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• Boil water advisory lifted in Denham Springs

  December 4, 2021 1:42 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A boil advisory for Ward Two Water District was lifted Saturday afternoon. The State Health Department confirmed their water samples were free coliform bacteria. Officials say the water is now safe to use. The advisory was in effect for customers on LA Highway 16 in... more »

• New Orleans threw a celebration of their own to boycott the Super Bowl Play Video

  February 3, 2019 11:33 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- It’s a Who Dat take over as thousands of Saints fans fill Fulton Street in New Orleans for the Boycott Bowl. “We are out here because we are true Who Dat fans,” said a Saints fan. This is New Orleans response to not being in the... more »

• Attempts to force big industry off Baton Rouge water Play Video

  April 27, 2017 7:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Salt water is seeping into the drinking water aquifers below Baton Rouge and big industry is at least partially to blame. "It's a localized phenomena that we feel we're getting a handle on," said Tony Duplechin, executive director of the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District. Fifty... more »

• Louisiana's drinking water goes from bad to worse Play Video

  April 26, 2017 8:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Drinking water infrastructure in Louisiana got a near failing grade from experts Wednesday. The American Society of Civil Engineers downgraded the state's water systems to a D- in its 2017 Infrastructure Report Card . "Frankly it's embarrassing," said Dr. Kam Movassaghi, the executive director of the... more »

• WATCH: Starbucks employee has meltdown over new Unicorn Frappuccino Play Video

  April 23, 2017 8:36 PM

  A Starbucks barista has taken to social media hoping to make orders for the coffee chain's much buzzed about Unicorn Frappuccino disappear. Starbucks' entry into the unicorn food craze was released Wednesday and its popularity was too much for 19-year-old Colorado barista Braden Burson. He posted a video (now-deleted)... more »

• Bar owners prepare for huge LSU football weekend Play Video

  November 3, 2016 10:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Tigerland bars are spending the days before the LSU-Alabama game stocking up, expecting a gigantic turnout. Fred's, argualby one of the most popular stops on a Baton Rouge gameday for students, used the most of their time Thursday to unload cases of alcohol and set up a... more »

• Sin tax likely to increase Play Video

  February 17, 2016 8:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Smokers and drinkers could soon pay more for their vices. A number of tax increases were debated at the state capitol Wednesday. These "sin" taxes are on Governor Edwards wish list for tackling the states budget deficit. The increases could come as soon as April. The proposed increases... more »