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• Two women stabbed during early morning robbery on Nicholson Drive Play Video

  April 9, 2021 6:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Early Friday morning, two women were injured in a stabbing near Louisiana State University. According to representatives with the Baton Rouge Police Department, it was around 4:10 a.m. when authorities were summoned to the 5400 block of Nicholson Drive in regards to a stabbing that may... more »

• Construction crew hits gas line; Nicholson closed Friday afternoon

  December 18, 2020 2:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities closed Nicholson Drive in Old South Baton Rouge Friday afternoon after a construction crew punctured a gas line. Nicholson was closed at its intersection with Terrace, near the Water Campus development and the I-10 bridge. Both directions of Nicholson were closed around 2 o'clock.... more »

• Three injured in accident at Nicholson and Bluebonnet, two in critical condition Play Video

  December 4, 2019 9:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An accident has occurred at Bluebonnet Blvd. and Nicholson Drive. Officials say the crash resulted in three people being taken to a local hospital for treatment, two of them sustaining critical injuries. Information related to the incident is limited at this time and will be... more »

• Neighborhood hires off-duty deputy to help alleviate traffic headache Play Video

  February 5, 2019 6:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Expansion of urban areas could be trapping people in their own neighborhoods. There's so much traffic during the early morning hours from Iberville Parish on LA 30, one neighborhood has hired a sheriff's deputy to help direct traffic. Since they have the money to do this,... more »

• Nicholson Drive bridge now open to traffic

  July 26, 2017 3:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has announced it will reopen the bridge on Nicholson Drive Wednesday afternoon. The bridge, located between Brightside Drive and Dean Lee Drive, closed on July 10 for emergency repairs and was expected to remain under construction through early August.... more »

• DOTD: Nicholson Drive bridge to reopen in five weeks

  July 14, 2017 1:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The bridge on Nicholson Drive, near Brightside Drive and before Gardere Lane, will reopen in five weeks, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced on July 14. The bridge closed on July 10 for crews to assess damage and to make emergency repairs.... more »

• Woman shot after trying to break up fight off Nicholson Drive

  December 11, 2016 3:15 PM

  UPDATE: An earlier version of this story said the victim was transported from the scene in critical condition. Baton Rouge Police later confirmed that the woman suffered non-life threatening injuries. BATON ROUGE – A woman was injured after an argument between two men ended in gunshots off Nicholson Drive... more »

• Motorcyclist dies after Friday crash on Nicholson Drive

  September 16, 2016 7:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Police say a Denham Springs teen was killed Friday when a car pulled out in front of his motorcycle on Nicholson Drive Friday afternoon. According to Baton Rouge Police, 19-year-old Dylan Dalgo was driving north on Nicholson Drive around 6:30 p.m. when a Kia Rio tried... more »

• Westbound lanes of Skip Bertman Dr. closed due to roadway failure

  June 16, 2016 10:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Traffic officials in East Baton Rouge Parish say a failure in the roadway has resulted in a closure of part of Skip Bertman Drive near LSU effective immediately. The closure affects Skip Bertman Drive between River Road and Nicholson Drive. Both westbound lanes will be closed,... more »

• Bill argues Nicholson widening needed for new river bridge

  May 22, 2016 10:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Representatives at the Capitol are considering a House Resolution that would repurpose funds for a Nicholson Drive widening project. If passed, House Concurrent Resolution No. 128 would repurpose more than two million dollars from the Pointe Claire Expressway in Iberville Parish. That money would be moved... more »

• Gonzales woman arrested after accidentally firing gun into neighboring apartment

  December 28, 2015 5:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff’s deputies say they arrested a Gonzales woman Sunday night after she accidentally fired a gun into an adjacent apartment. A couple living at an apartment complex in the 11900 block of Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge contacted EBRSO deputies Sunday after they said they were... more »

• Police: Baton Rouge woman killed by impaired driver

  December 26, 2015 3:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Police said a Baton Rouge woman was killed in a head on crash when an impaired driver veered into her lane Saturday morning. Louisiana State Police said two cars collided happened on Nicholson Drive near Gardere Lane shortly before 6 a.m. According to Police, 37-year-old... more »