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• DOTD starts series of road closures tied to I-10 widening project Play Video

  September 29, 2023 3:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state has announced a series of road closures related to the I-10 widening project which will affect traffic along the 10/12 corridor throughout Baton Rouge. The closures will not impact the interstate itself, but visible work will be going on in the shoulders of I-10,... more »

• City-parish sues property owner for running noisy business in residential area Play Video

  February 19, 2021 6:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Five days after the WBRZ Investigative Unit exposed a situation taking place at a home on Jackson Avenue in North Baton Rouge, the city-parish filed a lawsuit against the property owners in an attempt to get them to stop their activities. The lawsuit asks for a... more »

• Navy says 10 sailors missing in collision at sea

  August 20, 2017 8:37 PM

  SINGAPORE - A Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS John S. McCain, collided with a commercial vessel east of Singapore early Monday morning local time, the Navy said. The collision with the merchant ship Alnic MC occurred east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore at 6:24 a.m. Japan Standard... more »

• Park contractor shot in foot at Blueberry Street Park Play Video

  August 15, 2017 6:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities responded to a shooting at Blueberry Street Park Tuesday afternoon. Sources say the victim is a park contractor who was doing maintenance work for BREC. The male victim was shot in the foot and brought to a nearby hospital. His injuries do not appear... more »

• Firefighters adopt puppy after saving him from burning apartment

  August 13, 2017 9:45 PM

  NEWBURGH, NY - One lucky puppy who was rescued from a burning apartment is now being adopted by the firefighters who saved his life. When the firefighters of the City of Newburgh Fire Department in New York were called to the second floor of a three-story apartment building in... more »

• Crews responding to teens injured after crashing into trees while tubing

  July 28, 2017 4:42 PM

  MAUREPAS – Emergency crews are responding to reports of a teenager injured after hitting trees while tubing in the Amite River on Friday afternoon, according to first responders. Officials say the fire department is boating the teen to an address nearby, located in the 13000 block of... more »

• House fire on Wexford Drive under investigation

  July 26, 2017 7:32 PM

  CENTRAL – Fire crews responded to a house fire in the 5200 block of Wexford Drive on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Central Fire Department, the fire was brought under control in about 20 minutes. Fire crews located three large dogs in the backyard of the home... more »

• Rain causes sewage back-up in neighborhood; crews working to fix issue Play Video

  July 17, 2017 7:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The homes in the River Oaks neighborhood in Baton Rouge experience sewage back-up every time it rains. Residents know that with every rain, toilets, showers and sinks become inoperable. "I'm tired of dealing with it," resident of Gloria Drive, Chris Johnson, said.... more »

• Crews respond to reports of 16-year-old shot on N. 30th Street

  July 14, 2017 5:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Emergency crews responded to the 600 block of N. 30th Street where a 16-year-old was reportedly shot. Sources say the victim is in stable condition. The incident occurred on Friday around 4:30 p.m. No further details have been released at this time.... more »

• Final flood debris removal in EBR to begin July 10

  July 7, 2017 5:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE – City-Parish crews will begin their final pass for flood debris removal across East Baton Rouge Parish on Monday, July 10. The pass is for any remaining debris collection needs for residents that were impacted by the August 2016 flood. Debris removal operations will conclude... more »

• City crews clean up litter along Bluebonnet Blvd.

  July 6, 2017 5:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A City-Parish crew cleaned up litter that was sprawled along Bluebonnet Boulevard on Monday. The city's Litter Response Team, a crew dedicated within the Department of Maintenance focused on cleaning East Baton Rouge Parish, conducted the cleanup just before noon on Wednesday. ... more »

• Unattended pot causes house fire that claims life of pet

  June 20, 2017 5:44 PM

  CENTRAL – Central fire crews responded to a house fire in the 7500 block of Droze Road that claimed the life of a pet on Tuesday afternoon. Crews were able to get the fire under control in about 15 minutes after responding to the call at 3 p.m.... more »

• How to find Entergy power outage updates; crews preparing as storm approaches

  June 20, 2017 5:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Entergy is monitoring Tropical Storm Cindy and crews are prepared to respond in the event of power outages and downed lines. Entergy customers can report outages, access outage maps and other account, storm and safety information by downloading Entergy's free mobile app . Customers can... more »

• Crews rescue driver after car went into creek in Central

  June 19, 2017 1:38 PM

  CENTRAL – The Central Fire Department responded to a driver that veered off the road and into a creek on Sunday. The crash occurred in the 11900 block of Lovett Road around 6:15 p.m. when a vehicle was going eastbound. The driver lost control near the curve in... more »

• Crews fill in more than 300 potholes in Baton Rouge

  May 25, 2017 12:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome dispatched several Department of Public Works street maintenance crews across the parish to fill potholes this month. The eight crews and 24 employees spent ten hours on a weekend filling potholes around the city and in all 12 Metro Council districts, with... more »

• Tree falls on pickup truck near Pride

  April 3, 2017 11:25 AM

  PRIDE – Crews say the passengers of a pickup truck are okay after a tree fell on their vehicle this morning near Pride. According to the Pride Volunteer Fire Department, crews have been working to clear Liberty Road since 3:45 a.m. Monday. Only one lane of Liberty Road was... more »

• Crews respond to house fire on Montrachet Drive

  March 23, 2017 6:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 10000 block of Montrachet Drive on Thursday afternoon. According to the St. George Fire Department, the fire was an accidental cooking fire. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the kitchen. There are no reported injuries.... more »

• Crews to replace culverts in Ascension starting Nov. 28

  November 23, 2016 10:01 AM

  ASCENSION – The Ascension Department of Public Works will begin to replace several culverts in Gonzales and Britanny areas on Monday, Nov. 28. Crews will replace culverts on both ends of Bart Street in Brittany with the first on being replaced at Bart Street and Highway 941. The second... more »

• Cox teams work to restore outages in Livingston, Ascension and EBR

  August 19, 2016 6:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Cox Communications teams will continue to work in Livingston, Ascension and East Baton Rouge areas to repair outages to those who have been impacted by the recent flooding. The company says that customers in Livingston Parish should see services restored in some non-flooded areas as soon as... more »

• Clean up begins in Assumption after severe storms Play Video

  May 20, 2016 7:39 PM

  ASSUMPTION- Assumption Parish residents have their hands full with cleaning up following severe storms that cut through the area. One resident, Shawn Coker, came into town Thursday night for a visit, but that trip turned into a clean up effort quickly at his in-laws' home. An uninhabited trailer next door... more »

• Water supply in jeopardy for 375,000 people in SC

  October 7, 2015 9:42 AM

  COLUMBIA, S.C.- Crews are working to repair a breach in the Columbia canal that is threatening the main water supply for 375,000 people. Columbia Utilities Director Joey Jaco says officials were working Wednesday to build a rock dam a few hundred feet north of the breach, which is near the... more »

• Entergy crews headed to Florida ahead of Erika's landfall

  August 28, 2015 12:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Entergy reports it will send 100 people from Louisiana to Florida to assist as Florida declares a state of emergency ahead of the landfall of Tropical Storm Erika. 12 of the utility workers headed toward the Sunshine State come from the Baton Rouge area, and they... more »