The revival of downtown Baton Rouge continues with the impending opening of a Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches and the addition of green space.
Baton Rouge’s third Jimmy John’s will be located on the bottom floor of the State Parking Garage across from Boudreaux & Thibodeaux’s at Third and Convention Streets.
Construction will begin in August, and the sandwich shop should open in early October, said franchiser Kyle Wilkinson at Tuesday’s Downtown Development District meeting.
“We chose [this location] because Third Street is where everything is happening now downtown,” Wilkinson said. “We expect to do some late night business maybe Thursday, Friday, Saturday night to give people options when they’re leaving the bars.”
Jimmy John’s will offer bicycle delivery, and Wilkinson said he expects most business to come from bankers, lawyers and state workers.
The DDD also presented an update for Repentance Park, staged to be open for the public in November. The park will feature “undulating landforms” to resemble the levees and 750 fountain jets, according to DDD executive director Davis Rhorer.
The green space will be located between the River Center Arena and the Old State Capitol and will serve as a safe walkway for pedestrians, Rhorer said.
 
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