The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge is converting an empty lot at the intersection of Seventh and Convention streets into a park.
Convention Street Park is in the early design stages, but construction is anticipated to begin in the spring and should take about six months to complete.
Reed Richard, assistant director of planning and engineering for BREC, said the area will serve as a neighborhood space for recreation with trees, open space, benches, drinking fountains and possibly some public art pieces.
BREC previously had a park in this area, but the space was taken to build the federal courthouse.
The new park was recommended by Plan Baton Rouge, the master plan for the downtown area.
Richard said the Seventh and Napoleon street corridors were identified as a way to connect Spanish Town, Beauregard Town and the downtown business areas.
“It is a link and an amenity for both neighborhoods,” he said. “I think the people from Beauregard Town and Spanish Town would like a small park to read or eat or have a neighborhood go.”
 
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