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• Entergy lineworker rushes to help mom rescue choking child

  June 29, 2022 12:08 PM

  TANGIPAHOA PARISH - An Entergy worker raced to help when he saw a woman trying to stop her child from choking. According to new details Entergy released Tuesday, Jacob Crawford and a co-worker were on their way back from a job when they saw a car stop abruptly and... more »

• Fire crews help animal shelter cut padlocked chain from dog's neck

  June 24, 2022 5:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Fire crews raced to the rescue when a local animal shelter brought them a dog that had had a chain around its neck for so long, it was starting to break skin. Companion Animal Alliance brought the dog to the Baton Rouge Fire Department when they... more »

• Classmates honoring Baton Rouge teen who went missing in rip current

  June 2, 2022 2:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities are still searching for a teenager who went missing at an Alabama beach nearly two weeks ago. McKinley Middle is planning a ceremony Thursday afternoon honoring 14-year-old Tyreke Walker, who disappeared May 21 when he was caught in a rip current at Orange Beach. Walker... more »

• St. George Fire Dept. expanding high water rescue fleet, more equipment coming Play Video

  February 4, 2022 3:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - For the last few years, the St. George Fire Department has been expanding its high water rescue fleet. It's equipment that the fire department says is necessary, especially in south Louisiana where flooding is often a threat. In 2016, the department had a couple of boats... more »

• Out of state rescue crews assist in rescuing family dog in Louisiana home

  September 15, 2021 12:52 PM

  An out-of-state rescue team helped save the family dog last night in Laplace. Crews out of Texas from the Central Texas Strike Team (Travis County ESD 1, Round Rock FD, Austin FD, Kyle FD, and Bexar County ESD 7) are in town assisting with post-Hurricane Ida aftermath in St.... more »

• Rescue crews spend Sunday night, early Monday morning rescuing people from attics in LaPlace

  August 30, 2021 12:59 AM

  LAPLACE, La. - A handful of people reported being trapped in attics as flood water swallowed parts of LaPlace late Sunday night. A storm surge pushed as much as five to seven feet of water into areas near the I-10/I-55 interchange after nightfall. "Everything added together to make... more »

• 'I do think it's time,' Livingston Parish president kick-starts discussion on possible river tubing regulations Play Video

  August 26, 2021 11:38 PM

  LIVINGSTON PARISH - After two tubing deaths and more than two dozen rescues on the Amite River this summer, Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks has officially asked the parish's ordinance committee to craft a set of regulations for the popular activity. "I don't think it's about stopping the activity,"... more »

• WATCH: Coast Guard works with locals to rescue five boaters from waters near Hopedale

  June 4, 2021 10:57 AM

  HOPEDALE - Members of the US Coast Guard Cutter Mako were among those who came to the rescue of five stranded boaters in a vessel that had crashed in a body of water near Hopedale on Thursday. In a Facebook post , the Coast Guard indicated that five people... more »

• Man rescued from apartment fire on Jasper Avenue

  April 18, 2021 11:57 AM

  ST. GEORGE - St. George firefighters were called to a reported apartment fire on the 1300 block of Jasper Ave. Crews arrived on scene around 8:00 Sunday Morning to find a man still inside the smoked filled apartment. The resident had fallen asleep while smoking. He suffered minor... more »

• WATCH: Woman rescues dog from drowning in icy swimming pool Play Video

  February 24, 2021 1:44 PM

  MURFREESBORO, TN - Home security video captured a pet owner in Tennessee leaping into a frozen swimming pool to rescue her dog that was drowning below the ice. Jennie Tatum told WZTV her two dogs were playing in her backyard when one of them, Sid, slipped into the pool... more »

• Man lucky to be alive after car was trapped, submerged in extremely cold floodwater Play Video

  February 12, 2021 11:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - One man is lucky to be alive after submerging his car in high floodwaters Friday morning. Thursday's heavy thunderstorms leveled the streets with the ditches in the area near Port Hudson Pride Road near Liberty Road. Barricades blocked off the dangerous roadways, but one driver... more »

• Local nonprofit, animal rescue raises over $18K in 24-hour fundraising event

  December 3, 2020 4:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Cat Haven raised over $18,000 in just one day during its first-ever 225 Gives fundraising competition. In an effort to raise funds for those in need in the Baton Rouge area, 225 Gives teamed up with over 200 nonprofits on Dec. 1, globally known as "Giving... more »

• Man in dire medical condition found in canal Saturday

  October 10, 2020 10:42 AM

  BAKER - Authorities responded to a man found in a canal in Baker off Highway 19 and the Magnolia Bridge. The fire department pulled the man from the water alive but his condition was critical, sources said. There's no timetable on how long the man was in the... more »

• WATCH: Coast Guard rescues two people from sinking boat near Lake Borgne

  September 21, 2020 10:00 AM

  NEW ORLEANS — Two people were rescued from a sinking boat near Lake Borgne on Sunday, the Coast Guard announced via a Monday morning press release. The two were on a 48-foot shrimp boat commercial fishing vessel called Sau Nguyen that started to sink. Upon receiving word of... more »

• Incredible video shows police officer rescuing choking baby Play Video

  July 14, 2020 2:26 PM

  STERLING HEIGHTS, MI - A police officer's harrowing rescue of a choking baby was caught on video in Michigan. The Sterling Heights Police Department shared video Monday showing one of its officers saving the 3-week-old from suffocating. Dashcam video shows the officer arriving at the family's home before paramedics... more »

• Coast Guard searching for 36-year-old man in waters of Lake Barre

  June 18, 2020 10:58 AM

  NEW ORLEANS — On Thursday morning, the Coast Guard began searching for a person in the waters of Lake Barre, Louisiana. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report around 9 p.m. Wednesday evening, stating that a 36-year-old male had jumped from a commercial fishing vessel called... more »

• Firehouse Subs donates $24K grant to buy new equipment for local firefighters

  January 23, 2020 1:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A sandwich restaurant is ringing the fire alarm for firefighters in the Baton Rouge area. Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation donated a grant of $24,980 to the St. George Fire Protection District early this morning at the sandwich chain's store on Siegen Lane. The... more »

• Watch: Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues man with gunshot wound near Lake Borgne Play Video

  January 17, 2020 9:26 PM

  LAKE BORGNE - The U.S. Coast Guard used a helicopter to rescue a man suffering from a gunshot wound near Lake Borgne Friday morning. The Coast Guard received a report of a man who sustained an accidental gunshot wound to his lower back while duck hunting at 9:55 a.m.... more »

• Woman rescued by firefighters from burning apartment overnight

  February 24, 2018 8:09 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Firefighters had to rescue a woman trapped inside her burning apartment in Old South Baton Rouge overnight. Firefighters found a fire coming from a unit in a complex in the 200 block of Roosevelt near Highland Road just after midnight. After being rescued, the woman was... more »

• Cats rescued from disgusting home in Denham Springs Play Video

  January 16, 2018 12:14 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A Facebook video posted this weekend shows two dozen cats living in squalor just outside the city limits. Good Samaritans rescued them from a dirty trailer and are now looking for new owners. "They're lovable cats, we can handle them just fine. They just need a... more »

• Firefighters rescue good Samaritan trapped under car

  January 12, 2018 1:09 PM

  CENTRAL- Firefighters say they had to come to the aid of a helpful passerby after he became trapped under a car while changing a stranger's tire. Around 11 a.m., firefighters say a person driving on Joor Road had stopped to help another driver change a flat tire. As the... more »

• WATCH: Firefighters rescue deer stuck on frozen pond Play Video

  December 10, 2017 3:11 PM

  SUNRIVER, OR- Firefighters came to the rescue of a deer who was trapped on a slippery, frozen water hazard at a golf course. The L4262 Sunriver Professional Firefighters in Oregon posted the video to their Facebook page this week. The footage shows a firefighter coming to the aid of... more »

• Livingston sheriff thanks Bass Pro for its help during 2016 flood

  December 7, 2017 12:28 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office took to a local Bass Pro Shops Thursday in order to thank the store and its workers for their help during last year's historic flood. With water levels reaching a record high in Livingston Parish last August, the sheriff's office was... more »

• Dog rescued after swimming a mile into lake

  October 30, 2017 5:38 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard made an unusual rescue from Lake Pontchartrain Monday afternoon: a dog. A boatcrew was dispatched from a nearby Coast Guard station after a boater noticed the dog swimming in the lake about a mile from shore near UNO. The boater couldn't recover the... more »

• National Guard positions resources in Baton Rouge, other areas ahead of Nate landfall

  October 6, 2017 5:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - High water vehicles are stationed in Baton Rouge and five other parishes as the state prepares for Nate. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST FORECAST The Louisiana National Guard has mobilized approximately 650 soldiers. The soldiers are ready to respond to potential flooding and wind damage... more »

• Parents reunite with couple that saved their baby during August flood Play Video

  August 14, 2017 5:37 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - On the Anniversary of the August flood, two parents were reunited with the couple they credit with saving their 4-week-old baby. > WATCH the story HERE ; see the unedited reunion video at the top of the page. Last year, the McLin's were trapped in... more »

• Rig worker critically injured after falling from drilling operation

  August 11, 2017 4:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE – First responders were dispatched to a fall of a drilling worker at an operation in a field off Nicholson Friday. Preliminary information available reports the worker was working on a drilling rig of some sort and fell about 30 feet then became trapped in an area... more »

• Rescue vehicles ready, stationed throughout EBR, for possible flooding Play Video

  June 21, 2017 6:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office has more resources on hand to deal with any possible issues from heavy rain this week than the agency had ready for the August flood. Response efforts were studied and resources have been increased following the unprecedented weather event... more »

• LDAF constructing new mobile pet shelter for 2017 hurricane season

  May 30, 2017 3:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is set to begin construction on a second mobile pet shelter to be used in emergencies. The shelter is to be used for "no-notice events" when pet sheltering facilities are not available. LDAF says the shelter should be completed... more »

• Two rescued from sinking vessel in Atchafalaya Bay

  May 1, 2017 11:25 AM

  NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard says two people were rescued after their fishing boat started sinking in the Atchafalaya Bay Sunday. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 10:02 p.m. of the fishing vessel David Boy taking on water after striking a piling. A MH-65... more »

• Denham Springs bar affected by flood to be featured on 'Bar Rescue' show Play Video

  March 21, 2017 9:47 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A Denham Springs bar will be featured on Spike TV's show "Bar Rescue" Sunday evening. Big Mike's Bar and Grill, located on Aspen Square, suffered severe damage from the August flood of 2016. The establishment took on almost six feet of water and lost around $250,000... more »

• Coast Guard rescues two men aboard disabled vessel

  February 20, 2017 11:16 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard rescued two men aboard a disabled vessel near Lafitte early Monday evening. Watchstanders with the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans were notified at 5:45 p.m. of an overdue 17-foot vessel with two men aboard. The two were last seen near Crown Point... more »

• VIDEO: Man in wheelchair rescued from burning car Play Video

  November 15, 2016 4:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man with only one arm and no legs escaped a burning vehicle in a parking lot Tuesday. A pickup truck ignited into a large fire outside of a shopping center near the corner of Bluebonnet and Perkins around 2 p.m. Video of the fire recorded... more »

• Child takes note to school; Mom writes she's being held hostage in East Feliciana Play Video

  November 1, 2016 4:31 PM

  CLINTON – A note brought to school by an 11-year-old helped authorities rescue the child's mother who was being held against her will Tuesday. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Jeff Travis said the child went to school with the message from her mother about her situation. The handwriting insinuated... more »

• Debris worker rescued after getting stranded on lift equipment

  October 4, 2016 6:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A worker at a debris site had to be rescued by firefighters after the lift equipment they were on got stuck in the air. Specifics about the worker were not released. The rescue happened at the FEMA site on Old Perkins Road around 4:40 Tuesday afternoon.... more »

• WATCH: Incredible video shows WBRZ news crew rescuing woman from burning car Play Video

  August 30, 2016 12:24 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A WBRZ photographer and other good Samaritans helped rescue a woman from a burning car on Highway 63 Tuesday morning. A 21-year-old woman, 7-months pregnant was driving on Highway 63 near Highway 444 when she apparently lost control, ran off the road and crashed into trees... more »

• Residents work to rescue roaming alligators on Alligator Bayou Road Play Video

  August 19, 2016 10:17 PM

  ASCENSION PARISH – A rescue mission is underway in and around the Spanish Lake Basin as escaped alligators are roaming around Alligator Bayou Road. Currently, the road remains closed due to some minor flooding, but residents also have to watch out for the gators. So far Frank Bonifay and Devin... more »

• La. National Guard rescues more than 19K following flooding

  August 18, 2016 7:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Thousands of Louisiana National Guardsmen are working tirelessly for flood response efforts in the Baton Rouge area. As of Thursday, Aug. 18, the Louisiana National Guard has rescued over 19,040 citizens and 2,660 pets. The LANG has issued more than 76, 930 MRE's, 465 tarps and... more »

• Trooper comes to rescue of fawn trapped in flooded apartment complex

  August 17, 2016 2:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSP Trooper David Hernandez came to the rescue of a fawn that became trapped in a flooded apartment complex on Wednesday. State Police have joined in the efforts to evacuate both people and animals in need. Trooper Hernandez came across the baby deer in a complex... more »

• Louisiana's volunteer 'Cajun Navy' rescues residents impacted by flood Play Video

  August 16, 2016 8:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A group of volunteer boaters who have been dubbed "The Cajun Navy" are taking their boats onto the streets to help evacuate people from homes, WWLTV reports . Dwayne Pack said he and his friend Jeremy Freeman have been going on social media to find people who... more »

• Rescuers look to track down St. Amant beagle owner Play Video

  August 15, 2016 11:57 PM

  ST AMANT – Rescuers are looking for the owners of four beagles after the dogs were pulled from floodwaters in St. Amant Monday night. Chief investigator Chris Nakamoto spoke to the rescuers live on air Monday night. Three of the four beagles have collars. The dogs were seen swimming... more »

• Animal rescue is underway, but help is needed

  August 15, 2016 3:58 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana State Animal Response Team and Louisiana SPCA are rescuing animals in flooded areas in Baton Rouge and Hammond. Both agencies are in need of supplies to take care of the animals as more come into the shelters. There are three drop-off locations in the... more »

• Pit bull leads his owner to puppy 'left for dead'

  August 8, 2016 5:21 PM

  It looks like pit bulls stick together. A man walking his dog, a pit bull named Ace, in Jersey City, New Jersey, was led off track on July 31 into a building's basement. There, the man found Theo, a puppy pit bull in dire need of medical attention. ... more »

• Woman rescued after nine hours in flipped and flooded SUV

  July 12, 2016 1:53 PM

  ROBERT - A woman spent the night in water up to her neck after she crashed her SUV in Tangipahoa Parish. First responders said the woman contacted them at around 10:30 p.m. after the wreck happened on Monday night, according to WWL-TV . Her SUV flipped over a bridge... more »

• Sharp-shooting US Army Veteran rescues bald eagle hanging from a high tree

  July 4, 2016 3:22 PM

  RUSH CITY, Minnesota - A U.S. Army veteran used his sharp-shooting military training to rescue a bald eagle who became entangled in a rope and was hanging upside down from a tree, 70 feet off the ground. Last Thursday, Jason Galvin used a .22-caliber rifle with a scope to... more »

• First dolphin rescued and released near Grand Isle thriving in the wild Play Video

  June 27, 2016 10:48 AM

  GRAND ISLE - Coastal Wildlife Network leaders say the first dolphin to be rescued, rehabilitated and released off the coast of Louisiana is doing well in the wild. Post-release monitoring included satellite tag data along with visual observations conducted by staff over the six weeks following the 6.5-foot-long juvenile... more »

• 15-year-old girl rescued during human trafficking bust

  June 22, 2016 2:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Three people were arrested and a 15-year-old girl was rescued when East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputies busted a human trafficking operation. On June 21 detectives located the girl during the course of an undercover operation with a woman, identified as 22-year-old Jennifer Anselmo, and a man,... more »

• Family pulls coyote from Lake Pontchartrain

  May 31, 2016 11:26 AM

  SLIDELL - A family rescued what they thought was a dog while fishing on Lake Pontchartrain over the weekend. When they got close to the animal though, they learned they had happened across a coyote swimming three miles out in the lake. Juliette Keller Velthouse said they were... more »

• One of two young anglers rescued from Gulf died at the hospital

  April 6, 2016 12:17 PM

  GRAND CHENIER, La. - Two 19-year-olds were found clinging to a partially capsized boat near an oil rig 11.5 miles off the Louisiana coast Wednesday morning. According to a KATC-TV report, Derek Romero, pictured in teal, died at a hospital in Cameron Parish after being rescued. The name... more »

• Woman rescued from house fire by good Samaritans Play Video

  April 4, 2016 5:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman was rescued from a burning home by daring good Samaritans Monday. The fire was at a home on Bartlett Street, near Choctaw. A contractor ran into the home after noticing smoke and hearing the woman call for help. While the first contractor ran... more »

• UPDATE: La. Guardsmen rescue over 4,000 residents during severe weather

  March 14, 2016 12:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana’s National Guardsmen currently have 1,197 Guardsmen assisting with emergency flood operations which include evacuations, search and rescue, distribution of water and meals, security and shelter support and distribution of sand bags and sand bag filling machines. The LANG has rescued over 4,255 citizens, 354 pets... more »

• 'Citizen rescue' unit dispatches to southeast Tangipahoa for flood rescues Saturday Play Video

  March 12, 2016 5:21 PM

  PONCHATOULA - Families and farm animals were rescued from rising water east of downtown by good Samaritans Saturday. Water was approaching some homes and had already inundated property along N. Thibodeaux Road. Water at the corner of N. Thibodeaux and Sibley Road, about two miles south of I-12, was... more »

• Rising water rescues continue in Livingston Parish into Friday evening Play Video

  March 11, 2016 7:27 PM

  SATSUMA - Families were pulled from homes surrounded by rising water Friday. On McArthur Drive near the I-12/S. Satsuma Road interchange, area first responders used boats to take people from their homes to dry land. They worked into dusk Friday helping people leave the area. "It's flooded everywhere... more »

• La. Guardsmen rescue over 1,000 residents during severe weather

  March 11, 2016 1:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana National Guard have been working around the clock since Wednesday as directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards to assist local agencies in response to significant flooding throughout the state. The LANG has 688 Guardsmen responding to flood operations, including evacuations, search and rescues by car,... more »

• Nearly 500 rescued from high water in Hammond Play Video

  March 11, 2016 8:44 AM

  HAMMOND- Emergency crews across Tangipahoa Parish have their hands full with widespread flooding and heavy rainfall. Authorities spent early Friday morning responding to calls about people trapped by the high flood waters. According to WWL-TV, nearly 200 stranded people had to be rescued throughout the Hammond area Friday morning. However... more »

• Coast Guard rescues two boaters on Mississippi River

  February 10, 2016 10:08 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two people from the Mississippi River, Wednesday. The crew saved two people from a small boat taking on water near Main Pass. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector New Orleans got the call around 2 p.m. that the 13-foot aluminum flat boat... more »

• Rehabilitated, critically-endangered sea turtle released into Gulf of Mexico Play Video

  October 5, 2015 11:21 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Audubon Nature Institute, in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, rescued, rehabilitated and released a critically-endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle into the Gulf of Mexico last Wednesday. On July 15, LDWF was contacted by a concerned family fishing in the Gulf of... more »

• WATCH: Coast Guard rescues stranded, injured boaters Play Video

  September 7, 2015 9:27 PM

  HOUSTON - The Coast Guard shared video of a seven-minute rescue where two men on a pleasure boat needed help after they crashed into what appears to be concrete jetty Monday morning. One of the men was thrown off the boat and both were injured. One had a broken... more »

• Coast Guard rescues unconscious boater

  September 1, 2015 5:47 PM

  GRAND ISLE - The Coast Guard said their Grand Isle crews rescued an unconscious boater who went aground on a marsh flat Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for the USCG Eighth District said officials in New Orleans were notified by someone who saw an unconscious person in a 17-foot aluminum... more »

• Coast Guard makes rescue as fishing vessel sinks

  August 31, 2015 11:23 PM

  MORGAN CITY - Three people were rescued from a 75-foot fishing vessel that sank just off the coast of Louisiana Monday. The Coast Guard said a passing helicopter reported seeing the vessel sinking with two life-rafts in the water. Crews from stations in Morgan City and New Orleans were... more »

• First responders take part in week long animal rescue training

  August 23, 2015 6:11 PM

  GONZALES, La. - Various groups and organizations from all over the country are getting trained in rescuing animals in case of a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina. Groups like the American Humane Association along with LSU School of Veterinary Medicine took part in the training. One of the instructors, Dick... more »

• Shivering man rescued from near-freezing water Play Video

  March 1, 2013 5:48 PM

  ZACHARY - A man was rescued from near-freezing temperatures by Zachary Firefighters after he ran his car off Groom road and into a pond. It happened just before midnight at the intersection of Groom Rd. and Old Scenic Hwy. Mona Gates was inside her home nearby when she... more »

• Coast Guard rescues stranded hunter

  January 23, 2013 3:49 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Members of the Cost Guard said a stranded hunter used all the right survival skills to get spotted and rescued today after his boat sank in St. Charles Parish. The Coast Guard spotted a brush fire the hunter used to signal them while they searched Bayou... more »