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• Baton Rouge restaurant floods multiple times in one week Play Video

  May 12, 2026 6:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A restaurant under the Perkins Road overpass has flooded multiple times over the past week, and business owners believe a nearby construction project may be part of the problem. Surveillance video from BLDG 5 on Kalurah Street shows several inches of water inside the restaurant while... more »

• Crosswalk signals still not working months after $2.5M Sherwood Forest upgrade Play Video

  March 2, 2026 4:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Months after a $2.5 million upgrade project along South Sherwood Forest Boulevard was intended to improve safety, pedestrian crosswalk signals along the corridor are still not operating. The project was designed to make the busy stretch safer for both drivers and pedestrians, particularly near the Interstate... more »

• Var's Pizza closes along Perkins Road after a little over a year in business Play Video

  October 8, 2025 6:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Var's Pizza along Perkins Road near the overpass has closed a little more than a year after opening. The pizzeria announced its closure with a sign outside its front door on Wednesday. The sign did not provide a reason for the closure. Additionally, Var's did... more »

• BRPD investigating car that drove into Magpie Cafe in August as hit-and-run Play Video

  September 11, 2025 7:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police are investigating a car that drove through the fence and into the Perkins Road patio of Magpie Cafe in August as a hit-and-run. The cafe, at Perkins Road near the overpass, was struck by a car on Aug. 19. The crash caused... more »

• City-Parish announces upcoming project to remove homeless camps at O'Neal Lane underpass Play Video

  June 19, 2024 7:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A fenced-in underpass may be coming to O'Neal Lane to remove the homeless camps there. City-Parish director of Transportation and Drainage, Fred Raiford, says he has been working closely with the department and a contractor to find a solution for the never-ending camps under and near... more »

• Interstate 12 eastbound at I-10 scheduled for closure again Monday night Play Video

  May 20, 2024 11:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Highway workers plan to close the eastbound lanes of Interstate 12 at its interchange with I-10 Monday night and try again to remove an overpass. The bridge must be taken out to accommodate new lanes on I-10 westbound. Equipment problems 10 days ago prevented its removal.... more »

• Vendors to hold fundraiser for flood victims under Perkins Road overpass on Saturday

  August 18, 2016 12:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge community is coming together to host a fundraiser to benefit victims of the recent severe weather and flooding. Several food and drink vendors are hosting an event called the "Fundraiser Under The Overpass" on Saturday at 6 p.m. under the Perkins Road overpass.... more »

• Construction causes Saturday snarl on I-10

  August 22, 2015 11:28 AM

  GROSSE TETE, La - I-10 was a parking lot for much of Saturday morning due to on-going construction projects started overnight. Shortly after sunrise, construction crews closed eastbound lanes at the Grosse Tete overpass at LA 77 to do work. Traffic was diverted to LA 77 then back onto... more »