Police Department Downtown Sublease

At a glance

• What: A proposed resolution would authorize the Mayor-President to sign a ten-year sublease with Precinct Funding, LLC for the first and second floors of a downtown building on Third Street for use by the Baton Rouge Police Department, for $500,000 plus operational costs.
• Where it stands: Introduced September 9, 2026 (11-0), hearing September 23, 2026.
• Next: Public hearing and vote on September 23, 2026.

Terms recorded

Ten-year sublease of the first and second floors together with improvements, $500,000 plus operational costs, with an option to renew for another ten years. The introduction text does not say whether the $500,000 is annual or total.

Data gap

Floor area, annual cost and the reason for the move are not in the minutes read.

Sources

• Metropolitan Council regular meeting minutes, September 9, 2026: https://www.brla.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09092026-2435

Log

2026-09-09 - Metropolitan Council

Introduced by Councilman Dunn; Councilwoman Amoroso seconded publication. Vote 11-0 (with Councilman Hurst absent for the introduction votes).