The Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved rezoning the old Entergy building at 1509 Government St. in Mid City from light commercial to a designation for a restaurant serving alcohol.
The long-abandoned building is being redeveloped as the Electric Depot, a mixed-use development that developers hope to begin construction on in the next week or two.
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Architect Dyke Nelson, who is leading the development team that the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority selected last summer to transform the site, told the commission a potential tenant wants to open a pizza parlor that serves beer.
“They are going to have a microbrewery there that serves local beer, so the idea is to adjust the current zoning to allow for alcohol,” Nelson said.
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