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• As victim faces hefty tow bill to get his stolen car back, police chief working to make it right Play Video

  September 16, 2022 4:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Dozens of people have reached out wanting to help Roy Johnson, the man whose stolen car was found at a towing yard . Johnson is on the hook for a bill he can't afford to pay. Friday, Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul told 2 on... more »

• Memorial fund established for fallen EBRSO deputy

  March 27, 2017 4:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A memorial fund has been established in honor of an East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy who was fatally shot on Mar. 18. Lt. Shawn Anderson was killed outside of a business on O'Neal Lane while he was investigating a reported rape. A struggle ensued between the... more »

• Fund awards $350K in grants to small businesses recovering from flood

  September 12, 2016 5:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Small Business Rebirth Fund has awarded $350,000 in grants to 57 small businesses impacted by last month's flooding. Within the first week alone, the grant program awarded received more than 600 applicants. Some grant recipients specified that they would use the funding to pay employees... more »

• Business groups partner to start small business relief fund

  August 24, 2016 11:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry announced the creation of the Louisiana Small Business Rebirth Fund to help small businesses recover from the recent flooding. The Greater New Orleans, Inc., the Louisiana chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business,... more »

• BRAF starts employee assistance fund for LSU employees affected by flood

  August 23, 2016 11:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has established the LSU Employee Assistance Fund to help LSU employees who have been affected by the recent flood. The fund was started at the request of LSU President, F. King Alexander. "While the LSU campus was relatively untouched, many... more »

• Disaster relief fund established for Louisiana teachers

  August 17, 2016 12:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana has established a relief fund for teachers who have been affected by the recent severe weather in the state. The A+PEL Disaster Relief Fund is to assist teachers with replacing supplies that were lost in the flooding. According to the... more »

• Eight-year-old boy makes $2.2K donation to first responders fund Play Video

  July 26, 2016 8:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Restaurants, corporations and individuals have been donating money to help Baton Rouge Area Foundation's First Responders Fund, but one tremendous donation came from an unlikely source. One donator, eight-year-old Benjamin Chiasson, gave to the fund after he opened his own lemonade stand to raise money. "I just... more »

• Officials announce fund for murdered officers

  July 19, 2016 11:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An official donation account has been set up for murdered officers, the Baton Rouge Police Department announced Tuesday. Baton Rouge Union of Police, Magnolia State Peace Officers Association along with the Fraternal Order of Police organized accounts at all area Capital One Bank locations. Donations can... more »