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• More than 50 cameras going up around Baton Rouge as part of Page-Rice Camera Initiative Play Video

  March 1, 2023 2:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE – More than 50 cameras have been purchased and are being placed around the city as part of the Page-Rice Camera Initiative, leaders of the program announced Wednesday. The program was launched last last year and named in honor of 3-year-old Devin Page Jr. and LSU student... more »

• Subdivisions joining BRPD Real Time Crime Center Play Video

  February 16, 2022 3:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - For the last 10 months, the Baton Rouge Police Department has been monitoring and working with crime cameras in Sherwood Forest. More and more cameras are playing a role in police work. There are now 16 cameras and license plate readers - one at every entrance... more »

• Embattled contractor arrested for drunk driving overnight

  July 6, 2021 2:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An area contractor facing litigation for allegedly failing to pay his employees' medical bills was arrested overnight after deputies say he parked his car in the middle of a busy street and passed out. Arrest records say the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office found Kelly Sills... more »

• Front Porch Project raises $1.2 million, shifts focus to highlight businesses Play Video

  June 28, 2020 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A pay it forward project has reached a huge milestone. The Front Porch Project, which provides free family pictures during the pandemic in exchange for monetary donations to local businesses, has raised $1.2 million throughout the state. “I personally was able to capture around 900 porches,”... more »

• Long-sought cameras one step closer to becoming a reality in Sherwood Forest Play Video

  February 25, 2020 11:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - On any given afternoon, traffic can be heavy on Sherwood Forest Boulevard. Other than that, the Sherwood Forest neighborhood is relatively quiet. "Used to not have any problems here," Greg Bradley said. "It was quiet." Bradley has lived in the... more »

• Cameras to be installed, catching illegal dumpers Play Video

  October 2, 2019 6:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The City-Parish will soon start taking pictures of illegal dumpers in the act. The 16 cameras arrived in the mail on Monday. The camera boxes include a Canon camera, LED flash, motion detector, solar panel, and speaker with the potential to broadcast messages. The camera can... more »

• Police searching for man caught on camera robbing gas station

  May 4, 2019 7:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police are searching for a man that was caught on surveillance video stealing from a gas station on Plank Road. The theft happened Saturday morning around 3 a.m. at Texaco Gas Station on 6224 Plank Road. The suspect entered the store and pretended to be a... more »

• Thief steals home security camera Play Video

  September 10, 2018 10:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A crafty thief sneaked underneath a home surveillance camera to steal the device without being caught on video. Joey Holaway said the thief stole his camera and packages off his front porch this weekend in the Ogden Park neighborhood. "It seemed like a bold move, unbelievable... more »

• Iberville Parish Schools consider updated security system Play Video

  November 14, 2016 11:32 PM

  PLAQUEMINE- Iberville Parish School Board members considered updating the cameras and related equipment at all district campuses Monday. Officials say the current system is years overdue for an upgrade. "The resolution is poor so if you had to pull video it would be hard to make out a person,... more »

• Fox Finders track sightings across Baton Rouge Play Video

  April 26, 2016 12:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE - People across Baton Rouge say some new tenants have made homes in their neighborhood: Foxes. Many of the encounters have been caught on camera. Mid-City, Kenilworth, Highland, University Acres and the LSU lakes are just a few of the locations where foxes have been reported on... more »

• Perfect shot: As storms leave BR, rainbow captured under New Bridge

  April 1, 2016 5:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Off and on showers and thunderstorms gave way to a sunlight-bathed drive home Friday. One person captured a rainbow under the New Bridge from West Baton Rouge. Pictures of rainbows were also shared by people in Ascension Parish, too. Kim Richardson of Prairieville shared... more »

• Police: Suspect stole hundreds of dollars worth of tools

  March 21, 2016 11:59 PM

  HAMMOND - The Hammond Police Department is asking for help identifying a thief caught on camera stealing several hundred dollars worth of tools from a truck parked at a business. This happened at Honey Do Services on South Morrison Boulevard. The suspect is identified as a white male driving a... more »

• BRPD using video from body cameras in investigations Play Video

  March 2, 2016 12:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Tuesday night leaders and residents discussed the desire to expand a pilot program for BPRD officer body cameras to the entire force. Most at the meeting at the MLK Community Center on Gus Young Avenue were in support of the program. It came in handy in February... more »

• Privacy concerns raised over police body cameras

  October 7, 2015 7:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police body camera recordings will be public record - including video recorded inside a private residence, a committee learned while discussing the issue at city hall Wednesday. The group was organized by Metro Council. Members will watch the progress of a pilot program where Baton Rouge... more »

• Controversial traffic camera ticket system discussed Wednesday

  February 12, 2013 10:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE- City leaders will debate the controversial red light camera system Wednesday evening. An item on the week's Metro Council meeting deals with the camera system's contract. American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS) is in charge of the cameras that snap pictures of drivers running red lights and mails... more »