Spanish Town

Historic houses and two different apartment formats

Spanish Town’s narrow streets and irregular blocks include shotgun houses, Craftsman bungalows, Queen Anne houses and other historic buildings. The city identifies architectural styles dating to 1823. Apartments are part of the housing mix too, with differences in laundry, parking and pet rules between properties.

Arsenal Park Apartments at 930 North Seventh Street lists one-bedroom homes of about 600 square feet, central heating and air, a pool, off-street parking with some covered spaces, and shared coin-operated laundry. The operator’s policy says no dogs, and utilities are not included. The leasing contact is 225-343-8960.

Lake Towers at 999 North Ninth Street offers one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, in-home washers and dryers, elevators, a fitness center and a pool. The operator advertises free covered parking and allows pets subject to weight, breed and deposit rules. The published policy allows one or two small pets, with deposits and monthly charges.

• City of Baton Rouge — Spanish Town
• Spanish Town Apartments — Arsenal Park
• 1st Lake Properties — Lake Towers

Exterior projects in the local historic district

Spanish Town joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and became a local historic district in 2008. The local designation matters when planning work on a home: the city requires a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior changes visible from a public street within a locally designated historic district or landmark, except work determined to be ordinary maintenance and repair.

Approval may be handled by planning staff or the Historic Preservation Commission, depending on the proposed work. The city’s Certificate of Appropriateness page provides the application and submission steps; the Downtown Development District links Spanish Town’s design guidelines and a building-by-building historic survey. Planning staff can confirm whether a particular property is in the local district at 225-389-3144.

• City of Baton Rouge — Spanish Town
• City of Baton Rouge — Certificate of Appropriateness
• Downtown Development District — Historic Spanish Town
• City of Baton Rouge — historic-preservation questions

Resident and guest parking permits

Spanish Town has its own signed parking district. A properly displayed district permit allows parking on streets posted with Spanish Town Parking District signs, subject to additional restrictions such as red zones or street cleaning. A permit does not reserve a space or guarantee that one will be available.

The city lists a $5 annual permit fee, with permits valid January 1–December 31. A residential lease naming the applicant and showing an address within the district is one accepted form of proof of residence. Each resident is limited to one resident permit, and each unique address can qualify for up to two guest permits. The city’s regulations page links the parking-pass application.

• City of Baton Rouge — Spanish Town Parking District regulations

Local food stops and the Mardi Gras calendar

The visitor bureau lists Spanish Town Market & Cofe at 701 Spanish Town Road as a coffee and deli-style business, with contact number 337-567-5806. Its directory page links the business’s own updates but does not publish opening hours. For a regular produce-shopping trip nearby, Red Stick Farmers Market runs Saturdays, 8 a.m.–noon, at Fifth and Main streets beside Main Street Market in downtown.

The Spanish Town Mardi Gras organizer publishes parade information and a route-map link on its website. The page currently advertises February 6, 2027, while some entry instructions still reference the previous season. Use the organizer’s latest route and city closure notices for parade-day access; an ordinary weekday visit will not show how the neighborhood operates during the event.

• Visit Baton Rouge — Spanish Town Market & Cofe
• BREADA — Red Stick Farmers Market
• Spanish Town Mardi Gras — parade information