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• Arson fire on Greenwell Springs Road damages two homes

  October 5, 2021 4:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters were at a gas station when they noticed a house fire that turned out to be the work of an arsonist. The incident occurred Monday on Choctaw Drive, first responders with the Baton Rouge Fire Department were at the gas station on the corner of... more »

• Firefighters: Arsonist sets porch of Bartlett Street home on fire

  September 25, 2020 6:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Before sunrise on Friday, the Baton Rouge Fire Department battled an intentionally set fire that caused $10,000 in damages to a home off Choctaw Drive. The fire occurred within the 2800 block of Bartlett Street shortly before 4:45 a.m. When first responders arrived on scene they... more »

• Man found shot on Choctaw Drive Play Video

  February 20, 2020 5:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities with the Baton Rouge Police Department say a man was shot in the back during a Wednesday night robbery. Police say after shooting him, the suspects drove the injured man to another location. The man was eventually found on Choctaw Drive suffering from non-life-threatening... more »

• One person hit in shooting at Family Dollar store

  November 2, 2016 8:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - One person was shot at the Family Dollar store on Choctaw Drive Wednesday. Police say it happened at the 3800 block of Choctaw Drive near North 38th Street. One person was shot but was not transported to the hospital, according to officers. They say it... more »

• Police looking for suspects behind April dollar store break-in

  June 13, 2016 3:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are looking to identify a trio of suspects captured on security cameras as they burglarized a Baton Rouge area dollar store this spring. Detectives said three men entered the Family Dollar located in the 3800 block of Choctaw Drive at around 4 a.m. on Apr.... more »

• One injured in shooting at Choctaw Dr. Dollar General

  November 8, 2015 10:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Police are investigating a shooting at a Dollar General on Choctaw Drive in Baton Rouge Sunday night. Baton Rouge Police say someone shot into the glass at the front of a Dollar General at 3939 Choctaw Drive after 8 p.m. According to police, nobody suffered... more »