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• With 1,600 city-parish work orders open, DPW crews caught working on private property Play Video

  June 28, 2022 5:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE- One day after WBRZ cameras captured City-Parish Department of Public Works (DPW) crews working on private property, the City of Baton Rouge says that type of work is available to anyone for free. Our cameras captured DPW crews on a lot between two buildings clearing a tree... more »

• To cover annual EBR drainage costs, new utility fee possible Play Video

  October 13, 2021 11:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - In the ongoing fight against flooding, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's administration is proposing a stormwater utility fee to provide dedicated funds for drainage maintenance and improvements. EBR Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Kelvin Hill unveiled the fee proposal to the Metro Council Wednesday during... more »

• Too much rain, too fast blamed for flooded streets; Residents upset Play Video

  July 31, 2019 6:33 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Livingston Parish residents are concerned about drainage issues after Tuesday's rainstorm dumped a bunch of water on them in a short amount of time. The storm from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday dropped about two to four inches of rain over Denham Springs. Ditches overflowed... more »

• Workers scrambled to unclog ditches in the rain Play Video

  January 19, 2017 11:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Residents saw yards fill up with water and in some cases enter their homes Thursday. Many in the capital region experienced the worst rain since the August flood. Area cities beefed up public works crews to clear ditches, some of them still containing flood debris. Many of... more »

• Ditch cleaning backlog about 200 in Ascension Parish Play Video

  August 28, 2015 7:17 PM

  GONZALES – The Ascension Parish Public Works Department has a backlog of about 200 complaints about clogged drainage ditches. Parish officials said they're trying to catch up but individuals can expect it to take several weeks before action is taken on a complaint. Barbara Phillips in Dutchtown claims... more »