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• BR firefighters use ropes, ladders to rescue driver trapped at bottom of canal

  February 28, 2022 2:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters had to rescue a woman who was trapped in her car after it became partially submerged at the bottom of a canal Sunday. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the car rolled down a steep embankment along Old Hammond Highway near Boulevard De Province and... more »

• Nurse retires after working at OLOL for 35 years Play Video

  August 20, 2021 10:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A local registered nurse Cathy Jones retired after 37 years of service helping those in dire need of medical care. "It's been a long journey. I have enjoyed it. I don't have any regrets," Jones said. She leaves behind her second family only to spend time... more »

• OLOL 'encouraged' by convalescent plasma treatment; looking for more donors Play Video

  May 18, 2020 9:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Weeks after announcing it would participate in a convalescent plasma program , Our Lady of the Lake has treated more than a dozen patients. The program, led by the Mayo Clinic, is in its early stages, but doctors are already starting to notice positive signs. ... more »

• Scotlandville High honors 17-year-old cancer victim at graduation ceremony Play Video

  May 23, 2017 3:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Scotlandville High School honored one of its students at its graduation ceremony Tuesday after he passed away over the weekend. Jerome Singleton, a 17-year-old student at Scotlandville High, died Sunday after his battle with an aggressive form of cancer known as Rhabdomyosarcoma. Singleton passed away... more »

• Ambulance rear-ended while transporting patient on Hwy 190

  January 31, 2017 7:56 PM

  ERWINVILLE – An ambulance was rear-ended on Tuesday night while transporting a patient on Highway 190 south of Erwinville. Sources say that the patient and crew in the ambulance at the time of the crash are okay. There are no reports of injuries at this time. A News... more »

• Nursing home patients could get more choice Play Video

  April 22, 2016 8:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Putting a loved-one in a nursing home is a tough decision but advocates for the elderly say it shouldn't be the only choice. Funding for nursing homes is guaranteed under Louisiana's constitution, not the case for at-home care. "The way our system is structured, most people are forced... more »