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• Police: Man shot during dating app meet-up, went to nearby club for help Play Video

  May 11, 2022 9:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A bloodied man went looking for help at a popular venue near downtown Baton Rouge after he was shot during a meet-up he arranged through a dating app. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the victim, who was shot multiple times, showed up at Red Stick... more »

• Overnight house fire near Highland Rd. displaces mother and 5 children

  October 19, 2020 12:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Officials are investigating a house fire that displaced 6 occupants from their home. Early Saturday morning around 1:45 a.m. the Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to 241 Jeff Davis Street near Highland Road in regards to a home engulfed in flames. When fire crews arrived... more »

• COVID-19 causes an increase in fireworks sales this year Play Video

  July 3, 2020 7:35 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - James Jones, who lives in Iberville Parish is stocking up on a lot of fireworks this year. He is planning a backyard display just for his kids. "I got two little bitty twin girls, who are two years old. They are going to... more »

• Six people escape blazing house fire on Robertson St.

  March 1, 2020 10:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 5900 block of Robertson Avenue Sunday morning. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire was caused by combustibles being placed too close to a lamp. When fire crews arrived on scene they found heavy smoke... more »

• Red Cross calls UK hospital crowding a "humanitarian crisis"

  January 7, 2017 9:00 AM

  LONDON - The British Red Cross says overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms has become a "humanitarian crisis." The charity says it has dispatched volunteers to help patients go home and free up hospital beds. It claims cuts to social-care funding by the Conservative government mean some patients can't be discharged... more »

• Most events cancelled for Red Stick Revelry due to rain

  December 31, 2016 12:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Due to weather expected in the Baton Rouge area, most Red Stick Revelry events are being canceled, event officials reported late Saturday morning. The Red Stick will still drop at midnight in Town Square downtown, according to event officials. All mid-day arts and fitness activities... more »

• Mexican Red Cross travels to Baton Rouge to join American Red Cross in flood recovery

  September 24, 2016 1:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Members of the Mexican Red Cross, Cruz Roja Mexicana, are joining the American Red Cross in Baton Rouge this week to help Latino families that have suffered from the flood. The ten volunteers from Cruz Roja Mexicana are set to visit communities around Baton Rouge next week.... more »

• Red light-runners receive tickets in the mail years later Play Video

  May 5, 2016 11:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Tickets for running red lights are arriving years later for some drivers in Baton Rouge. Arturo Jerezano is one of those drivers. He showed News 2's Brittany Weiss a ticket indicating he drove through a red light on September 17th, 2011. He received that ticket in... more »