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• Livingston Parish president fires lawyer who advised council on zoning fight

  August 9, 2023 9:00 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - An attorney who served as an advisor for the Livingston Parish Council as it fought with a developer over a controversial housing development has been fired. A letter obtained Wednesday by WBRZ shows that Parish President Layton Ricks notified Steve Irving of his firing earlier this... more »

• Zachary police impound teenager's dirt bike after trying to evade officers

  March 13, 2022 11:06 PM

  ZACHARY - Officers impounded a dirt bike after the teenage driver, along with two others, led police on a chase along Flanacher Road. According to the Zachary Police Department, a complaint was made Sunday evening concerning dirt bikes on the roadways. Officers spotted three subjects driving dirt bikes... more »

• Even after intense pushback, EBR Planning Commission reverses course, approves Zachary subdivision Play Video

  January 18, 2022 11:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After deferrals and even denials, a 946-lot subdivision just outside the city limits of Zachary was approved Tuesday in the face of widespread opposition. The Trivento subdivision would sit at the intersection of Old Scenic Highway and Groom Road. Once again, both residents and city leaders... more »

• Subdivision overlay project delays testing patience of residents Play Video

  January 14, 2022 3:40 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - One neighborhood in Livingston Parish says its road project is taking forever. Cindi Dier lives in the Forest Ridge Subdivision in Denham Springs and says after reaching out to everyone she can think of for help, they contacted 2 On Your Side. "It's never going to... more »

• Person struck by vehicle along Goodwood Boulevard

  January 11, 2022 8:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck by a vehicle in an East Baton Rouge neighborhood Tuesday evening. The crash was reported just before 7 p.m. around the intersection of Goodwood Boulevard and Cora Drive. Authorities said one person was taken to a hospital. ... more »

• Burbank Drive subdivision asking planning commission to OK 100+ new lots Play Video

  October 5, 2021 10:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After similar, previous requests have been approved, developers of Pelican Lakes on Burbank drive are asking the planning commission for permission to add more than 100 new lots to the subdivision. "Pelican Lakes was started in 2012, and it was part of an 800-lot master development,"... more »

• Amid flurry of flood zone development requests, planning commission shoots down Burbank subdivision Play Video

  September 20, 2021 11:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Days after heavy rain brought flooding to areas of the capital city, the East Baton Rouge Planning Commission denied a rezoning request for a subdivision project along Burbank Drive. Maple Cove, an 11-acre, 60-lot project near University Villas, was one of several potential projects either partially... more »

• Floodwater becoming a major issue for residents of Greenmoss Dr. Play Video

  April 15, 2021 10:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Heavy storms left a Baton Rouge street under water on Thursday morning, and residents living there are fed up with being unable to leave their homes. "I'm staring at a river in my front yard," said Bert Jones, a resident living on Greenmoss Dr. The... more »

• Man arrested in Ascension neighborhood facing 450 counts of child porn charges Play Video

  July 23, 2020 12:30 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - A man taken into custody after law enforcement spent hours at a home in an Ascension Parish neighborhood Thursday was booked on child porn charges. Law enforcement officers were first spotted outside the home on N Autumn Avenue early Thursday morning. The Louisiana Bureau of Investigations, which... more »

• Zachary planning board approves huge subdivision Play Video

  September 6, 2017 11:46 PM

  ZACHARY- People living near Highway 964 and Rollins Road could be getting 600 more houses in their area. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a new subdivision Wednesday night called Zachary Trails. "I think it's a well-rounded project that needed to pass," said Michael Clegg, a Baton... more »

• Baton Rouge homeowners hate proposed development Play Video

  August 23, 2017 12:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE- More than a hundred people representing half a dozen subdivisions packed the Jones Creek Library branch Tuesday night, and they were mad. "We're here because a developer wants to build 425 single family homes in an area that was completely under water in the flood of 2016,"... more »

• Proposed ordinance would keep mobile homes out of Livingston subdivisions Play Video

  May 15, 2017 7:30 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Livingston Parish is taking steps to keep mobile homes out of traditional subdivisions. Some residents say mobile homes in their subdivision are bad for the community and cause for the value of property to decrease. Marie Cain has been a resident of the Merryland subdivision near... more »

• Front of Central subdivision turning into a trash dump Play Video

  December 26, 2016 6:42 PM

  CENTRAL – One Central subdivision is seeing a huge pile of trash grow by the day. The pile sits on the corner of Frenchtown Road near the Geo Je's community and consists of trash, household items and insulation. Residents say they are fed up with it being in... more »

• Deputies searching for burglar of home near Westminister subdivision

  October 24, 2016 2:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office are searching for a man wanted for burglarizing a home near the Westminister subdivision. According to the sheriff's office, the man was burglarizing the house when the occupant came home and caught the man in the act. The... more »

• Louisiana flood death toll rises to 13

  August 17, 2016 4:46 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – The state says the death toll from the recent storms and flooding in south Louisiana has risen to 13. Devin George, state registrar for vital records, says an elderly woman in Livingston Parish was confirmed Wednesday as the latest death. He didn't provide further details. The state... more »

• Controversial Timber Ridge subdivision denied Play Video

  June 20, 2016 11:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Planning and Zoning Commission denied the Timber Ridge subdivision proposed for South Baton Rouge. Nearly a 100 people were there to state their case Monday night at the event that had been previously differed from the commission's agenda. "It really just didn't fit in,"... more »

• Proposed subdivision causes concerns for residents Play Video

  April 15, 2016 5:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Concerned residents in East Baton Rouge Parish plan to voice their opposition to a proposed subdivision at a planning commission meeting Monday. It would be located at the intersection of Tiger Bend and Babin roads. The Timber Ridge subdivision would bring in 281 homes on 60 acres... more »

• Residents to vote on crime prevention Play Video

  September 17, 2015 7:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Voters in four subdivisions will decide in November if they want to pay fees for more security. They'll vote to create a Crime Prevention District, requiring mandatory fees from residents for off-duty law enforcement patrols. For Southern Heights, Riverbend, and Woodlawn Estates subdivisions, the crime districts... more »