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• Stinky property disturbing homeowner who just wants to sip her coffee outside Play Video

  July 19, 2022 3:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An overgrown lot and a stench are bothering a woman living in Baton Rouge who just wants to sip her coffee in peace. Martha Robertson contacted 2 On Your Side for help getting to the bottom of the problem. Robertson moved into her home on Pontiac... 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 »

• Exxon Mobil shuts down Louisiana refinery due to flooding

  August 17, 2016 1:49 PM

  Exxon Mobil began shutting down its units in Baton Rouge due to the recent flooding in the area. The Baton Rouge refinery shut down its units as the flooding threatened an offsite liquefied petroleum gas storage facility, a person close to the refinery operations told Bloomberg . The plant, located... more »