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• Highland Road at Lee to be closed for drainage repairs Wednesday, Thursday

  October 12, 2021 12:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Officials announced Tuesday that one of Baton Rouge's heavily used roads will be closed for at least two days this week while crews repair an area drainage pipe. According to the East Baton Rouge City-Parish Department of Transportation & Drainage, Traffic Engineering Division, Highland Road at... more »

• Pedestrian struck by truck, injured near Highland Road

  June 24, 2021 8:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Officials say one person was struck by a truck and injured early Thursday morning. According to a representative with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office (EBRSO), the pedestrian was hit in the parking lot of a business called Scott Fence on Highlandia Drive. The incident... more »

• Intersection of Lee Drive, Highland Road shut down this weekend Play Video

  March 23, 2021 6:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The intersection of Highland Road and Lee Drive will be shut down over the weekend for road repair. From 7:00 p.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Sunday, no traffic will be allowed, according to the East Baton Rouge City-Parish Department of Transportation & Drainage. ... more »

• Heavy police presence near Highland Road's AM Food Mart on Thursday night

  December 11, 2020 10:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE - On Thursday (Dec. 10) night, residents near Highland Road's AM Food Mart, which is just north of West Johnson Street, saw a heavy police presence. Sources tell WBRZ representatives of the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) were in the area due to their pursuit of a... more »

• 21-year-old arrested in connection with fatal shooting on Highland Road

  October 3, 2020 7:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities arrested a suspect Saturday afternoon in connection with a deadly shooting at the Hub Apartments on Highland Road. Around 5:30 p.m. the Baton Rouge Police Department, responded to the 5100 block of Highland Road near the Neighborhood Walmart in reference to a shooting. According... more »

• One person injured as crews battle house fire on Howard Street Play Video

  April 13, 2020 7:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Early Monday morning, first responders with the Baton Rouge Fire Department battled a house fire on Howard Street that left one person with injuries. HAPPENING NOW: Baton Rouge Fire Department are responding to a house fire off Howard Street near Highland Road. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/oa4FPf92dy —... more »

• Highland Road apartment fire ruled arson

  April 7, 2020 7:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Early Tuesday morning, first responders with the Baton Rouge Fire Department were dispatched to an apartment fire in old south Baton Rouge. When firefighters got to the complex, which was within the 2100 block of Highland Road, they saw heavy smoke coming from one of its... more »

• Sammy's Grill on Highland keeping name, new management paying employees' back wages Play Video

  February 20, 2020 4:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The restaurateur taking over Sammy's on Highland Rd. has decided to keep the name of the popular restaurant and plans to pay back the thousands of dollars in wages owed to every employee. Wayne Stabiler says he will personally pay back employees at all four locations... more »

• I-10 drivers should expect a traffic shift over Highland Road Play Video

  January 6, 2020 10:00 AM

  EAST BATON ROUGE / ASCENSION PARISH - Drivers traveling along I-10 in East Baton Rouge and Ascension will notice a slight eastbound shift over Highland Road as On the Greaux crews continue to widen the interstate. The shift will occur as I-10 eastbound drivers are approaching the Highland Road... more »

• After two hours battling million-dollar house fire, firefighters find man trapped inside Play Video

  December 12, 2019 7:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Fire Department battled an especially destructive blaze on Highland Road, near its intersection with Dentation Drive. The house fire broke out early Thursday morning, and officials say that after using an aerial truck to wrestle with the blaze for nearly two hours, they... more »

• I-10 east near Highland Rd to close Thursday night for post-accident clean up of wrecked 18-wheeler

  December 12, 2019 6:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Clean up efforts from an early morning accident on I-10 eastbound between the Highland Road and Prairieville exit, just before the Bluff Road overpass, may cause traffic delays on Thursday night. Before 5 a.m., a tractor-trailer ran off the highway and into the tree line. The... more »

• Authorities arrest suspected gang member believed to be gunman during Highland Rd. drive-by

  December 6, 2019 1:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Police say the gang member who acted as gunman during a drive-by shooting at a Highland Road convenience store has been arrested. According to a police report, Mieyoshi Tyree Edwards has been arrested on four counts of attempted first-degree murder. Authorities say on April 10,... more »

• 21 people lose visas, other vital documents in Baton Rouge apartment fire

  May 8, 2017 12:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Massive flames destroyed eight units at the Hub apartment complex over the weekend. Crews arrived around 1 p.m. Saturday to find the entire roof of one building completely engulfed in flames. Firefighters even had to back out of the apartment at one point due to a... more »

• Homeowner fights off robbers; suspects shot in second botched robbery Play Video

  March 21, 2017 9:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies are investigating after one person was hurt in a shooting off Heritage Estates Tuesday morning. The normally quiet subdivision was swarming with investigators from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office Monday night. The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Monday near the intersection of... more »

• WATCH: Two men brawl in traffic; Video posted on Facebook Friday Play Video

  March 10, 2017 6:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Video posted to Facebook Friday shows two men brawling on the I-10 exit to Highland Road. The video does not show what started the argument, but does show the two unidentified men exchanging punches. The fight happened as traffic was building at the eastbound exit to... more »

• Right lane reopened I-10 west past Highland Road

  December 8, 2016 4:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The right lane of I-10 West was blocked just after the Highland Road exit due to a stalled vehicle. Traffic officials say congestion from the incident passed the exit. The lane was opened reopened just after 3:45 p.m. The right lane is blocked I-10... more »

• Multiple car accident closes lane on I-10 WB

  October 21, 2016 9:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Commuters may want to take an alternate route Friday morning as the right lane is blocked on I-10 westbound at the Pecue Overpass due to an accident involving three cars. The delay from this incident has reached Highland Road. News 2's Ashley Fruge is monitoring... more »

• High water closed parts of Highland Road overnight

  August 19, 2016 1:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Highland Road closed in front of Highland Road Community Park late Thursday night. DOTD announced the low-lying area of Highland closed between Highland Oaks and Amiss Drive due to high water. It was unclear when the advisory was issued as to when the road could reopen.... more »

• Crews deploy Aqua Dam to keep rising water off I-10 East

  August 18, 2016 8:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE - I-10 East in between Highland Road and Prairieville remains reduced to one lane due to rising water. Traffic crews were on the scene setting up an Aqua Dam in an attempt to keep the water off the interstate. Aqua Dam is a patented device that is... more »

• 2 suspects wanted in armed robbery of Circle K

  August 1, 2016 6:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Detectives say they've identified one of two suspects believed to be behind the Sunday morning armed robbery of a Highland Road convenience store. Baton Rouge Police said the crime happened at the Circle K in the 5300 block of Highland Road at its intersection with Lee... more »

• Overturned 18-wheeler closes Highland Road at Gardere

  June 14, 2016 5:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Highland Road at Gardere Lane remains blocked after an 18-wheeler overturned and began to leak its cargo onto the roadway. The road is closed to traffic between Staring Lane and Gardere Lane. BRFD hazmat crews are still on the scene, but city-parish officials are advising... more »

• BRPD searching for suspect in Highland gas station armed robbery

  May 25, 2016 11:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge Police Detectives are attempting to identify a man accused of robbing a gas station on Highland Road. The incident happened at the Chevron Station in the 2900 block of Highland Road Tuesday night around 10: 15 p.m. According to BRPD, the suspect walked into the store... more »

• Wrecks lead to Friday commute delays

  April 15, 2016 5:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LA DOTD reported a pair of accidents as the 5 o'clock hour approached on Friday. A three mile delay was expected in connection with a wreck that closed the left lane of I-10 East at the Highland Road exit. Traffic was passing through in the right... more »

• Crash on Highland Rd. leads to flipped SUV

  March 18, 2016 4:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Louisiana State Police are currently working a wreck on Highland Road which ended in a SUV flipped over. The accident happened Friday afternoon near the Siegan Lane intersection on Highland Road. State Police have not released any information about the wreck at this time. The... more »

• Child killed in Saturday morning crash on Highland Road

  March 12, 2016 4:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE – State Police said a child died in a crash on Highland Road Saturday morning. Initial reports indicated that one person was ejected from a vehicle after a two-vehicle crash around 11 a.m. Saturday. Video of the scene recorded by WBRZ photojournalists on the ground and above... more »

• Hammond woman arrested after wild multi-parish pursuit

  February 29, 2016 5:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A Hammond woman who told officers she had "smoked a tiny bump of meth" Sunday evening was arrested after leading troopers on a wild two-parish pursuit, arrest records show. The chase began when troopers spotted a damaged Jeep that matched the description of one used in... more »

• Today: Duplantier murder suspects set for grand jury hearing

  February 4, 2016 8:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A grand jury is expected to meet today to determine the official indictments against the two men accused of killing an elderly couple in Baton Rouge. Ernesto Alonso, 42, and Frank Garcia, 48, were arrested in connection to the kidnapping and murders of Denis and Suzanne Duplantier. The... more »

• Highland Rd. near LSU closed for emergency sewer line repairs

  December 21, 2015 12:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Motorists who travel through LSU’s campus as a part of their regular schedule may need to alter their route as traffic workers have closed part of Highland Road to perform emergency sewer line repairs. Highland Road between South Stadium Drive and Tower Drive near Parker Coliseum... more »