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• Nearby gunfire prompts lockdown at 3 Baton Rouge schools

  November 12, 2021 3:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Three Baton Rouge schools were temporarily locked down Friday after gunshots were heard in the area. The East Baton Rouge School System confirmed that University Terrace, McKinley High School and Buchanan Elementary School. A school spokesperson said no students or staff were hurt, and it appeared... more »

• School makes repairs, parent concerns still stand Play Video

  March 21, 2019 7:58 PM

  SLAUGHTER - In September 2018, some parents reached out to 2 On Your Side regarding the condition of the school their children attend in East Feliciana Parish. The parents were concerned Slaughter Elementary School was falling apart and nothing was being done to make it better. "The safety hazards... more »

• Parents concerned about condition of elementary school, calling on district for help Play Video

  September 5, 2018 7:16 PM

  SLAUGHTER - A group of parents say the school where their children attend is falling apart. They've formed a group to help promote action and awareness at Slaughter Elementary School. The newly-formed parent-teacher organization is focused on a number of safety concerns at the elementary school in East Feliciana... more »

• School officials to break ground on new Broadmoor Elementary School

  June 19, 2017 5:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Broadmoor Elementary School on Tuesday, June 20. The school will be open for students in the fall of 2018. Currently, Broadmoor Elementary is being housed at the Valley Park... more »

• Temporary campus for Denham Springs Elementary to open on Feb. 6

  February 2, 2017 12:15 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Livingston school officials, teachers, staff and volunteers are working to ready the new temporary campus for Denham Springs Elementary to welcome students on Monday, Feb. 6. The new temporary campus is located next to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on Hatchell Lane. It will serve as the... more »

• Three arrested in double-shooting on Valverda Road Play Video

  November 10, 2016 12:38 PM

  MARINGOUIN - Three men have been arrested after a double-shooting that took place Thursday on Valverda Road near Fontaine Road that caused an elementary school to be placed on lockdown. On Friday, the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office reported the arrest of 20-year-old Anthony D. Smith, 21-year-old Julian J. Thomas... more »

• Central schools head back to class Tuesday

  September 5, 2016 10:03 PM

  CENTRAL - Students head back to class tomorrow in Central and East Baton Rouge Parish, but for some things will be different. A number of schools flooded leaving school districts to move students to alternate locations. Parents of Tanglewood Elementary schools students, along with their children toured Central Middle... more »

• Parents take issue with school text message; call it offensive Play Video

  February 25, 2016 10:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Parents and guardians of Redemptorist Elementary students say a text message sent Wednesday by the school's principal is offensive and inappropriate. The text message, intended for all parents of students in K-7th grade said, "I understand that the boys want to follow the latest fashion trend,... more »

• Bakerfield elementary school on 'fire watch' Play Video

  December 9, 2015 6:14 PM

  BAKER - Administrators who are over the 175 students at Bakerfield Elementary School are all on alert. The school is under a fire watch because the fire alarm system is broken. The discovery was first made in August, during a routine fire drill. Every since then, the two... more »

• Power outage to end charter school classes early

  November 5, 2015 1:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Administrators at a Baton Rouge charter school said a power outage forced them to end classes early and call parents to pick up their children Thursday. Director Diana Haynes of JK Haynes Elementary said the outage was expected to last through the rest of the school... more »