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  • City's pothole patch job left business unsatisfied Play Video

    February 2, 2023 2:08 PM

    BATON ROUGE - When Janet Junot reached out to 2 On Your Side last week, she had just wrapped up a long month of calling the city-parish several times for answers. A few hours after she contacted WBRZ, parish DPW trucks were working on the very job she had been... more »
  • Exxon shut down production units after steam supply issue; Flaring likely as plant restarts today

    May 23, 2022 7:01 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Exxon had to shut down and restart many of its production units after a steam supply problem over the weekend. Exxon uses steam as a heat source for its operations. Steam is provided by a vendor which experienced an outage, the chemical company said in a... more »
  • Residents call for change following ExxonMobil fire Play Video

    February 19, 2020 11:38 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Just a mile from the ExxonMobil plant on Scenic Highway, residents packed pews Wednesday night demanding answers eight days after a fire at the facility. Representatives from ExxonMobil, DEQ, and other agencies were on hand as State Senator Cleo Fields led the conversation about how to... more »
  • ExxonMobil denied appeal in explosion lawsuit Play Video

    March 19, 2019 7:48 PM

    BATON ROUGE - More than 25 years after a fatal explosion at its Scenic Highway refinery, the Louisiana Supreme Court has rejected ExxonMobil’s request for a new hearing in a lawsuit filed by 8.500 residents in response to the blast. The Aug. 2, 1993 explosion at the plant's East... more »
  • Councilman says "toxic climate" forced ExxonMobil withdrawal

    January 24, 2019 12:15 AM

    BATON ROUGE - ExxonMobil may have had the votes for a multi-million dollar parish tax exemption at the EBR Metro Council Wednesday night but didn't want to deal with the public vitriol to get it, according to Republican councilman Dwight Hudson. The company withdrew its exemption application after losing a... 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 »
  • Man accused of attacking stranger at gas station

    January 29, 2017 4:38 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Police say a drunk Baton Rouge man was arrested after attacking a stranger at a Florida Blvd. gas station Saturday. Police say 19-year-old Nathanael McCorvey was charged with simple battery, disturbing the peace (public intoxication) and resisting arrest. According to arrest records, the incident happened... more »
  • Man wanted for armed robbery at Exxon on Highland Road

    November 30, 2016 2:18 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police detectives are looking for a man who is accused of robbing the Exxon Station in the 8000 block of Highland Road. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday when the man walked into the store while armed with a gun and demanded... more »
  • Conditions upgrade for four people injured in Exxon fire

    November 25, 2016 12:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE – The conditions of four people who were injured in a fire at the Exxon refinery have been upgraded. According to hospital officials, one patient has been upgraded to fair condition while three others have been upgraded to serious condition. Emergency crews were called to the... more »
  • Four workers remain in critical condition after Exxon fire Play Video

    November 23, 2016 5:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Four workers burned during a fire at Exxon refinery Tuesday remain in critical condition at the Baton Rouge General Burn Unit. Exxon is mum on what caused the fire. A watchdog group over the petro chemical industry is blasting Exxon tonight. That group is making bold claims saying... more »
  • Exxon continues operations after fire injures five Tuesday Play Video

    November 22, 2016 5:10 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Five people were injured in a fire at the Exxon refinery on Scenic Highway Tuesday afternoon. Around 4 p.m., numerous ambulance crews, firefighters and the Baton Rouge Fire Department HAZMAT team were called to the plant. Exxon fire crews were able to put the fire out,... more »
  • No need to worry: Exxon plant on Scenic Highway is flaring

    June 20, 2016 11:17 PM

    BATON ROUGE - If you notice a bright light in the Baton Rouge skyline, there's no need to worry. The ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant on Scene Highway began flaring Monday night. In a press release, the company explained that "flares are primarily safety control devices intended to consume... more »
  • Knife-wielding suspect could be behind multiple armed robberies Play Video

    May 3, 2016 4:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Investigators with both the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and Baton Rouge Police Department are looking into a pair of burglaries with striking similarities. Tuesday morning, BRPD for help identifying a man they say robbed the Exxon Station in the 5200 block of Highland Road.... more »
  • Exxon employee accused of forging time sheets

    January 7, 2016 1:36 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Detectives say they arrested an Exxon employee after he was accused of forging payroll time sheets, claiming more than $1,500 he didn’t earn over the course of several pay periods. 38-year-old Jesse Starks was booked on charges of public payroll fraud, forgery and felony theft following... more »
  • Early morning fire at Exxon refinery Play Video

    December 18, 2015 6:27 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Emergency crews responded to a fire the Exxon refinery in Baton Rouge around 4 a.m. Friday. A large boom could be heard throughout the city just before the blaze broke out. Heavy smoke and flames could be seen from many miles away from the facility on Scenic Highway.... more »

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