LSU is continuing to expand its footprint along Tulane Avenue’s medical corridor, with the recent purchase of nearly an acre of vacant land near the intersection of Tulane Avenue and Galvez Street.

Property records filed Sept. 17 with the Orleans Parish Clerk of Court show that the LSU Board of Supervisors purchased eight parcels from the LSU Health Foundation, its nonprofit affiliate, for $5.1 million.

The foundation, which raises money for LSU Health, had been gradually assembling the properties in recent years.

It's the second time in a year the university has purchased land next to the LSU Health Science Center campus and gives LSU control of nearly the entire city block bounded by Tulane, Gravier, South Galvez and Johnson streets.

In October, LSU bought the site of the longtime

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