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• Detectives searching for alleged vehicle burglary suspect

  May 1, 2025 7:21 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Detectives are searching for a person believed to be connected to several vehicle burglaries that happened early Monday morning. Capital Region Crime Stoppers posted a picture of the person detectives believe to be responsible for multiple vehicle burglaries that happened early Monday morning in the area... more »

• Pedestrian hit by car along Bluebonnet Boulevard

  March 11, 2025 2:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE — One person was taken to a hospital after being hit by a vehicle along Bluebonnet Boulevard on Tuesday. Sources said a pedestrian was hit by a car along Bluebonnet near World Ministry Avenue shortly before 1:45 p.m. The victim was taken to a hospital. The... more »

• One person taken to hospital after being hit by car, officials say Play Video

  October 23, 2024 8:21 AM

  BATON ROUGE - One person was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car Wednesday morning. Officials said the crash happened at Bluebonnet Boulevard and Celtic Drive near the intersection of Airline Highway. One person was taken to the hospital. Officials said the pedestrian was in... more »

• Gas line broken during construction work on Bluebonnet Boulevard

  July 2, 2024 1:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Crews are working a hazmat scene after a gas line was damaged due to construction work on Tuesday. The St. George Fire Department said crews were working the scene on Bluebonnet between Jefferson and Airline highways. There were no road closures, but officials asked residents to... more »

• Nicholson, Bluebonnet intersection closed after truck carrying raw waste overturns Play Video

  June 14, 2024 10:28 AM

  ST. GEORGE — The intersection of Nicholson Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard was closed Friday morning after a truck overturned, St. George Fire said. According to fire officials, hazmat crews responded to the scene. East Baton Rouge deputies and State Police also responded. Fire officials said that the truck... more »

• Lighting concerns at Burbank intersections following several fatal traffic incidents Play Video

  May 18, 2023 4:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Streetlights along a busy highway in Baton Rouge are continuously out. That's what one man who contacted 2 On Your Side says. Alexander Tardo reports streetlight outages to the city, but they are going unaddressed. Tardo is the president of the HOA for the Bluebonnet... more »

• Power Outage: Problem at substation leaves parts of Bluebonnet in the dark

  December 7, 2021 9:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - As of 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, a power outage has impacted the Bluebonnet-Siegen area. As a result of the outage, several traffic lights have been knocked out and traffic on Airline Highway is backed up in both directions. The following traffic lights are not working: ... more »

• Development expansion has neighbors worried about flooding, traffic Play Video

  July 19, 2021 6:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - There's growing opposition to new developments as projects go before Planning and Zoning boards this week in Baton Rouge. The @Highland development at the corner of Highland Road and Bluebonnet Boulevard is looking to expand. But people who live around there say flooding is too much... more »

• Wreck involving 18-wheeler at I-10 W Essen moved to shoulder; area delays continue Play Video

  October 13, 2020 9:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Early Tuesday morning, a wreck involving an 18-wheeler occurred on I-10 West at Essen. As of 8:27 a.m. the crash has been moved to the left shoulder, but congestion remains in the area. At this time it is unknown if the incident resulted in any... more »

• Bluebonnet exit ramp at I-10E closed after car ends up on top of guardrail Play Video

  June 9, 2020 9:12 AM

  BATON ROUGE - On Tuesday morning a wreck involving a car that got stuck on top of a guardrail occurred on Bluebonnet Boulevard, near the I-10 E exit ramp. The crash took place shortly before 8 a.m. and the ramp was temporarily closed so the car could be removed... more »

• Problem pump leaving sewage in restaurant parking lot Play Video

  July 12, 2018 11:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Management at one Bluebonnet Blvd. restaurant is furious with the city-parish for a sewage mess in front of their business. About once a month, pipes overflow through the parking lot of Ralph and Kacoo's. "It's hard to stomach. Not really a good look for the restaurant,"... more »

• City crews clean up litter along Bluebonnet Blvd.

  July 6, 2017 5:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A City-Parish crew cleaned up litter that was sprawled along Bluebonnet Boulevard on Monday. The city's Litter Response Team, a crew dedicated within the Department of Maintenance focused on cleaning East Baton Rouge Parish, conducted the cleanup just before noon on Wednesday. ... more »

• Rouses Market to open Bluebonnet Blvd location

  May 9, 2017 11:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Rouses Market will soon open a location at the Bluebonnet Village Shopping Center, the family-owned supermarket chain announced. The new Rouses Market will take over the space occupied by Matherne's Supermarket. The store's official address is 7580 Bluebonnet Boulevard. Donny Rouse said that he feels... more »

• Firefighters extinguish car fire on I-10 west near Bluebonnet Blvd.

  April 5, 2017 12:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE – First responders are investigating what caused a vehicle fire on I-10 west near the Bluebonnet Boulevard Wednesday morning. Firefighters extinguished the fire around 11:40 a.m. Traffic cameras show Louisiana State Police and other first responders at the scene. The fire caused a large amount of... more »

• Parts of Bluebonnet Blvd to be closed on Jan. 14

  January 12, 2017 4:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Parts of Bluebonnet Boulevard will be closed on Saturday due to water line repairs. According to the Department of Transportation and Development, Bluebonnet will be closed in the northbound direction at World Ministry Avenue. The closure will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Jan.... more »

• Mosquito spraying to take place over Bluebonnet, Hoo Shoo Too Road

  September 7, 2016 5:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Officials say they will conduct an aerial spray mission over the southern part of the parish due to a large population of Culex mosquitos that has been observed in the weeks after recent flooding. The spray operation will be carried out weather permitting in the area... more »

• Man abducts pregnant New Orleans woman, kills himself in hospital

  April 23, 2016 2:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE -- The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating an alleged abduction of a pregnant woman in New Orleans by a man who later shot and killed himself inside of a Baton Rouge hospital. New Orleans Police are investigating if the man was also involved in an earlier carjacking... more »

• LWF trying to catch elusive 'gator some residents say is too close to home Play Video

  March 29, 2016 10:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Residents living in the Springlake Bluebonnet Highlands area have spotted an alligator lurking in Lake Longwood. Wildlife & Fisheries has been called but have not caught the reptile. The alligator has been spotted for the last couple of weeks, since a big rain event. The Bluebonnet... more »

• EBRSO: Suspect in Bluebonnet Blvd. bank robbery in custody

  February 18, 2016 5:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies have arrested a man suspected of robbing a Capital One Bank on Bluebonnet Boulevard back in November. 29-year-old Timothy Pugh was located by EBRSO detectives in Zachary and taken into custody without incident. Deputies believe he is the man that walked into the bank... more »

• NAACP opposes creation of Essen health care corridor Play Video

  February 17, 2016 6:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The NAACP is opposing the creation of an official health district in South Baton Rouge. The local chapter of the organization says tax dollars should be invested in other areas of East Baton Rouge Parish instead. The proposed official health district would span the area of... more »

• Traffic officials working to extend Dijon Drive to future health facility Play Video

  December 3, 2015 10:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state and the Capital Region Planning Commission propose adding another road to a heavily congested part of Baton Rouge. The project calls for an extension of Dijon Drive off Essen, to connect to a future children's hospital expected to break ground a few months. The... more »

• BR General to 'reinvent' Mid-City hospital Play Video

  November 11, 2015 4:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Board members for Baton Rouge General's hospitals revealed plans Wednesday to change their Mid-City campus into a specialty center and further develop empty land around their Bluebonnet Campus. The plans call for BRG Mid-City to focus on caring for the elderly, those with behavioral issues or... more »

• Burn unit move from Mid City to Bluebonnet approved by state Play Video

  October 27, 2015 4:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Officials with the Baton Rouge General Medical Center filed paperwork with the state to move their high-profile burn unit from its Mid City campus on Florida Boulevard to the Bluebonnet Boulevard location. This comes after BRG closed its Mid City emergency room less than a year... more »