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7/10/2024

House attracting unwanted visitors, neighbors scared

Posted 8:16 PM 7/10/2024 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - A house in a neighborhood off of Bluebonnet Boulevard near I-10 is causing trouble and unwanted traffic. The situation has gotten so bad, that people are afraid to go outside and enjoy their street.

Cory Bech lives a few houses from what he calls a scene out of The X Files. (More)...

7/8/2024

One year after LSU lakes project started, there is still work to be done

Posted 6:42 PM 7/8/2024 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Heavy machinery has been digging out dirt and sediment from the University Lake System for months. Now a year into the project, two lakes are nearing completion and it's time to move the (More)

7/5/2024

Incorrect bills traced to one meter reader, customer issues continue in Plaquemine

Posted 8:19 AM 7/6/2024 by Brittany Weiss

PLAQUEMINE - The City of Plaquemine says a number of incorrect utility bills were traced back to one meter reader and that meter reader is no longer with the city.

The city says the bills have been sorted out, but some utility customers who have reached out to 2 On Your Side say they're (More)

7/3/2024

Charges for one dozen security lights mysteriously show up on utility bill, property owner wants answers

Posted 5:45 PM 7/3/2024 by Brittany Weiss

CENTRAL - Charges for a dozen security lights have mysteriously shown up on one woman's utility bill. It's been three months and since Jo Carol Herbert has been unable to resolve the situation on her own, she emailed 2 On Your Side.

It's not the first time Herbert has reached out for help (More)

7/2/2024

Tenant evicted after moving out, eviction preventing him from moving into new place

Posted 6:01 PM 7/2/2024 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - One man was evicted after he moved out of his apartment and now months later the landlord is hitting him up for rent and late fees.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority tells 2 On Your Side that because Kentrell Valentine did not put in writing that he'd be moving (More)

6/28/2024

Lost grave marker found, covered by grass at historic cemetery

Posted 5:48 PM 6/28/2024 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - During a quest to find the grave of her family member, one woman is helping to draw focus to an area of the Capital City where history is buried.

Sue Howes called 2 On Your Side's Brittany Weiss after visiting Magnolia Cemetery and discovering that her late baby brother's (More)

6/27/2024

Tenants report maintenance issues at apartment complex, management responds

Posted 9:58 PM 6/27/2024 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Some tenants living at the Concord Condominiums say they're having trouble getting their maintenance requests addressed. It's the same property that's had a history of poor money management. Last year the (More)

6/25/2024

Contractor leaves trench through kitchen, refund requested

Posted 8:05 PM 6/25/2024 by Brittany Weiss

BAKER — A Baker woman says she paid a contractor to do work in her kitchen and the work was never finished. Monique Wright says she wants a refund.

When you walk into Wright's kitchen, the first thing you'll notice is that the floor is torn up and part of her cabinetry is missing. (More)...

6/24/2024

With intentions to turn property into duplex, city says not so fast

Posted 8:51 AM 6/25/2024 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Confusion over a permit could cost one man thousands of dollars.

Rich Knecht, a contractor, says he's having trouble with the permitting office after fixing up a house, with intentions to rent it out as a duplex. The city is saying he doesn't have permission to do so.

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6/19/2024

Despite alibi, City of New Orleans has yet to drop parking ticket

Posted 5:53 PM 6/20/2024 by Brittany Weiss

UPDATE: The city of New Orleans dismissed the parking ticket Thursday after 2 on Your Side's reporting on the situation.

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BATON ROUGE - It's a parking ticket mix-up that one Baton Rouge woman says is not hers to pay. The (More)

6/18/2024

Prayers answered; utility company responds with tree trimming crews

Posted 7:04 PM 6/18/2024 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Tree trimming trucks are giving hope to one neighborhood that's had several power outages so far this year. They were in the Mayfair Park area starting Monday morning.

Entergy responded fast, inspecting the power lines to provide Barbara Woods and her neighbors with (More)

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