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  • Accident closes Hwy. 30 in Geismar

    January 29, 2013 7:39 AM

    GEISMAR - Hwy. 30 in Geismar remains closed after an accident earlier this morning involving four vehicles, including two dump trucks. It happened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Hwy. 73. State police say a car hit a dump truck, causing a chain reaction crash with... more »
  • Police release sketch of rape, kidnapping suspect

    October 3, 2012 4:49 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police released an artist's sketch of the man suspected in a rape and kidnapping reported in Baton Rouge. Lt. Don Kelly with BRPD said the victim in the case described the man as awhite male, 30 to 35 years of age, average height and weight, with... more »
  • Police investigating reported kidnapping, rape

    October 2, 2012 1:07 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police in Baton Rouge said they're investigating a reported kidnapping and rape south of the LSU campus. Lt. Don Kelly said the alleged victim told police that on Monday afternoon she was approached by a man in the parking lot of an apartment complex near Brightside... more »
  • Pedestrian struck on Nicholson Drive

    August 17, 2012 7:22 AM

    BATON ROUGE - One person is in the hospital this morning, after being struck by a vehicle early Friday. Police found the 21-year-old victim lying in the road in the 4400 block of Nicholson Drive, around 3:30 a.m. He is said to have suffered life-threatening injuries. His name... more »
  • Nicholson closed for emergency repairs in EBR

    July 12, 2012 2:02 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Traffic officials closed a portion of Nicholson Lane in south Baton Rouge today for emergency repairs. The Department of Transportation and Development closed the roadway between Gardere Lane and La. 1248 (Bluebonnet Blvd.) early this afternoon. They reopened one lane a short time later, and... more »
  • Intersection revamp at Lee and Nicholson back on track Play Video

    June 12, 2012 10:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A plan to expand the intersection at Lee and Nicholson Drive is alive again. The project got as far as engineer selection in 2002, but was put on hold. Now, if the Metro Council approves what amounts to a paperwork formality Wednesday, the work will be a... more »
  • Pedestrian struck, killed in Baton Rouge

    May 31, 2012 3:32 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A woman has died after being struck by a car overnight. It happened around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 3900 block of Nicholson Drive. Officers arrived to find a woman lying unresponsive in the roadway. Officials say the driver of the vehicle was also... more »
  • La. 30 back open after loose cows cause wreck Play Video

    February 16, 2012 2:42 PM

    ST. GABRIEL - State highway 30 near St. Gabriel is back open after a wreck involving loose cattle and two 18-wheelers shut it down early this morning. The road was closed for almost 12 hours after the wreck at 1 a.m. today. Police said someone left the gate open... more »
  • Downed tree blocks road into LSU campus

    November 24, 2011 5:31 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A tree crashed down across all four lanes of Nicholson Drive just north of the LSU campus this afternoon. Police are redirecting traffic down Van Buren over to Highland Avenue until public works crews can clear the tree. Authorities said the weather in the area... more »
  • Police search Jefferson's apartment in fight investigation

    August 24, 2011 5:59 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police searched Jordan Jefferson's off-campus apartment this afternoon as part of their investigation into a fight last week that witnesses said involved LSU football players. BRPD officers were seen taking bags of evidence from an apartment at the Oakbrook Apartments near Nicholson and Lee Drive. ... more »
  • Sheep picked up grazing near LSU

    December 20, 2010 5:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Thirteen sheep are grazing at an East Baton Rouge Animal Control paddock, after they were spotted nibbling grass alongside a parking lot in Baton Rouge. The sheep were noticed by passers-by along Nicholson Drive near the Brightside extension this afternoon. Several animal control agents were sent... more »
  • Three killed in deadly crash on Nicholson Drive

    May 10, 2010 6:18 PM

    Three people died and one was injured in a car crash early this morning. The vehicle crashed into a culvert and caught on fire on Nicholson Drive between West Lee Drive and Jennifer Jean Drive. Baton Rouge Police say Chiquita Williams, 33, and John Bryant, 31, died in... more »
  • Identities released in Nicholson fatal accident

    May 10, 2010 11:34 AM

    Police say alcohol and high speed are suspected to be factors in an early morning crash that left three dead on the 4900 block of Nicholson. A '91 Oldsmobile Regency was driving northbound on Nicholson when it ran off the road and into a ditch, striking a concrete culvert.... more »
  • BRPD looking for Circle K robbery suspect

    April 15, 2010 12:29 PM

    Baton Rouge Police are attempting to identify a suspect wanted for the robbery of the Circle K at 5313 Nicholson. The robbery happened Thursday at 3:50 a.m. Police said the suspect came into the store with his face covered and used a pocket knife to rob the clerk of... more »

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