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• Officials continue working at site of derailed train in Walker

  June 26, 2020 11:15 AM

  WALKER - When a train that had been carrying chemicals derailed and downed a power line as it passed through Walker's Corbin Avenue and Highway 190, Louisiana State Police took swift action alongside officials with Entergy, DEQ, and other local agencies. They worked the scene throughout the morning and... more »

• Garbage truck strikes power line, causes outages in Denham Springs

  January 16, 2017 5:12 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – First responders assisted a garbage truck driver who struck a power line on Monday afternoon. The truck hit a power line in the 24000 block of Homestead Drive in Denham Springs and caused some downed lines. The District 5 fire chief confirmed to WBRZ that units... more »

• Downed power lines on Essen Lane cause heavy delays

  August 10, 2016 3:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Motorists are seeing heavy delays on I-10 and Essen Lane due to downed power lines following an earlier crash. Traffic has backed up to the 10/12 split on I-10 as congestion results from motorists trying to exit I-10 at Essen. Essen Lane is backed up from... more »

• Power restored for 1,700 residents

  July 29, 2016 7:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A crash on Airline Highway at Greenwell Street left 1,700 people without power Friday morning. A vehicle hit a power line at around 5 a.m. Baton Rouge Police Department said the injuries from this accident are non life-threating. According to Entergy, power was restored to... more »

• Parts of Florida Blvd closed due to low hanging power line

  April 30, 2016 4:29 PM

  WALKER – Part of Florida Boulevard in Walker was closed Saturday afternoon due to a low hanging power line. At 3:15 p.m., Traffic officials announced that both directions of US 190 were closed at Corbin Avenue. Eastbound traffic was diverted at LA 447 and westbound traffic was diverted at... more »