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• Baker police looking for man accused of burglarizing hardware store while carrying large gun Play Video

  April 2, 2026 4:46 PM

  BAKER — Baker police are looking for a man accused of burglarizing a hardware store while carrying a large gun. Photos shared by police show the suspect in the hardware store holding the firearm. Police say the burglary happened Thursday morning. The Baker Police Department asks anyone... more »

• Denham Springs man accused of stealing from Walker hardware store arrested

  April 15, 2025 4:49 PM

  WALKER — On Tuesday, police arrested a Denham Springs man accused of felony theft at a Walker hardware store. Carlee Gerald, 61, was arrested and charged with felony theft by Walker Police. Gerald was booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center on a $10,000 bond. Earlier in April,... more »

• Gonzales Police searching for man who stole $1,500 worth of merchandise from Home Depot

  January 7, 2025 12:59 PM

  GONZALES — Police are searching for a man accused of stealing more than $1,000 from a Gonzales Home Depot store. The man is accused of stealing $1,500 worth of merchandise from the hardware store on Nov. 4. Police said he was later seen in a dark-colored Tesla and... more »

• Baton Rouge hardware stores face shortages, price increases due to the pandemic Play Video

  May 8, 2021 8:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Local hardware stores are still seeing pandemic-related shortages, more than a year after the virus first hit the state. "The closest to me like this would be like before a big freeze, you'll run out of certain things, where you tell people you don't have anything,"... more »

• Store shelves empty as cold snap continues Play Video

  January 2, 2018 11:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Space heaters and pipe covers were in short supply Tuesday at Goodwood Hardware and Outdoors off Jefferson Highway. "It kind of snuck up on us. We should have more tomorrow," said one store clerk. The last four heaters were sold out by lunch. Pipe insulation and... more »