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• Mystery stench strikes West Baton Rouge Parish Play Video

  December 18, 2018 11:33 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Many residents were inundated at times Tuesday by a strong industrial odor from an unknown source. "It smelled rotten, like rotten eggs," said West Baton Rouge Museum tour guide Karen Marionneaux. "At the museum the doors are open with people in and out all the time.... more »

• Body of woman found on side of BR road Thursday night

  November 24, 2016 8:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Homicide detectives are looking into the death of a woman after an unidentified body was found near East Industrial Avenue. Police were notified of a deceased person's body on that street near Wooddale Blvd. Thursday evening. Police had little information about what happened. Here's... more »

• Controversial rezoning canceled

  October 29, 2015 4:30 PM

  ST. GABRIEL - A controversial rezoning request has been taken off the table because of so much outcry from the public. Mayor Lionel Johnson tells WBRZ News 2 the property owners decided to cancel their request to rezone about 3,000 acres of land between Nicholson Drive and River Road.... more »

• Rezoning meeting canceled, residents unable to speak on land controversy Play Video

  October 14, 2015 8:45 PM

  ST. GABRIEL - A planning and zoning meeting scheduled for Wednesday night was canceled because there weren't enough board members in attendance. While there weren't enough officials, there were well over 100 Iberville and East Baton Rouge Parish residents ready to voice their opinions about a proposed land rezoning... more »

• Huge zoning issue causes controversy Play Video

  October 12, 2015 10:23 PM

  ST. GABRIEL - A landowner in Iberville Parish has filed an application to rezone nearly 2,000 acres of land now used primarily for agriculture. The landowner is asking to change the property from residential to heavy industrial. The land, located between River Road and La. 30 has the attention... more »