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  • Puzzling fire finally tackled

    March 15, 2013 9:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Firefighters were finally able to find the source of a mysterious fire Friday. People reported seeing black smoke off Greenwell Springs near Joor Road. After a few hours, firefighters were finally able to locate an abandoned house burning deep in a patch of woods. Emergency... more »
  • Incendiaries found in truck abandoned near bank

    February 25, 2013 2:50 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Bomb squad members removed several incendiary devices found in a truck abandoned outside a New Orleans bank this morning. Police used a robot to remove some of the eight devices, and bomb technicians removed the rest from the vehicle outside the Whitney Bank on Canal. ... more »
  • Abandoned structures coming down

    June 21, 2012 2:17 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Vacant, rundown structures in Baton Rouge are becoming a problem. In an effort to get rid of them, city officials are tearing them down, one by one. At 6pm, News 2's Adrian Pittman, gets answers on what this could mean for your neighborhood. more »
  • Junk planes abandoned at Baton Rouge Airport Play Video

    April 25, 2012 5:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Sitting next to multi-million dollar jets and private aircraft at the Baton Rouge airport, you'll find planes that look like they haven't flown in years. Cracked windshields, flat tires, missing gas caps and rusted rivets are just some of the problems found on planes considered abandoned. Even... more »
  • Abandoned planes cluttering BR airport

    April 25, 2012 12:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Sitting next multi-million dollar jets and private aircraft at the Baton Rouge airport you'll find planes that look like they haven't flown in years. Cracked windshields, flat tires, missing gas caps, rusted rivets, just some of the problems found on planes considered abandoned. Even worse, the tie... more »
  • Suitcase Dogs Abandoned

    April 11, 2012 7:46 PM

    A man who tried to dump six puppies by zipping them into a suitcase and leaving it outside a business in Ohio is charged with abandonment. Authorities caught him because he left the luggage tag with his contact information attached. Passers-by found the bag and released the puppies while they... more »
  • Fire damages abandoned apartment building

    December 12, 2011 4:17 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The St. George fire department extinguished a fire coming out of an abandoned apartment building this afternoon. The fire was located at 1444 Jasper Ave. off of Gardere Lane. Authorities do not know what caused the fire and will have more details as the investigation... more »
  • Police arrest suspect wanted for robbery, kidnapping

    December 6, 2011 6:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man Tuesday who forced a woman to drive her car to an ATM, withdraw money for him to take, then left her bound in an abandoned building. Baton Rouge Police arrested Karl Bernard Stevenson, 38, of 10249 Avenue H for kidnapping and robbery.... more »
  • BRPD: Car thief finds baby inside, abandons vehicle Play Video

    December 2, 2011 5:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A car thief abandoned his stolen ride after he discovered a 10-month-old baby girl in the back seat, according to Baton Rouge Police. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said the child was found safe inside the stolen vehicle, which was abandoned at 35th and Abel earlier this afternoon.... more »
  • Derelict boats will be pulled from bayous

    October 23, 2011 9:26 AM

    HOUMA, La.- Dozens of rotting, abandoned boats will be hauled out of Terrebonne Parish bayous as part of a parish-wide campaign to remove aquatic blight. The Courier reported that 43 boats will be removed from Bayou Grand Caillou, Bayou Dulac, Bayou Terrebonne, Bayou Dularge and Bayou Petite Caillou beginning... more »
  • DPW making progress on blighted BR properties

    June 20, 2011 6:14 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Dozens of abandoned houses and buildings in Baton Rouge are now community gardens after they were torn down. In less than a year the Department of Public Works has torn down more than 80 houses in the area. DPW planned to have a few more buildings demolished... more »
  • Arson suspected in fire at abandoned building

    March 29, 2011 10:24 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Investigators are looking into a fire that caused some damage to an abandoned building in Baton Rouge. Firefighters were called to the fire on the 500 block of 22nd Street near Spain Street around 9:23 p.m. last night. Barry Mounce with the Baton Rouge Fire... more »
  • Warehouse where eight died was set for demolition

    December 29, 2010 1:16 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans city official says the abandoned warehouse where eight homeless squatters died in a fire was on a list of properties slated for demolition. Jeff Hebert, the city's director of blight policy, said Wednesday that the city had tried since 2007 to get the property... more »
  • Warehouse fire kills 8 in New Orleans

    December 28, 2010 7:29 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - A blaze in a small, abandoned warehouse in New Orleans killed eight homeless people who were burning wood in a barrel to stay warm, the fire department said Tuesday. A man who lives nearby said the homeless often seek refuge from the cold in the neighborhood's many... more »
  • Volunteers help find homes for abandoned dogs

    September 30, 2010 10:28 PM

    One group has a good track record when it comes to finding homes for dogs that are abandoned. The organization that makes it happen wants to do even more. News 2’s Sylvia Weatherspoon found out why volunteers at YelpBR are on a mission to make a difference. more »
  • New homes For animals of oil spill

    August 2, 2010 11:21 AM

    About 50 dogs, some of them abandoned by owners after the BP oil spill are on their way to new homes in Virginia, courtesy of an animal welfare group and actress Pamela Anderson. Anderson serves as the honorary chairman of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. She was... more »
  • Oil leak from well in Jefferson Parish capped

    August 2, 2010 6:17 AM

    The Coast Guard says a leak from an abandoned oil well on Bayou St. Denis in southern Jefferson Parish has been capped. Capt. John Arenstam says the leak was capped shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday. A barge struck the long abandoned well on July 27. Oil skimming and recovery operations... more »
  • Company changes plans for St. Tammany plant

    May 7, 2010 8:05 AM

    A company that wants to build a natural sewage-treatment plant in Hickory in St. Tammany Parish has abandoned its plans. St. Tammany's Zoning Commission denied a request last month from Bioregen Systems LLC for a zoning change to accommodate the plant. The company, Bioregen, will look for another site in... more »
  • Mother arrested for abandoning child to gamble

    February 1, 2010 2:11 PM

    State Police say a New Orleans mother was arrested for allegedly abandoning her 9-year-old son outside Harrah's downtown casino. Troopers say the boy told them his mother left him outside while she went inside to gamble. Troopers identified the mother as 41-year-old Yvette Lindsey, of New Orleans. She was... more »

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