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• EBR using new flashing turn signals for future road projects

  April 26, 2021 12:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge will begin incorporating flashing yellow left-turn signals in future city-parish road projects, and local officials are trying to ensure the lights won't confuse drivers. The new signals will feature red, yellow and green arrows along with the new flashing yellow arrow, which will... more »

• Weekend work announced for Intracoastal Bridge

  April 12, 2019 9:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE- DOTD announced that next week there will be alternating lane closures on the Southbound Intracoastal Bridge. The closures will begin on Monday, April 15th, and end on Saturday, April 20th between 7 p.m. and 4 a.m. The steel plates with rubberized mats will be used DOTD... more »

• Texas man arrested in contractor fraud

  December 7, 2018 8:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Authorities have charged a man with contractor fraud after he agreed to repair a home without a license and failed to complete the work. The victim contacted the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's office on July 27, 2017, to report a possible contractor fraud. She told authorities that... more »

• Flood recovery, other work takes over classrooms as Livingston students have the summer off

  June 23, 2018 9:34 AM

  LIVINGSTON – More than a dozen public school campuses are undergoing renovations through the summer including ongoing flood recovery projects at six of the schools. Construction related to damage from the August 2016 flood continue at Denham Springs High School where floor tiles, all baseboards and the ROTC facility... more »

• Traffic shifting on Jones Creek due to construction starting on Jan. 23

  January 19, 2017 11:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - City-Parish officials announced that traffic will be shifting on Jones Creek Road between Coursey Boulevard and Tiger Bend Road due to construction planned for Jan. 23. Officials say that the southbound traffic on Jones Creek Road will move to the far west side of the newly-constructed section... more »

• Flood-damaged home on Wildwood Pwy. destroyed in early morning fire

  January 9, 2017 10:19 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A home that was under construction due to damage caused by the August flood was destroyed in a fire early Monday morning. The fire occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 4500 block of Wildwood Parkway. Firefighters arrived on scene to find the home engulfed in flames... more »

• George O'Neal Road at Jones Creek to close Nov. 6

  November 4, 2016 11:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE – City Parish officials announced that George O'Neal Road will be closed to traffic just east of Jones Creek Road starting Nov. 6 at noon. The road will reopen on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. The closure is a part of an ongoing construction project. Additionally,... more »

• Traffic trouble for small businesses as Coursey Blvd construction begins

  October 29, 2016 11:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Jones Creek Café and Oyster Bar on Market Street sits right in the middle of the new construction project on Coursey Blvd. The road is shut down at Jones Creek Road for 12 days to add double left turn lanes. During that time, city leaders... more »

• Safety tips as post-flooding cleanup begins

  August 17, 2016 4:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Fire Department said Wednesday that residents should use caution when removing gypsum or sheetrock from flooded homes. “If the materials predate 1980, there is a strong possibility that they may contain asbestos,” officials said Tuesday. Asbestos is classified as a known human... more »

• Ascension Parish breaks ground on Conway Plantation development Play Video

  May 10, 2016 7:58 PM

  ASCENSION-Ascension Parish broke ground on an upscale neighborhood development on Tuesday. The development is called the Conway Plantation and is more than 300 acres land located right off of Highway 44. It is expected to include about 1,000 single homes and 500 apartments with restaurants and shops. Mayor of Gonzales,... more »

• OLOL breaks ground on freestanding children's hospital

  February 18, 2016 11:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge broke ground on a new children’s hospital Thursday. The new freestanding OLOL Children’s hospital will be built on 66 acres near Essen and Bluebonnet near the main OLOL campus in Baton Rouge. The new 350,000... more »

• Crews spent Wednesday covering sinkhole

  February 10, 2016 1:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Construction crews spent Wednesday covering a sinkhole that developed in a parking lot along Bluebonnet a day earlier. The sinkhole nearly swallowed a FedEx truck and briefly closed the busy highway near Highland Road. The truck was towed out and the sink hole was fenced off... more »

• Parts of Capital Heights Ave. to close for sewer repairs Play Video

  January 3, 2016 9:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Parts of Capital Heights Avenue will close Monday for sewer repairs as workers work to replace old pipe lines. Capital Heights Avenue is located off of Government Street near Capital High School. The road is expected to be closed starting Monday. Construction will continue until Jan. 31.... more »

• More money for road repairs in Livingston

  August 27, 2015 9:54 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Parish leaders dedicated another $1 million to the road overlay project Thursday night. Earlier this year, the parish council agreed to spend $4.47 million to re-pave forty roads. The extra money will increase the total amount spent to around $5.5 million. It was not immediately clear what... more »