re: The mansion being built on Old Perkins- how much money?

Where are you talking about exactly? I'm around that area.

Pennington house:

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Location: 11001 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA

Square Footage: 29,561

Bedrooms & Bathrooms: 8 bedrooms & 12 bathrooms.

Price: $18,000,000

This massive gated Mediterranean style estate is located at 11001 Highland Road in Baton Rouge, LA. It is situated on 12.5 acres and features two gated entrances and a man-made lake. It was built in 2006 and is owned by heiress and philanthropist Paula Pennington de la Bretonne. It features a large main house and several smaller buildings including a guest house. There is approximately 30,000 square feet of luxurious living space throughout with 8 bedrooms, 9 full and 3 half bathrooms, two grand foyers (one with curved staircase, one with double staircase), formal living and dining rooms, 2-story great room, gourmet kitchen with double islands, huge breakfast room, paneled home office, home theater, wine cellar, semi-detached 4+ car garage, covered patios, outdoor kitchen/BBQ area, saltwater swimming pool and more.

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That, however, is the total square footage of all the buildings on the Pennington estate.
Bernhard's house is probably the largest single dwelling at 27,000 square feet.

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Just around the corner from the elite Country Club of Louisiana lies a road less than a mile long known as Highland Crossing Street. It lacks the exclusive, gated ambience of its neighboring subdivision, but homes along this stretch are in the million-dollar club, fetching anywhere between $1.5 million and $10 million. Residing here is an eclectic mix of businessmen, lawyers, physicians and surgeons, and two failed gubernatorial candidates. Among its more high-profile residents: Dr. Charles Williamson Sr. of Williamson Eye Center, former Shaw CEO Jim Bernhard, Performance Contractors President Art Favre, as well as former Congressman Cleo Fields and former state Sen. Walter Boasso, both of whom ran unsuccessfully at different times for governor. 

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Baton Rouge Business Report - largest homes in Baton Rouge

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ve heard there's a section running parallel with old Perkins that's actually a bowling alley.

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Not sure if its orientation, but the alley is there.

Steve and Dee Keller own the house directly to the right of the one being built. It was an original old Hayes Town that they gutted and added on. Now it looks identical to Matt and Sherie McKays house on Highland Road past Sabans old house towards LSU. They are old friends. Jason Keller owns Block and Steve is the money behind it.

To the right of Kellers house the new painted brick closer to the road is Tommy Calandros.

I was told Walter Buasso bought the property and had the plans drawn for the monstrosity then sold it and plans prior to construction. Not sure who is the owner but it certainly isn't anyone so far listed. I know them all.

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Just around the corner from the elite Country Club of Louisiana lies a road less than a mile long known as Highland Crossing Street. It lacks the exclusive, gated ambience of its neighboring subdivision, but homes along this stretch are in the million-dollar club, fetching anywhere between $1.5 million and $10 million. Residing here is an eclectic mix of businessmen, lawyers, physicians and surgeons, and two failed gubernatorial candidates. Among its more high-profile residents: Dr. Charles Williamson Sr. of Williamson Eye Center, former Shaw CEO Jim Bernhard, Performance Contractors President Art Favre, as well as former Congressman Cleo Fields and former state Sen. Walter Boasso, both of whom ran unsuccessfully at different times for governor.

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Add the Whittle family to this list, as well.

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Matt and Sherie McKays

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best house in BR, IMO.... miss driving by that place every day...

A sub contractor who is doing some work for me did some woodwork in the closets there. Said he was told 24k sq ft and was owned by someone with the Tennessee Titans...probably bullshite

Some Of you people are suck dicks! So rude and obnoxious.

Why did the contractor feel the need to off himself

You're right. I believe I was thinking of 17.