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• New complex adds to growing Mid-City Baton Rouge Play Video

  May 22, 2013 4:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Leslie Garnier is pinching pennies to support her growing family. "We needed to relocate. I was with child, I didn't want to bring the baby where we were living," she told News 2. So naturally Garnier was thrilled to find a brand new gated community, complete... more »

• Complex: pastor bailed, now looking for help from other agencies Play Video

  May 21, 2013 6:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Government agencies are taking a close look at an apartment complex where 30 people with mental challenges live. Reginald Stewman, a Baton Rouge preacher, left these clients after he took part of their Social Security checks to pay for rent but never handed over the money... more »

• FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

  May 18, 2013 3:34 PM

  SPOKANE, Wash. - Authorities in hazardous materials suits are searching an apartment in downtown Spokane, Wash., as they investigate the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. FBI agents, Spokane police officers and U.S. Postal Inspection Service officials descended on the apartment Saturday morning. No... more »

• Pastor owes rent money, proof of licensing Play Video

  May 13, 2013 5:43 PM

  B ATON ROUGE - The fate of dozens of people with mental challenges who relied on a Baton Rouge pastor to help them is in legal limbo. Reginald Stewman collected money from his "patients" to meet their daily needs, but has yet to hand over the money to the... more »

• Preacher doesn't pay rent, again Play Video

  May 9, 2013 7:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge pastor, who takes care and shelters mentally challenged people, has walked away from his responsibilities. He owes Brittany's Place thousands of dollars and it's left social agencies scrambling to meet the needs of their patients. Reginald Stewman says he takes care of these... more »

• 1 dead in shooting at Shreveport apartment complex

  May 8, 2013 8:58 AM

  SHREVEPORT- Shreveport police are investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment complex. The shooting was reported Tuesday night at Shreveport's Cooper Road Plaza Apartments. Authorities responded to reports of a fight at the complex about 45 minutes prior to the shooting, but found nothing and left the scene. Police returned... more »

• Explosion, fire rocks apartment complex

  May 7, 2013 1:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters responded to an apartment fire and reported explosion at a complex this afternoon in Baton Rouge. People living near the Oaks of Kingsbridge at 11888 Long Ridge Drive told News 2 they felt an explosion which shook their homes, then called 911. The fire... more »

• Minister under investigation ducks News 2 cameras Play Video

  April 11, 2013 2:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - News 2 continued to investigate a Baton Rouge minister who said he's caring for dozens of mentally challenged people, even though the state says he's not licensed to do so. Reginald Stewman is under investigation from state and federal agencies about his business, his taxes, and... more »

• Fire damages vacant apartment complex

  April 5, 2013 9:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An investigation is underway after a vacant building went up in flames early Friday morning. Police and firefighters were called out to the apartment complex on Gardere Lane just after 6 a.m. It took crews about 20 minutes to get the fire under control. ... more »

• Minister under investigation for fraud Play Video

  April 4, 2013 12:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A pastor is under investigation for the way he runs an apartment complex which houses people with mental disabilities. Reginald Stewman faces possible jail time for IRS fraud, the Social Security Administration is looking into his business practices, and now the state is investigating if he's... more »

• Clinton man dies in apartment fire

  February 5, 2013 9:07 AM

  CLINTON - Investigators identified a wheelchair-bound man who died this morning in a Clinton apartment which caught fire. The Clinton Fire Department said 47-year-old Christian Phillips died in the fire at the Clinton Manor Apartments today. Firefighters received the call around 7:18 a.m. and were on scene five minutes... more »

• FBI: Holmes' booby trap included improvised napalm

  January 8, 2013 1:36 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. - An elaborate booby trap system allegedly set up to pull police away from the Colorado theater shooting included improvised napalm and thermite, which burns so hot that water can't put out the blaze. FBI bomb technician Garrett Gumbinner described the system Tuesday at a hearing in which... more »

• 4 arrested in fatal shooting of Hattiesburg teen

  December 31, 2012 1:44 PM

  HATTIESBURG, Miss.- Four people have been arrested on charges related to a fatal shooting Sunday at a Hattiesburg apartment complex. Hattiesburg police say in a news release that Addreon Brister, 18, of Tylertown, and Antonica Magee, 20, of Columbia, are each charged with murder. Police say Jimmy Lee Oliver, 28,... more »

• Jail releases mug shots of former LSU players arrested Play Video

  October 25, 2012 7:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The four former LSU football players arrested Thursday on drug charges have been booked into jail, but bond has not been set. The jail released their booking photographs, also known as "mug shots," just before 8 p.m. Jordan Jefferson, Tyrann Mathieu, Karnell Hatcher, and Derrick Bryant... more »

• BRPD: Four former LSU players caught with marijuana Play Video

  October 25, 2012 5:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested four former LSU players after they said they were caught with marijuana in an off-campus apartment. Authorities arrested Jordan Jefferson, Tyrann Mathieu, Karnell Hatcher, and Derrick Bryant before 4 p.m. at an apartment on West State Street. Lt. Don Kelly with Baton Rouge... more »

• Police identify man killed in overnight shooting

  October 8, 2012 10:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police identified a man found shot to death at a Baton Rouge apartment complex overnight. Lt. Don Kelly said Clement Legea, 45, was found dead lying on the sidewalk inside an apartment complex at 11445 Bard Street just after midnight today. Kelly said they were... more »

• Police say Colo. suspect's apartment booby trapped

  July 20, 2012 4:21 PM

  AURORA, Colo. - Police say the apartment of the suspect in a mass shooting at a Denver area movie theater is booby trapped, so they've evacuated five surrounding buildings. Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates says bomb technicians are determining how to disarm flammable or explosive material in the third-floor apartment.... more »

• Three arrested in McLelland Dr. shooting

  May 18, 2012 5:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested three people in connection with a deadly shooting in north Baton Rouge. Cpl. L'Jean Mckneely said detectives arrested Carzel Robertson, 21, Jerrid Davis, 17, and Keymah Hills, 17, in connection with the shooting yesterday on McClelland Drive. Mckneely said Robertson and another man... more »

• Good neighbors battle BR apartment fire Play Video

  May 4, 2012 5:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An apartment fire could have been a lot worse for a Baton Rouge family, if it wasn't for the help of some good neighbors. Just after 10 p.m. last night, an electrical fire broke out in Shanika Gryo's kitchen at the Kings Court Apartments off Dougherty... more »

• Woman stabbed in fight at BR apartment

  April 3, 2012 4:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a woman stabbed this afternoon is in moderate condition at a Baton Rouge hospital, and police are looking for her attacker. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said the woman was stabbed during a fight with another woman at the Wood Acres Apartments... more »

• Man arrested for attack in Baton Rouge

  April 2, 2012 3:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man accused of attacking a woman at an apartment complex Sunday is now under arrest. Police say Marvin Varnado chased a woman down to the parking lot of his complex, and dragged her by the the hair back to his apartment. They say Varnado... more »

• Investigators: Stove left on caused fatal fire

  March 20, 2012 10:39 AM

  METAIRIE - Fire investigators say at 68-year-old man was found dead inside a burning apartment in Metairie. His identity has not been released. The fire broke out shortly after midnight. A neighbor spotted heavy smoke coming from the second floor apartment. Investigators say the man's body was found just... more »

• Cooking fire damages apartment unit

  February 9, 2012 5:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Fire investigators say an unattended pot is responsible for gutting an apartment unit on Jade Ave. Thursday. It happened just after 1:30 this morning. Firefighters arrived to find flames coming the upper and lower windows of the unit. They managed to contain the flames to... more »

• Man killed in apartment shooting

  February 5, 2012 10:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A man is dead after an overnight apartment shooting. It happened just before 3am Saturday morning. According to Baton Rouge Police, when they responded to scene, they found 19-year-old Justin Weideman laying in the parking lot of the New Port Villa apartments on the 1700 block... more »

• Neighbors near St. Gabriel apartment fire upset with city leaders

  January 20, 2012 10:32 PM

  ST. GABRIEL- People who live near an under-construction apartment complex that caught fire Friday say they warned the city about dangers like this. The complex, which had five, four-plex buildings already built, started going up in the Fall. Neighbors say they asked the city to reconsider approving the project... 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 »

• Apartment residents on edge after rapist warning

  November 30, 2011 6:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - People living near LSU's campus told News 2 they're on edge after two attacks on young women in the area. Sgt. Don Kelly said a woman was raped early Tuesday morning outside her Stanford Avenue apartment. The suspect matched the description of another attack a week... more »

• Port Allen apartment fire ruled arson

  November 30, 2011 5:33 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Investigators announced today that an apartment fire which burned almost two dozen people out of their homes was the work of arson. Barry Mounce with the state Fire Marshal's Office said they wouldn't release the details of how the fire at Kathryn Square Apartments on North... more »

• Apartment fire displaces 20 people in Port Allen Play Video

  November 29, 2011 5:51 AM

  PORT ALLEN - A fire tore through an apartment complex in Port Allen this morning. Eight units of the Katherine Square Apartments units on North 14th Street were damaged. The Red Cross is currently assisting more than 20 people displaced by the fire. No word on what... more »

• Jeff Parish looking into early Saturday death

  November 5, 2011 1:19 PM

  METAIRIE - Homicide investigators in suburban New Orleans are working on the case of a woman found dead in a Metairie apartment. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office says a neighbor heard the woman moaning in an apartment above hers early Saturday morning. Responding deputies forced their way into... more »

• Fire in a vacant four-plex

  October 28, 2011 9:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE- St. George and Baton Rouge Fire Departments arrived at a four-plex apartment fire early this morning to find heavy smoke and fire visible from the back door. All four units were searched and no victims were found inside of the apartment at 8245 Ned St. in Baton... more »

• Baton Rouge apartment complex sold

  October 9, 2011 9:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A New York investment firm has acquired the Cottages of Baton Rouge, a 392-unit student housing complex. Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors, the private equity real estate arm of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, did not disclose the price it paid to Birmingham, Ala.-based Capstone Properties. ... more »

• Police search Jefferson's apartment in fight investigation

  August 24, 2011 5:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police searched Jordan Jefferson's off-campus apartment this afternoon as part of their investigation into a fight last week that witnesses said involved LSU football players. BRPD officers were seen taking bags of evidence from an apartment at the Oakbrook Apartments near Nicholson and Lee Drive. ... more »

• One person injured in BR apartment fire

  August 8, 2011 2:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Red Cross is assisting families after a two-alarm fire broke out at a Baton Rouge apartment complex. It happened around 12:30 a.m. at the Cambridge Apartments in the 1200 block of Bob Pettit Boulevard. One person received second and third-degree burns from the fire. The... more »

• Vacant apartment fire in Baton Rouge under investigation

  August 2, 2011 3:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Investigators are trying to figure out how a fire happened at a vacant apartment fire in Baton Rouge. It happened just before noon on Tuesday, in the 8200 block of Skysail Avenue. Fire was visible in one of the upstairs apartments when firefighters arrived. No... more »

• One arrested, another at large in Tigerland attack

  June 15, 2011 11:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - One person was arrested and another is still at large in connection with a robbery and sexual assault at a Tigerland apartment, according to Baton Rouge Police. Sgt. Don Stone said Joseph Peter Morgan, 25, of Baton Rouge was arrested around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night. He's... more »

• No one injured in apartment fire

  May 22, 2011 9:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE- No one was injured in an apartment fire that damaged three units at the Canterbury House Apartments on South Sherwood Forest Blvd. yesterday evening. When firefighters got to the scene fire was shooting from a third story balcony. Investigators believe the fire started on the balcony and... more »

• BRFD: Child playing with lighter started apartment fire

  March 18, 2011 10:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A child playing with a lighter started an apartment fire that left three families without a place to stay, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. Curt Monte with BRFD said the fire started in a bedroom of one of the units at a tri-plex at... more »

• Red Cross finds housing for apartment fire victims

  February 8, 2011 6:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - More than 40 people, homeless after an apartment fire in Baton Rouge, will have a place to stay tonight. The fire started Monday night at an apartment complex on North Carrollton Drive. Most of the people living at the complex, known as Hope Village, have psychological... more »

• Crews battle large apartment fire in Baton Rouge

  February 7, 2011 8:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters fought a large, two-building apartment fire in central Baton Rouge tonight. Firefighters were called out to the complex at 855 N. Carrollton Avenue, and when they arrived found fire already showing out of one apartment. Crews got the fire under control just before 8:30,... more »

• Fire damages apartment buildings in Baker

  January 26, 2011 9:19 PM

  BAKER- Three families are homeless after a fire burned down a four-plex apartment building in Baker. It happened on Singletary Drive this evening around 5:00. The blaze started when a soft drink machine caught fire in a vending building attached to one of the two buildings of Singletary... more »

• No injuries in morning apartment fire

  January 25, 2011 12:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A fire at the Jefferson Shadows Apartments caused minor damage, but has forced one resident out of their unit. Firefighters from the St. George and Baton Rouge Fire departments were called to the apartments just before 9:00 a.m. A neighbor had noticed smoke coming from an apartment... more »

• Woman killed, teen injured in early morning apartment fire

  January 16, 2011 10:40 AM

  Baton Rouge Firefighters say a woman died in an early morning apartment fire. It happened at the Newport Villa Apartments in the 1700 block of LaAnnie Drive. Lizzie Simond, 65, died in the fire. Investigators say "improperly discarded smoking material" started the fire. The blaze started in the... more »

• Officials: Arson suspected in BR apartment fire

  November 29, 2010 2:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A fire at a garage apartment in north Baton Rouge is believed to have been intentionally set, according to investigators. The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to 5636 North Foster Drive just after noon today, and said smoke was billowing out of the apartment when they arrived.... more »

• Fire destroys town homes in Carencro

  November 25, 2010 11:01 AM

  CARENCRO – Ten units in Lafayette Parish were destroyed in an apartment fire overnight. Several departments were called to the town homes on Desoto Road around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to assist with extinguishing the fire. An estimated 70 firefighters were working the scene at one point, but the fire still... more »

• BBQ starts apartment fire, injures two

  November 21, 2010 12:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE- An unattended Bar-B-Que pit is to blame for a fire that destroyed an apartment on Bles Avenue near Perkins Road, and sent two people to the hospital. Residents told Baton Rouge Fire officials they were cooking on a balcony Saturday evening. Fire fighters think a hot coal left... more »

• Cause determined in Baton Rouge apartment fire

  November 19, 2010 2:12 PM

  Fire Investigators say an electrical malfunction is to blame for an apartment fire overnight in Baton Rouge. It happened just after midnight in the 4600 block of Earl Gros Avenue, that's in the Tigerland area. Fire fighters say the heating unit had malfunctioned and started the fire. ... more »

• Apartment fire in Tigerland

  November 19, 2010 7:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters are investigating an apartment fire in Tigerland. It happened at 4600 Earl Gros Avenue just after midnight Friday. No word on any injuries, or a possible cause of the fire. more »

• Friends, family optimistic Good Samaritan will recover

  November 8, 2010 5:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Friends and family of a man who was shot while trying to stop a robbery are optimistic he will recover. A family member said Charlie Cangelosi underwent more surgery today. The 23-year-old Baton Rouge man was shot early Sunday morning in the parking lot of a... more »

• Baton Rouge man indicted on murder charge

  October 14, 2010 7:06 AM

  An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury has indicted a 19-year-old man in the deadly shooting of another man at a Baton Rouge apartment complex. Douglas Dorsey of Baton Rouge was charged with second-degree murder Wednesday in the June 11 slaying of 21-year-old Kendrick Foster. Police said Foster lived at... more »

• Lafayette police probe shooting death

  October 11, 2010 6:20 AM

  Lafayette police are investigating a shooting outside an apartment building that left one man dead. Officers say Randall Joseph Clemons of Lafayette was found next to his vehicle late Saturday night with multiple gunshot wounds. Clemons was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives have identified... more »

• Firefighter injured in apartment fire

  October 10, 2010 10:24 AM

  A firefighter with the Central Fire Department was injured in an apartment fire Saturday evening. It happened in the 10800 block of Sullivan Road. Investigators believe the fire started in an electrical breaker box in a closet. No one was home when the fire started. Two apartments were... more »

• Apartment fire in Baton Rouge

  September 30, 2010 6:45 AM

  An investigation is underway into an apartment fire in Baton Rouge. It happened on Rembrandt Drive near Rodin just before 5 a.m. Thursday. At this time, there's no word of any injuries or damages. more »

• Judge to rule Sept. 30 in Small case

  September 21, 2010 9:02 AM

  A Caddo district judge will rule Sept. 30 on whether to acquit a Shreveport woman convicted of murder after her 6-year-old daughter died in an apartment fire while home alone with another child. In the motion, defense attorney Christopher Hatch argues Satonia Small did not kill her child and her... more »

• Apartment fire in Central caused by arson

  September 21, 2010 5:54 AM

  Firefighters are investigating an apartment fire that is believed to be arson. It happened in Central around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday at 15026 Forestgrove Avenue. Firefighters say the fire started on the second floor, and it quickly spread to the attic causing $250,000 in damage. The power was off to the... more »

• 3 children found shot dead in Texas apartment

  September 19, 2010 3:15 PM

  Authorities say three children were found shot to death and a man was found wounded at a suburban Houston apartment complex. Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Jamie Wagner says detectives are trying to determine who was responsible for the shootings. She says the shootings were reported about 9:45 a.m. Sunday at... more »

• Jimi Hendrix's London apartment open to public

  September 16, 2010 12:53 PM

  A London apartment that Jimi Hendrix lived in is opening to the public as part of an exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of his death. Hendrix moved into the top floor of 23 Brook Street with his English girlfriend, Kathy Etchingham, in 1968, two years after he came to... more »

• Power strip likely caused apartment fire

  September 15, 2010 11:38 AM

  An overheated power strip likely caused a Baton Rouge apartment to catch fire Wednesday morning. No one was injured, but the fourplex on Great Smokey Avenue sustained "heavy damage," according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. "One of the occupants was getting dressed for work," when she saw smoke... more »

• Evacuation order cancelled for chemical leak

  August 30, 2010 11:14 AM

  UPDATE: People evacuated from their homes after a chemical in North Baton Rouge are now allowed to return home. The Baton Rouge Fire Department was called to the Kelly Trace Apartments at 999 Rosenwald just before 3 a.m., after residents reported a foul smell in the area. Firefighters found... more »

• Fire damages apartments near LSU

  July 29, 2010 2:34 PM

  Investigators say an overheated power-strip is to blame for an apartment fire near LSU early Thursday morning. It happened around 7 a.m. in the 600 block of East State Street. The power strip set bedding in one of the upstairs units on fire. Damage extended throughout both upstairs... more »

• Apartment fire leaves no injuries

  June 8, 2010 5:14 PM

  There was an apartment fire at St. Jean Apartments on South Harrell’s Ferry Road around 4:00 p.m. today. The East Side Fire Department said no one was in the apartment at the time of the fire, and there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is still unknown at... more »

• Former teacher's trial delayed

  June 2, 2010 6:39 AM

  The trial of a former Acadiana High School teacher accused of filming teenagers having sex in his Lafayette apartment has been delayed. Stephen McKay Hurst was scheduled to stand trial June 21 on six federal charges, including production of child pornography, possession of child pornography and obstruction of justice, among... more »

• Arson investigation at apartment building in Baton Rouge

  May 19, 2010 5:16 AM

  Baton Rouge firefighters are investigating an arson at an apartment building. It happened just after midnight at 2930 Balis Drive. Investigators say the fire broke out in an upstairs unit. One person was in the downstairs apartment and escaped unharmed. The Baton Rouge Fire Department says they responded to the... more »

• Unattended pot causes apartment fire in Baton Rouge

  May 10, 2010 6:00 AM

  A pot left on the stove is the cause of an apartment fire at the Cedarwood Apartments around 3 a.m. Monday. Firefighters say the residents forgot the stove was on while frying chicken. They tried to put the fire out, but one person burned his hand. The fire damage was... more »

• Apartment fire in Baton Rouge

  May 7, 2010 9:56 AM

  Red Cross is helping a family after their apartment in Baton Rouge caught on fire. It happened around 8 a.m. Friday at the Fox Hill Apartments on Greenwell Springs Road. Firefighters say the resident forgot a pot of grease on the stove when he left for work. The fire was... more »

• People jump from balcony to escape fire

  April 25, 2010 11:14 AM

  The Baton Rouge Fire Department says at least two people had to jump from a second floor balcony to escape an apartment fire this morning. Investigators believe arson caused the fire that started on the front porch balcony of a second floor apartment in the 4000 block of Alvin... more »

• Apartment fire in Baton Rouge

  March 29, 2010 11:36 AM

  A fire in an apartment left 14 people without a home in Baton Rouge. It happened at 1943 Sparta Avenue off Highway 19. The fire started in an upstairs apartment and spread to another the four-plex building. The bottom two apartments were heavily damaged by water. No one was... more »

• Two people escape apartment fire

  March 13, 2010 10:52 AM

  Two people safely escaped an apartment fire Friday night. Investigators are unsure of what caused the fire in the five thousand block of Alvin Dark Avenue in Baton Rouge. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department the fire started outside the apartment and spread inside. The fire... more »

• Apartment added to school campus

  March 2, 2010 9:36 AM

  Denham Springs High School is now equipped with an apartment. Livingston Parish school leaders say it's just another teaching tool. The apartment will be used by students with disabilities. Leaders say they'll learn skills needed to allow them to be more independent, once they graduate from high school. ... more »

• Ten people displaced by apartment fire

  March 2, 2010 9:20 AM

  A fire at the Fairway View apartments on College Dr. in Baton Rouge has left ten people homeless. The fire broke out just after 7:00p.m. Monday night. Fire officials say a pot left on a hot stove is to blame for the fire. Several units in the complex were damaged.... more »

• Toddler starts apartment fire

  February 1, 2010 8:33 AM

  A three-year-old boy accidentally knocked over a burning candle in the bed where his father was sleeping Sunday afternoon. It happened at an apartment complex at 1155 Jim Taylor Drive in the Tigerland area of Baton Rouge. The boy was able to wake his father. They both got out... more »

• Victims identified in murder-suicide

  December 14, 2009 10:09 AM

  Update: The male victim has been identified as Sylvester Jones. The female is Lavelvia Laneen Carter. The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a possible murder-suicide at an apartment complex at Greenwell Springs Road. Police responded to the complex around 4 a.m. where they found a black male... more »

• Two dead in possible murder-suicide

  December 13, 2009 9:20 AM

  The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a possible murder-suicide at an apartment complex at Greenwell Springs Road. Police responded to the complex around 4 a.m. where they found a black male dead in front of the apartment. When they learned that the possible gunman was inside of the... more »

• Fire destroys apartments in Spanish Town

  December 11, 2009 11:06 AM

  UPDATE: Several apartments were damaged after a fire broke out at an apartment building at 609 Spanish Town Road in Baton Rouge. Six people are homeless. The cause of the blaze is under investigation but firefighters say it started in the attic of the two-story building. They do not suspect... more »

• Man dead after possible carbon monoxide poisoning

  December 7, 2009 10:46 PM

  Update: A man is dead after possible carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator he was using to power his apartment. James Wilson died inside his apartment on King Bradford Drive in Baton Rouge today after his generator leaked carbon monoxide, which possibly poisoned him. Two young children and two... more »

• Firefighters investigating 2 arsons in Baton Rouge

  November 19, 2009 9:17 AM

  Firefighters are investigating two separate arsons in Baton Rouge. The first one happened at 1855 Blvd. de Province at the Audubon Park Apartments around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. When firefighters arrived, they found the living room in one apartment on fire. The fire was quickly put out. Although no one... more »

• Apartment manager arrested in theft

  November 6, 2009 5:52 AM

  East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested a Baton Rogue woman accused of stealing more than $12,000 from her employer, Family Manor Apartments. According to deputies, Shanetria Parker, who was a manager at the complex, took tenants' rent money by making their money orders out to herself. Police say she... more »

• Houses for sale in Spanish Town

  October 1, 2009 10:14 AM

  Three houses in the Spanish Town neighborhood of Baton Rouge are up for sale. The new listings challenge opposition to a proposed apartment complex in Spanish Town. Plans call for seven houses to be removed to make way for the complex. Critics want to preserve the houses, which... more »