublic APIs, see origins; tract and county figures sit at different geographies and are not directly comparable

Summary, model-writtenwritten from this record only, not reviewed by a person

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What we do not know yet

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