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• Veteran looking for help resolving roofing troubles Play Video

  March 5, 2024 4:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman's house has holes in it and after getting no where with the company that installed it, a couple of her friends contacted 2 On Your Side for help. Watch live newscasts here. Lillian Hoover has lived in her Southdowns home for decades. In... more »

• Utility claims company does 'bare minimum' to make repairs after pole falls on house Play Video

  October 26, 2023 4:47 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A woman's home damaged by an AT&T transformer has been repaired months after it fell through her roof. Christine Sloan contacted 2 On Your Side late last year. A Penske truck driving through her neighborhood in Denham Springs ran into a wire pulling it down and... more »

• Roofers flock to neighborhoods hit by unprecedented hail storm Play Video

  June 21, 2023 4:31 PM

  BRUSLY - Tuesday's hail storm was unprecedented. It's something Louisiana has not seen before - hail as big as your palm in some areas. Vicky Gaudet described the clatter as "explosions going off." "It was loud, I never have seen this before," Vicky Gaudet said. After a... more »

• Roofing company losing business over name confusion Play Video

  May 30, 2023 4:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An unfortunate mix-up is costing a local roofing company a lot of business. Baton Rouge-based business Apex Construction and Roofing says there has been trouble ever since an Alabama company with a similar name started working in town. They contacted 2 On Your Side to... more »

• Man who lived in lakeside drug mansion also accused of taking money for botched construction job Play Video

  October 6, 2022 5:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A man with ties to a prolific drug ring operated out of a Baton Rouge mansion around the LSU lakes is also accused of leaving a woman with an incomplete roof project after taking her money. Brenda Robinson said she hired Frank Francisco Palma in December 2020... more »

• Roof of Covington diner collapses after overnight storms

  April 14, 2022 11:56 AM

  COVINGTON - The roof of a popular diner and donut shop collapsed Wednesday night after strong storms battered the area. St. Tammany firefighters shared pictures of the Butter Krisp Diner, where large pieces of metal fell through the ceiling and onto the restaurant's bar area. Officials said there... more »

• Baton Rouge non-profit helps dozens of homeowners fix their roofs Play Video

  January 13, 2022 7:07 PM

  Baton Rouge - Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge teamed up with Exxon Mobil and Premier South Roofing company to help repair 35 roofs across the parish. The partnership became possible after Exxon Mobil provided a grant to Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge. Beatrice Morris is one of 70 people who applied... more »

• Roofing program experiencing delays, hope to have projects completed in 2022 Play Video

  July 22, 2021 6:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Rainy days are bringing even more stress to people who are having trouble getting damaged roofs repaired. Hundreds are part of a replacement program that's hitting snags. The grant-funded Roof Reset Program is completing projects, but delays caused by COVID-19 and staffing issues have prevented it... more »

• Veteran gets new roof by Baton Rouge company following OYS story Play Video

  December 22, 2020 6:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - There has been an overwhelming response for a veteran in need. Help came in the form of donations, supplies, and labor after a 2 On Your Side report last month . Paul Aubert with the Nation of Patriots contacted 2 On Your Side in November 2020... more »

• Organization seeking donations to replace veteran's roof Play Video

  November 11, 2020 6:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Louisiana veteran is asking for help putting a roof over his head. And because he doesn't want to be identified, another veteran is speaking on his behalf hoping to give him the recognition he deserves. Paul Aubert is a National Commander for the Nation of... more »

• New roof for Christmas, Roof Reset Program working through large applicant list Play Video

  December 19, 2019 6:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Some residents are getting new roofs for the holidays. The East Baton Rouge Roof Reset Program is working through its applicants and phase one of the program. Shirley Williams is now a proud homeowner with a new roof. "It's beautiful," she said. "I thank God... more »

• One problem after another plagues mobile home buyer Play Video

  September 25, 2018 6:31 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - A manufactured house is causing its new owners a lot more trouble than it should. They contacted 2 On Your Side's Brittany Weiss since their problems continued to mount. Cody Navarre and his wife purchased their mobile home brand new. After flooding in 2016, they decided it... more »

• WATCH: Car swerves off road, lands on roof in China Play Video

  March 12, 2017 6:01 PM

  CHINA - Footage showing a car landing on the roof of a home in China's Jiangsu Providence surfaced Sunday. The homeowner says he was investigating a loud noise in his home when he discovered the SUV had crashed through his ceiling. The driver of the vehicle said he... more »

• Charleston shooter Dylann Roof sentenced to death

  January 10, 2017 5:01 PM

  CHARLESTON, SC - A jury has sentenced Dylann Roof to death for the murder of nine church goers in Charleston, South Carolina. The jury came to its decision after about three hours of deliberations. Roof, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, was guilty of opening fire on an African-American church... more »

• Taxpayers off the hook for rooftop blaze at LSU Play Video

  January 20, 2016 7:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Taxpayers are off the hook for a fire damaged building at LSU. A small structure on top of Patrick Taylor Hall briefly lit up the night sky Tuesday. A private contractor is doing renovations at the building. Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Lemoine Company said their insurance... more »

• Superintendent wants to replace Napoleonville Primary Gym Play Video

  August 31, 2015 10:29 PM

  NAPOLEONVILLE - A smaller building could replace Napoleonville Primary's demolished gymnasium, Assumption Parish Superintendent Earl Martinez said Monday. Students have had their physical education classes in regular classrooms since the gym was condemned in 2013 because of termite damage . A wire mesh fence separates the school grounds from... more »

• School roof repair finished under the wire Play Video

  August 24, 2015 5:35 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - The Livingston Parish School System used a loophole to get emergency repairs done to fix a roof on the cafeteria at Gray's Creek Elementary School. The school board suspended the public bid law to get $200,000 worth of repairs done before school started. Every summer the... more »