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• DOTD needing more feedback from public about Miss. River bridge project Play Video

  May 13, 2022 6:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Public comments on where a new Mississippi River bridge should go will close Saturday. As for discussions about how that bridge will be paid for, those talks are still going on at the Capitol. As DOTD continues to make plans for the new bridge, lawmakers have... more »

• Embattled contractor arrested for drunk driving overnight

  July 6, 2021 2:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An area contractor facing litigation for allegedly failing to pay his employees' medical bills was arrested overnight after deputies say he parked his car in the middle of a busy street and passed out. Arrest records say the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office found Kelly Sills... more »

• LSU starting to distribute more than $9.4 million in COVID-19 relief funding to students

  April 17, 2021 10:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE – LSU is starting the process of distributing federal COVID-19 relief funds to thousands of students affected by the pandemic. The university is using more than $9.4 million it received through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II for this distribution. Around 3,766 students who applied... more »

• EBR Council on Aging received $821,000 in paycheck protection funds Play Video

  July 9, 2020 5:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging received $821,000 in Paycheck Protection Program funds - commonly known as PPP. Names of organizations, mostly businesses, that applied for funds exceeding $150,000 of government stimulus were released this week. The taxpayer-funded EBR Council on Aging was among them.... more »

• Louisiana unemployment rate increases to 14.5%

  May 22, 2020 1:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards issued out a statement on Friday about Louisiana's increase in the unemployment rate for April 2020. Louisiana's unemployment rate for April is 14.5% with the national rate being 14.7%. Since the novel coronavirus pandemic the state's unemployment rate has increased 7.8 percentage... more »

• More homeowners stuck on Restore La. elevation requirement Play Video

  October 5, 2018 6:31 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Multiple homeowners from Livingston Parish tell 2 On Your Side's Brittany Weiss they're ineligible for Restore Louisiana reimbursement dollars because they didn't build their foundations high enough. Restore Louisiana requires homeowners who are rebuilding after the August 2016 flood to build two feet above base flood elevation.... more »

• EBR schools to receive additional $6.4 million in disaster funds

  July 5, 2017 11:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge School Board will receive an additional $6.4 million in disaster recovery funds following the August 2016 flood. The funds will reimburse for emergency protective measures at 16 different facilities in East Baton Rouge Parish. Federal funding will also pay... more »

• EBR school system to receive additional $1.1 million in FEMA assistance

  May 11, 2017 5:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Parish School System will receive an additional $1.1 million in assistance from FEMA following the August flood. The FEMA disaster funding will help with demolition, cleaning, remediation costs of classrooms, offices, bathrooms and storage areas at four educational facilities. The additional funding... more »

• HUD releases $1.6 billion in flood recovery funds

  April 10, 2017 7:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officially released the $1.6 billion in flood recovery funds appropriated in 2016, the Governor's Office announced. HUD can immediately begin to withdraw funds for flood recovery and the state will begin to use the funds to conduct environmental reviews... more »

• Springfield High School to receive grant to rebuild flood-damaged library

  March 24, 2017 6:08 PM

  SPRINGFIELD – Springfield High School will receive $20,000 through a grant program, Beyond Words, that will support the school's rebuilding of its library following the August flood. The school's library, including all books and technology, was completely destroyed following the flood. The Beyond Words grant program, established in 2006,... more »

• FEMA denies aid to multiple parishes following February tornadoes

  March 1, 2017 4:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded to Governor John Bel Edwards' request for federal aid for five parishes following February's tornadoes. In a letter released Wednesday, FEMA informed the governor it authorized individual assistance for both Livingston and Orleans parishes, as well as hazard mitigation... more »

• Col. Mike Edmonson issues statement on LSP 'side trip'

  February 22, 2017 8:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson released a statement Wednesday addressing the investigation of four LSP officers who allegedly took a "side trip" with tax payer money. In the statement, Edmonson says that an inquiry has produced sufficient evidence to turn the matter over to Internal Affairs.... more »

• HUD approves plan for appropriation of flood relief money

  February 16, 2017 8:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development had approved the first part of an action plan on how to use flood recovery money. The first appropriation is for about $438 million. "This is great news for nearly 200,000 families who were impacted by historic... more »

• Edwards' administration sends final plan for $438 million in flood relief; plans for $1.2 billion

  January 7, 2017 9:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Governor's Office of Community Development submitted its final plan for $438 million flood-relief appropriation on Friday. The plan was submitted to the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development and Edwards said that the state should be cleared to begin spending as soon as March. The... more »

• HUD awards Louisiana $1.2 billion in disaster recovery funds

  December 23, 2016 12:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The U.S. Housing and Urban Development awarded Louisiana $1.2 billion to help recovery efforts after historic flooding this year. The agency awarded a total of $1.8 billion to states including Louisiana, West Virginia, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida through HUD's Community Development Block Grant-Disaster... more »

• Former Angola employees charged with felony theft

  October 26, 2016 5:00 PM

  ANGOLA – Two former Angola prison employees were charged with felony theft after deputies say they stole $160,000 from fund meant to benefit employees. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office says 45-year-old Shirley Whittington and 51-year-old Deborah Leonard turned themselves into authorities Wednesday afternoon. Both women were held at... more »