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• Lumber prices are hitting record-breaking highs Play Video

  June 3, 2021 8:30 PM

  Lumber is the main material used to build most homes, and prices have soared to historic highs. Construction on a new home has reached an average of about 36,000 dollars more than last year just because of lumber costs according to estimates from the National Association of Home Builders.... more »

• Hazmat crew on scene of Essen Lane lumber truck wreck

  December 23, 2015 5:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge Fire Department hazardous materials unit and the St. George Fire Department are on the scene of an accident involving a lumber truck on Essen Lane. Two lanes of Essen were shut down headed toward the I-10 starting in the 5200 block. Traffic in... more »