HGTV's "Bang for your Buck" is looking for fun and enthusiastic homeowners in the Baton Rouge area.

They're looking for residents who have done some major renovations in the past three years and multiple spaces are preferred such as kitchens and great rooms, master suites and room expansions, exteriors, or an entire floor.

Three Homes will be selected. The homeowners will have the opportunity to tell about their new renovations and what they love about them. Then an HGTV design expert and local real estate expert will tour each space and evaluate the design, the materials, and the overall feel of the space to determine how the renovation impacts each home’s value and who got the most bang for their buck. Viewers and homeowners will walk away with expert design tips, inspiring ideas, and a wish list for their next renovation!

Taping will begin soon after the homeowners are selected and will last for two days. If you’re interested, please apply immediately. The deadline is Tuesday, February 1.

Release from the East Baton Rouge School System

BATON ROUGE, LA - For weeks now, three teams totaling 13 students and their architecture student partners from Southern University have been working on Tuesdays, Fridays and sometimes weekends to design and create a models for a sustainable “dream house.”  The Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Magnet Academy students and their teachers hope all the hard work will pay off if they get to make a presentation of their entry in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) Sustainable Dream House Contest.

Winners present their designs and models at the U.S. Science and Engineering Festival October 23 and 24 in Washington, D.C, but Scotlandville’s students will attend whether they win the contest or not.  The contest has middle and high school student categories, and it is designed to raise awareness of critical issues involving natural resources.  The deadline for Scotlandville’s three entries was September 15.