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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 »

• Repeat street flooding on Southdowns street causing property damage Play Video

  January 25, 2024 3:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A street in the Southdowns neighborhood repeatedly floods and people living there are tired of it happening each time it rains. "Nobody cares," said Emma Antilley. It's a feeling shared by several people living on Aberdeen Avenue in Baton Rouge. The water sits on their... more »

• Fiber optic cable work creates mess in Baton Rouge neighborhood Play Video

  June 10, 2022 3:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Crews have been busy installing AT&T fiber optic cable in neighborhoods around the capital city. Recently, a project in Southdowns created a headache for one resident who contacted 2 On Your Side to bring awareness. Dan Eiklor lives off of Glasgow Avenue in Baton Rouge. A... more »

• Repeat power outages in Southdowns area frustrating homeowners; repairs being made Play Video

  August 11, 2021 6:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - People living in the Southdowns and University Gardens areas say they have been experiencing repeat power outages since Sunday. The outages have happened four days in a row for hours at a time. Mary Katherine Bernard lives on Stuart Avenue and says the first outage on... more »

• Spanish Town Parade will roll 'rain or shine' Play Video

  February 7, 2018 11:43 PM

  UPDATE: According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, roads will close for the parade around 10:30 a.m. pending pedestrian traffic. BATON ROUGE- Residents in Spanish Town have scaled back their expectations for Saturday's Mardi Gras parade, but only slightly. "This year it's going to be rainy, there's... more »

• Police: Southdowns burglary suspect charged in Webb Park break-ins

  May 16, 2017 10:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A man booked into jail after a citizen’s arrest in the Southdowns area earlier this week will face additional burglary charges Tuesday, police say. David Laramie was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on criminal trespass charges after two men pursued him after they... more »

• Once ordered by judge to write lines for stealing, man busted again Play Video

  May 15, 2017 2:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A man who was once sentenced to punish work for stealing from an area shopping center was booked into jail again after a citizen's arrest in the Southdowns area. David Laramie was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on criminal trespass charges after two... more »

• Home burglary reports spike in Southdowns neighborhood Play Video

  March 30, 2016 10:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Residents in Southdowns off Perkins Road says their part of town is usually quiet, but there's been a spike in home burglaries since the end of last year. Some of the crimes have similarities. Amy Fine was at work when someone broke into her home in... more »

• Some CATS bus stops canceled for weekend parades

  February 5, 2016 6:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Mardi Gras festivities in Baton Rouge may affect some CATS riders this weekend. On Friday, the Krewe of Southdowns Parade will roll, affecting riders on sections of the Garden District and LSU Cortana Mall bus lines. Multiple bus stops on Lee Drive as well as stops... more »

• Great weather, big crowds expected at this weekend's Baton Rouge parades

  February 5, 2016 8:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE- People across the capital area are continuing the countdown to Fat Tuesday. The Krewe of Southdowns will kick off the second weekend of Mardi Gras parades in Baton Rouge. The Southdowns parade will roll at 7 p.m. Friday night through its neighborhood namesake. The floats will start at... more »