Neighborhood in Baton Rouge · East Baton Rouge Parish

Scotlandville

Scotlandville is a North Baton Rouge community around Southern University, with residential streets beyond the campus.

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An aerial view of North Baton Rouge, including the airport, Southern University, nearby residential areas and the Mississippi River, photographed May 21, 2026. — North Baton Rouge from above, including Southern University and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, May 21, 2026 — Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0. This wider-area view provides context for Scotlandville.

Rental homes, Scenic Highway bus service and the expanded library

About Scotlandville

Scotlandville is a North Baton Rouge community around Southern University, with residential streets beyond the campus. Housing options include single-family rentals with garages and yards, while Routes 10 and 54 connect the area with different parts of the city. Scotlandville Branch Library reopened after expansion in August 2026; proposed Scenic Highway redevelopment remains at the concept stage.

Rental homes with garages and yards

Scotlandville’s housing includes rental houses as well as apartment developments. The city’s housing-development directory identifies Capstone at Scotlandville as an 84-apartment development.

Scotlandville Homes, whose leasing address is 1920 Goudchaux Avenue, offers three- and four-bedroom, two-bathroom single-family rentals. The operator lists garages, kitchen appliances, front and back yards, an on-site community development center and a playground. Its leasing office is open Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., at 225-356-6779. Current rent and application requirements come from the leasing team.

Routes 10 and 54 serve different journeys

CATS Route 10 connects its Florida Boulevard terminal, Scotlandville and Baker via Scenic Highway, Highway 19 and Groom Road. CATS says Route 10 absorbed the former Route 70 service; the current routing uses Scenic Highway rather than the old I-110 expressway path. The published timetable includes Highway 19 at Swan Avenue/Scenic Highway and Baker Walmart as timing points.

Route 54 connects Scotlandville with Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport and the Amazon–Cortana transfer point via Harding Boulevard and Airline Highway. The timetable currently linked by CATS shows hourly daytime weekday service and two-hour daytime weekend/holiday service on both routes, with some early and late trips covering only part of a route. CATS links live tracking and rider alerts from its home page; Customer Care is 225-389-8282.

Scotlandville Library reopened after expansion in 2026

Scotlandville Branch Library at 7373 Scenic Highway reopened after renovation and expansion in August 2026. It now has dedicated children’s and teen spaces, collaborative work/study rooms, a conference room and makerspace facilities. Free Wi-Fi is available, and the expanded meeting room can be divided for separate events.

The dedicated Black Heritage area holds the library’s Black history collection and exhibits, with a mural based on the work of local artist and Southern University professor Randell Henry. Usual branch hours are Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m.; Friday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; and Sunday, 2–6 p.m., with holiday exceptions listed separately. Circulation staff can be reached at 225-354-7540.

East Baton Rouge Parish Library — Scotlandville Branch

Scenic Highway redevelopment is still at the concept stage

Build East Baton Rouge’s July 2026 Scotlandville proposal envisions homeownership opportunities, neighborhood-serving retail and shared green space along Scenic Highway. The preliminary concept includes residential lots, a commercial building pad, parking and open space. The agency describes these as early redevelopment visions rather than final construction plans, with funding, feasibility and development partners still part of the next steps.

The broader Scotlandville Community Strategic Plan was adopted into FUTUREBR in 2022. It was developed alongside Southern University’s campus master plan and covers housing, mobility and community gathering spaces in the surrounding neighborhood.

Check these on a visit

Try these in person before you commit to an address in Scotlandville.

For Scotlandville Homes rental details and tours, the leasing office is at 1920 Goudchaux Avenue, 225-356-6779.
Routes 10 and 54 have less frequent weekend/holiday schedules than weekday service; the linked timetable also includes partial trips.
Scotlandville Library reopened in August 2026; its Scenic Highway branch lists current rooms, programs and holiday exceptions.

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Schools near Scotlandville

The 6 closest schools within 5 miles, including any outside the city. Being nearby does not mean a home is zoned for a school: confirm attendance zones with the school or district.

All schools in Baton Rouge

Scotlandville Pre-Engineering AcademyMiddle
about 0.4 mi · Public · Grades 6–8 · 216 students
J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership AcademyK–8
about 0.4 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–7 · 121 students
Ryan Elementary SchoolElementary
about 0.8 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 205 students
Scotlandville Magnet High SchoolHigh
about 0.8 mi · Public · Grades 9–12 · 837 students
Southern University Laboratory Virtual SchoolK–12
about 1.4 mi · Public · Grades K–12 · 299 students
Southern University Lab SchoolK–12
about 1.4 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–12 · 478 students

Distances are approximate. They are straight lines from the centre of Scotlandville, not travel distances, and a home at the edge of the area can be noticeably closer to or farther from a school.

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The community around Southern University, the plan’s scope and its 2022 adoption into FUTUREBR.
Center for Planning Excellence — Scotlandville neighborhood planSource checked 2026-10-19
Goudchaux leasing address, three/four-bedroom rental homes, garages, yards, office hours and contact number. Vacancy promotions are not reproduced.
Scotlandville Homes — rental-home layouts and leasing officeSource checked 2026-10-19
Capstone at Scotlandville’s apartment development; no availability or eligibility claim.
City of Baton Rouge — housing developmentsSource checked 2026-10-19
Route 10 absorbed former Route 70, Scenic Highway routing and Route 54’s airport connection.
CATS — 2025 service changesSource checked 2026-10-19
Routes 10 and 54: corridors, timing points, separate weekday/weekend service and partial trips. Pages 1 and 21 visually checked; this remains the timetable linked from CATS’s service-change page.
CATS — operator-linked Phase 1 timetablesSource checked 2026-10-19
Live vehicle tracking, rider-alert links and service-help phone.
CATS — tracking, alerts and Customer CareSource checked 2026-10-19
August 2026 reopening, Scenic Highway address, work/study spaces, Black Heritage area, usual hours and phone.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library — Scotlandville BranchSource checked 2026-10-19
July 2026 preliminary Scenic Highway concept and outstanding implementation work, not completed amenities.
Build EBR — proposed Scotlandville and Dixie anchor-site conceptsSource checked 2026-10-19
Broader North Baton Rouge context, including Southern University and the airport; May 21, 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not a neighborhood boundary or street-level housing photo.
Spatms — North Baton Rouge aerial, May 2026Source checked 2026-10-19

Photo credits

Image credits and license
North Baton Rouge from above, including Southern University and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, May 21, 2026 — Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0. This wider-area view provides context for Scotlandville.
Creator: Spatms
Original source
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Resized and converted to WebP; display layouts may crop the image.
North Baton Rouge from above, including Southern University and Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, May 21, 2026 — Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0. This wider-area view provides context for Scotlandville.