Davis Rhorer of BR's Downtown Development District dies from COVID 1 month 1 week 2 days ago Tuesday, March 09 2021 Mar 9, 2021 March 09, 2021 10:15 PM March 09, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ TV BATON ROUGE - Davis Rhorer, the head of the Downtown Development District, has died, the agency announced Tuesday. Rhorer had been ill with COVID and hospitalized for the last two and a half weeks. The coroner's office confirmed his death was related to the virus. Rhorer, who was tasked with helping to better the downtown scene in Baton Rouge, has been a fixture of the downtown area for more than 30 years. Before leading the DDD, he worked as an urban planner for the Baton Rouge Planning Commission and the City Parish Office of Community and Economic Development.