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• Neighborhood requests four-way stop after hit-and-run, city data doesn't add up Play Video

  January 29, 2026 5:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A neighborhood off of Staring Lane is fighting for a four-way stop. It's something they've requested several times and have even held meetings with city leaders to discuss their concerns. The Magnolia Woods Civic Association states that several traffic calming studies have been conducted, but the... more »

• 16 displaced after apartment fire off Burbank Drive Play Video

  January 13, 2025 2:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge and St. George firefighters put out a fire at an apartment on Bayou Fountain Avenue on Monday afternoon. According to officials, the building, just behind the Waffle House on Staring Lane and Burbank Drive, was evacuated after the fire broke out around 1 p.m.... more »

• Stretch of Highland Road shut down near Staring Lane after car crashes into electrical pole

  January 7, 2025 6:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A section of Highland Road near the intersection of Staring Lane will be shut down for a few hours after a car drove into a electrical pole and a fire hydrant, police said Tuesday. The crash happened just west of the Staring Lane by the Exxon... more »

• UPDATE: Staring Lane speed limit increase delayed

  July 3, 2017 9:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge DOTD now says the speed limit on Staring Lane between Highland Road and Perkins Road will still increase, just less. On July 10, signs will be posted upping the speed limit from 35 mph to 40 mph. In 2014, the speed... more »