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5/3/2024
Amite River having debris removed and being de-snagged after 55 years of buildup
Posted 3:28 PM 5/4/2024 by Brittany Weiss
LIVINGSTON PARISH - Debris has been accumulating in the Amite River for 55 years, which is why the waterway is being de-snagged and removed of debris.
5/2/2024
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Baker school system employee accused of sexual battery returns to working at school
Posted 5:45 PM 5/2/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BAKER - A City of Baker School System employee accused of sexual battery is back at work and now trying to clear his name.
The WBRZ Investigative Unit has filed several reports on Rodney (More)
4/30/2024
Broken water line leaks for days, water company prioritizing jobs
Posted 7:06 PM 4/30/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - People living along Paige Street in Baton Rouge have been dealing with a flooded street and soggy yards since a water main break over the weekend.
The break caused water to shoot into the air several feet, filling up Cherlyn Jackson's front yard.
"I'm fixin' to be (More)
4/29/2024
Blight fight over Port Allen property being repaired by parish councilman
Posted 6:14 PM 4/29/2024 by Brittany Weiss
PORT ALLEN - A West Baton Rouge Parish Councilman has been given 120 days to fix up his property or it'll be torn down. People living near that property say the structure can't be saved and it should be demolished.
Councilman Kenneth Gordon appeared before the Port Allen Council earlier (More)
4/26/2024
Fraudulent property sale goes through, builder stops construction
Posted 9:50 PM 4/26/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A developer says he purchased a lot to build someone an affordable house. The company hired crews to start building but stopped when someone else said they were the real owners.
Christopher Guillory is the owner of Kingdom Builders Developments of Louisiana. His attorney (More)
4/25/2024
Elaborate land sale scheme captures multiple victims, home in process of being built
Posted 10:24 PM 4/25/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - One woman tells 2 On Your Side a piece of property owned by her and her brother has been sold without their knowledge. Sam Glasper Pleasant only learned about the sale when she drove by the lot to check on a Mardi Gras float being stored there and saw a crew working to build a (More)
4/23/2024
Baton Rouge artist dies suddenly, parents hope work inspires others
Posted 10:48 AM 4/24/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Local artist Raymond Marmillion III died from a heart attack on Saturday.
The artist, whose work signed RMIII can be found around Baton Rouge and New Orleans, was 42 years old.
His parents, Gwen and Raymond Marmillion Jr., are proud of their son, recalling his work (More)
4/18/2024
Driver faces suspended license, late fee after canceling card for fraudulent activity
Posted 4:43 AM 4/19/2024 by Brittany Weiss
PONCHATOULA - One woman says her husband's license is suspended over a late fee that occurred while paying off an installment plan with the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles.
Maddison Aikman says their trouble started when they noticed fraudulent charges on their debit card in January (More)
4/17/2024
Utility company threatens to disconnect power, homeowner fighting security light bill
Posted 5:49 PM 4/17/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - For the past two and a half years, Kathy King has been fighting with Entergy over a security light charge that she says she shouldn't have to pay.
"It's the principle of the matter," said King.
The charge, which started at about $30, has grown to $124. In 2021, King (More)
4/16/2024
Dirt being staged to cover red dust troubling Ascension Parish residents
Posted 5:20 PM 4/16/2024 by Brittany Weiss
GONZALES - Truck loads of dirt are being hauled in to cover up red dust left behind at a closed aluminum plant. It's a process that's been in the works for months.
Ascension Parish has been working with LAlumina and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to (More)
4/15/2024
Dumping further troubles street already closed for repairs
Posted 8:11 AM 4/16/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Piles of trash are accumulating along Greenwell Street under I-110 in Baton Rouge and some fed-up homeowners called 2 On Your Side.
It's an area of the city that Savannah Perry says is being taken advantage of by illegal dumpers. It could be that the people dumping are lazy (More)
4/10/2024
Flooding on Southdowns street addressed following 2 On Your Side report
Posted 6:23 PM 4/10/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - People living along Aberdeen Avenue in the Southdowns neighborhood of Baton Rouge are excited to see their street drain. They reached out to 2 On Your Side for help several (More)
4/9/2024
Drivers avoid four-way stop, treat cut through like racetrack
Posted 6:39 PM 4/9/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A neighborhood is at its wits end after the city's traffic engineering department came back and told them their street doesn't meet the qualifications for traffic calming.
Frank Wilson has lived along Crestwood Street in Baton Rouge for more than a decade. He says he's tired (More)
4/8/2024
Constable posting warrant notices on doors, woman receives one in error
Posted 7:02 PM 4/8/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - One woman came home from work last week to a green notice on her door saying she had an active warrant for her arrest and had 24 hours to get in touch with the city constable and clear her name.
It scared her. Not sure if the notice was legitimate or a scam, the woman (More)
