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Family Dollar closes 400 locations due to rodent infestation at distribution facility
February 21, 2022 3:21 PM
Hundreds of Family Dollar stores in six southern states are temporarily closed after more than 1,000 rodents were found at a distribution center. Business Wire reported Monday that 404 stores were impacted. A consumer complaint had prompted an inspection of the facility in West Memphis, Arkansas back in... more » -
Physicians identify food insecurities, educate people about healthy choices Play Video
January 21, 2022 4:46 PM
BATON ROUGE - This week, 2 On Your Side has explored ways the capital city is working to bring healthier options to people who live in food deserts. It's an initiative under the mayor's office and HealthyBR. At Our Lady of the Lake North Clinic on Airline Highway, there... more » -
EBR City-Parish, Dollar General praised for bringing healthy food options to local communities
February 8, 2021 11:08 AM
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tennessee — During the second week of February, the U.S. Conference of Mayors highlighted the partnership between the City of Baton Rouge and the Dollar General as a positive example of how to increase fresh produce and access to healthier food in low-income communities. The 2020 Best Practices... more » -
BR community leaders collaborate to provide low-income residents with healthy food options Play Video
January 8, 2021 6:49 AM
BATON ROUGE - Poor diet quality is a leading risk factor associated with death and disability in the United States, according to a 2018 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The report goes on to explain that eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables... more » -
Dollar General offers discounts to medical personnel and first responders
March 30, 2020 7:59 AM
Dollar General has announced that, effective Monday, March 30 all medical personnel, first responders and activated National Guardsmen will be given a 10 percent discount on certain purchases at more than 16,300 stores across the country. The store asks that these individuals present their employment badge or ID to... more » -
Detectives arrest two of four men accused of holding up two Dollar General locations
November 27, 2019 2:31 PM
BATON ROUGE – Authorities with the Baton Rouge Police Department have arrested two men in connection with the armed robberies of two Dollar General locations. Police say on Nov. 17, Tyler Dunn and Oreall Ruffin, armed and accompanied by two other individuals, entered the Prescott Drive Dollar General location... more » -
BRPD: Man wanted for robbing Dollar General on N. Little John Road
June 15, 2017 12:23 PM
BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police detectives are seeking a man wanted for allegedly robbing a Dollar General store on North Little John Road. The store was robbed around 9 p.m. when a black man entered the store, approached the counter for checkout and pulled out a... more » -
St. Martin deputies seeking suspects in Dollar General robbery
February 11, 2017 6:23 PM
ST. MARTINVILLE - The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for two suspects who robbed a Dollar General Friday night. Deputies responded to a robbery at the Dollar General in the 5000 block of Old Spanish Trail around 10 p.m. It was learned that two armed black males... more » -
Driver charged with second DWI after hitting parked car, car wash building
January 16, 2017 8:28 PM
BATON ROUGE - A driver was reportedly leaving a Dollar General on Hooper Rd. when he hit several objects, crashed into a car wash building and attempted to flee, according to a witness. The witness told News 2 that the man hit a parked car, a tree, then cross... more » -
Man wanted for armed robbery of Dollar General on S. Harrell's Ferry Road
August 10, 2016 11:45 AM
BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is looking for a man wanted for the armed robbery of the Dollar General in the 16000 block of S. Harrell's Ferry Road. Around 9:40 p.m. a man entered the store with a silver and black pistol. The manager was... more » -
Suspect flees on foot after robbing Government St. store
August 6, 2016 9:51 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police say one suspect fled on foot after robbing a dollar store on Government Street Saturday afternoon. According to Baton Rouge Police, the incident happened at 5652 Government Street around 6:54 p.m. Saturday. Details are limited at this time but police said the suspect grabbed an... more » -
Ascension deputies look for leads in dollar store shoplifting case
January 26, 2016 12:39 PM
PRAIRIEVILLE - Sheriff’s deputies in Ascension Parish are looking for information on three individuals wanted in connection with shoplifting incident at a Prairieville dollar store. Deputies say during the evening hours of Jan. 10, three individuals entered the Dollar General, located at 14354 Airline Highway, and were captured on... more » -
Deputies look to identify men behind cigarette carton heist
December 3, 2015 11:31 AM
GONZALES - Sheriff’s deputies in Ascension Parish are looking to identify two suspects who stole about $850 worth of cartons of cigarettes from the Airline Highway Dollar General in Gonzales last month. Deputies said both suspects were captured on video leaving the store in what appeared to be a... more »