RezoneRecommended approval268 and 254 West Chimes Street

Case 34-26 — Murphy's Bar expansion

Baton Rouge

Description

Rezone to C-AB-2 so Murphy's Bar can combine two properties and build an outdoor pavilion with bar service near LSU.

Impact summary

Would double the bar's footprint near campus; neighbors vow to keep pressing noise and safety concerns at the Council level.

Applicant

Name: Ty Hingle
Address: 268 and 254 West Chimes Street

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 11
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended approval7–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 19, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 19, 2026Recommended approval 7–0

Planning Commission - Oct 19, 2026

Rezone to C-AB-2 so Murphy's Bar can combine two properties and build an outdoor pavilion with bar service near LSU.

Related issues (1)

Murphy's Bar expansion and West Chimes Street neighborhood impacts

Murphy's Bar wants to buy the building next door and add an outdoor pavilion, doubling its footprint near LSU. Neighbors and Lotus lounge staff described noise until 2-3 a.m., trash, fights, and discrimination claims; the owner countered with a clean law-enforcement record and sound-mitigation agreements. The commission approved the rezone 7-0, but the Metro Council has final say.

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