The Batture

For more than 150 years the site at 25 Walnut Street was the Bisso family’s working maritime yard, where ships, barges and retired oil rigs were dismantled. The property was acquired in October 2023 and is being transformed into the first publicly oriented riverfront destination in Uptown New Orleans, opening a stretch of the river that had been closed to the public for generations.

The plan preserves the scale and industrial character of the existing structures while adding new construction around a riverfront lawn. Open on site today are the great lawn, Rigs Workspace, Miss Market (bottle shop), a Food Truck Court, the Crescent City Farmers Market on Tuesday mornings, The Clubhouse private event space and the Sugar Roots Barnyard.

The Batture also hosts live music on the lawn, movie nights, fitness classes, markets and festivals, and more. The full lineup lives at batture.com.