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  • Juvenile identified as responsible for fire at Burbank Walmart that caused $9M worth of damage

    February 19, 2024 11:50 AM

    UPDATE: A juvenile has been identified as the person responsible for the fire at the Walmart on Burbank Drive. According to St. George Fire Department spokesperson Meg Kling, the juvenile's family has been talked to, appropriate juvenile judicial systems are at work now to intervene and educate for prevention... more »
  • Street lights along Burbank repaired, replaced following calls to 2 On Your Side Play Video

    July 5, 2023 3:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The evening ride is a little brighter along Burbank Drive these days. The City-Parish says after a 2 On Your Side story in May and several updates about lights that failed to turn on at night, changes are being made. The lights at some intersections... 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 »
  • More development approved along Burbank corridor despite flooding concerns Play Video

    September 26, 2022 3:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An area along Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge continues to be developed even though there are flooding concerns. Two new America Homeland LLC neighborhoods were approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission last week. Winter Gardens and Autumn Gardens are planned developments between Sehdeva Memorial Drive... more »
  • Residents reach breaking point with illegal parking, loitering along stretch of Burbank Drive Play Video

    October 18, 2021 10:48 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Late nights of loitering, litter, and illegal parking along Burbank Drive are frustrating local homeowners. "Total chaos," Al Lorio, who lives on Burbank Drive, said. "It's just total, total chaos." Video from over the weekend shows long lines of cars illegally parked along the busy... more »
  • Burbank Drive subdivision asking planning commission to OK 100+ new lots Play Video

    October 5, 2021 10:42 PM

    BATON ROUGE - After similar, previous requests have been approved, developers of Pelican Lakes on Burbank drive are asking the planning commission for permission to add more than 100 new lots to the subdivision. "Pelican Lakes was started in 2012, and it was part of an 800-lot master development,"... more »
  • Man found shot to death in Skysail Avenue apartment early Wednesday morning Play Video

    December 2, 2020 7:45 AM

    BATON ROUGE - On Wednesday, Nov. 2, authorities were called to the scene of a deadly shooting in the Burbank/Innovation Park area. Representatives with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office (EBRSO) say shortly before 6:30 a.m., a man was found shot to death inside of an apartment within... more »
  • Sheriff's deputies investigate shooting in Burbank parking lot

    November 28, 2020 12:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement swarmed a Burbank parking lot Saturday morning after reports of wild gunfire. A crime scene perimeter was set up around the parking lot on Burbank between Gardere and Staring. A number of sheriff's deputies were on the scene of the situation which developed... more »
  • Iberville Parish Council opposes Baton Rouge development Play Video

    November 21, 2018 12:00 AM

    PLAQUEMINE - The Iberville Parish Council approved a resolution Tuesday evening opposing a mixed-use development in an East Baton Rouge Parish special flood hazard area. The fear of increased flooding in his jurisdiction had Iberville Parish President Mitch Ourso threatening to build a wall along the parish line this week.... more »
  • Baton Rouge development in flood-prone area on hold Play Video

    September 18, 2018 12:27 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A plan to build 57 houses off Burbank Drive a few miles south of LSU was put on hold Monday night. Members of the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission had reservations about the subdivision located in a special flood hazard area even though it met city-parish... more »
  • Apartment won't void LSU students lease after break-ins Play Video

    September 26, 2017 11:38 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Twice in September, a thief snuck into an apartment while four women slept, stealing possessions and making off with two vehicles, according to the women's parents. The women, all LSU students, want to move out of the Sterling Burbank apartment complex located just south of campus. However, parents... more »
  • Lee Drive expansion project eyes October completion Play Video

    August 20, 2017 11:18 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The intersection of Lee Drive between Highland Road and Burbank Drive has been seeing some heavy construction as of late, but the necessary project should greatly help traffic in the area. That bottleneck serves as a throughway for multiple college apartment complexes and developers want to... more »
  • Traffic fix coming to LSU area Play Video

    February 2, 2017 9:10 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The LSU area will soon see some traffic improvements on West Parker Boulevard towards Burbank Drive. Mike Olsen, construction engineer for the City of Baton Rouge says the area was in need of a change. “ I’ve been out here in the afternoons and its... more »
  • BRPD: suspects claim to be police in armed robbery

    December 21, 2016 11:17 AM

    BATON ROUGE – Police say they are investigating an armed robbery that happened on Burbank Drive sometime before Tuesday morning. Baton Rouge Police spokesperson Sgt. Don Coppola said that officers responded to an armed robbery call 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at 5959 Burbank Drive. However, investigators say the crime was... more »
  • First responders tending to 3 car crash on Burbank Drive

    October 20, 2016 8:49 PM

    BATON ROUGE - First responders are on the scene of a 3 car accident on Burbank Drive. It happened before 7:30 p.m. near the 10000 block of Burbank Drive. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office and Louisiana State Police are on the scene. Traffic has been delayed because... more »
  • Knife-wielding suspect could be behind multiple armed robberies Play Video

    May 3, 2016 4:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Investigators with both the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and Baton Rouge Police Department are looking into a pair of burglaries with striking similarities. Tuesday morning, BRPD for help identifying a man they say robbed the Exxon Station in the 5200 block of Highland Road.... more »
  • Deputies looking for man who robbed Burbank CVS

    May 1, 2016 9:45 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Deputies are looking for a man who they say robbed a CVS on Burbank Drive Sunday night. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, the man entered the store around 6:30 p.m., pulled out a knife and demanded money from a clerk. Deputies say... more »
  • Izzos founders to open Lit Pizza restaurant this summer

    April 14, 2016 12:30 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The founders of Baton Rouge-based Izzo’s Illegal Burrito are opening a pizza restaurant called Lit Pizza. The new fast-casual wood-fired pizza restaurant is coming to 3930 Burbank in the Southgate shopping center this summer. Partners Ozzie Fernandez and Gary Kovacs will offer the same “craft your own” experience... more »
  • Elderly man hit, killed while changing flat tire

    September 10, 2015 8:42 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A man was hit and killed while changing a flat tire Thursday evening. State Police said Lawrence Shepherd, 80, of Baton Rouge, had pulled to the side of the road and was replacing the tire on his van when he was hit by another van. The... more »

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