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• Zachary cuts speed limit in effort to revitalize downtown Play Video

  July 7, 2021 6:19 PM

  ZACHARY – A stretch of Main Street has been reduced to 25 miles per hour as part of the city's downtown revitalization project. Mayor David Amrhein said the project goal is to bring more restaurants and retail shops to the area, as well as make downtown more walker friendly.... more »

• Armed argument with school bus driver leads to arrests Play Video

  October 31, 2017 11:44 AM

  PRAIRIEVILLE – Two men were arrested after a dispute with a school bus driver over speeding, WBRZ learned Tuesday. The arrests were made a day earlier, on Monday, when the men approached the bus on Little Prairie Road. The men were upset over the bus driver's speed and approached... more »

• New speed limit in effect for Staring Lane; drivers being monitored Play Video

  July 10, 2017 7:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A new speed limit is now in effect on Staring Lane and a new digital monitoring system has been regulating drivers' speed. The speed monitor sits in the median to remind drivers to slow down. City-Parish traffic engineers made a compromise with residents after... more »

• Residents unhappy with new Staring Lane speed limit Play Video

  June 30, 2017 5:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The newly resurfaced and widened Staring Lane will get a newer, higher speed limit on July 10. The City-Parish Traffic Engineering Department first issued a release saying the speed limit would be posted to 45 MPH, but made a compromise after some residents showed concern to... more »