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Practice Focus

About

Louie Quinn has more than 40 years of experience and concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate development (housing, office, retail, mixed-use, and industrial); real estate finance; affordable housing, student housing, multi-family housing and condominiums; commercial leasing (Landlord and Tenant); business and commercial transactions, partnership syndications, public-private partnerships, and public finance transactions.

“Louie is an excellent lawyer and a top-notch guy.” —Real Estate Client, Chambers and Partners

Louie has an accounting degree and a broad business background specializing in commercial and finance transactions. He represents numerous clients in connection with a wide variety of private and public real estate transactions – purchase, sale and leasing of residential, office, retail, mixed-use, commercial, and industrial properties (multi-family housing projects, affordable housing projects, student housing projects, governmental facilities, correctional facilities, retail developments, office buildings, health care facilities, nursing homes, assisted living centers, mixed-use projects, condominium developments, hotels, and industrial and manufacturing projects).

Experience

Housing

  • Represented developers in the acquisition, development and financing of Section 42 Tax Credit Affordable Housing Projects in multiple states; including negotiation of partnership agreements with nonprofit sponsors and tax credit syndicators.
  • Represent lenders in the negotiation and closing of construction/permanent loans for construction of Section 42 Tax Credit Affordable Housing Projects.
  • Represented lender in connection with a warehouse loan to fund tax-credit syndicator capital contributions for development of a Section 42 Tax Credit Affordable Housing Project.
  • Represented equity investors in the negotiation with tax credit syndicators of partnership agreements for LIHTC Investment Funds [single investor and multi-investor funds].
  • Real estate counsel to The Road Home Program – the single largest housing recovery program in U.S. History – Hurricane Katrina. Worked with the State to obtain approval of the program from HUD.

Professional Activities & Community Involvement

  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Baton Rouge Bar Association, Member
  • Baton Rouge Growth Coalition, Board Member
  • Boys and Girls Club of Baton Rouge: Past Chairman of the Board; Past Board Member
  • Dunham School of Baton Rouge: Past Chairman of the Finance Committee; Past Board Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers, Member

Recognitions

Credentials

  • M.S. in Community Counseling from Georgia State University, 1990
  • J.D. from Louisiana State University, 1983
  • B.S. from Louisiana State University, 1978
  • Louisiana
  • U.S. Middle District Court of Louisiana

Notable Rankings

Louis Quinn 2025 Chambers BadgeLouis S. Quinn, Jr. Best Lawyers 2026 Badge