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• Caught on camera: Illegal tire dumping at vacant Baton Rouge home Play Video

  May 1, 2026 4:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two men were caught by a Ring camera dumping tires under the carport at a house that's unoccupied. The woman living next door reached out to 2 On Your Side to get answers. Wanda Thompson said the men backed into the driveway last Wednesday around 1:30... more »

• Baker temporarily bans new barber shops, salons and tire shops on city's busiest roads Play Video

  April 29, 2026 6:10 PM

  BAKER - Baker's city council approved a temporary ban on new tire shops, hair salons, barber shops and smoke shops along Plank Road and Main Street on Tuesday. Mayor Darnell Waites proposed the moratorium two weeks ago, arguing that spaces in Baker's main economic corridors are limited and that... more »

• Killian may have violated ethics code when buying tires from former mayor's son; other issues highlighted in audit Play Video

  February 9, 2026 8:54 AM

  KILLIAN — The town of Killian may have violated the state code of ethics by purchasing tires from a business owned by a former mayor’s son, according to an audit released Monday. The independent review, released by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, covered the year ending June 30, 2024. Auditors... more »

• Councilman Darryl Hurst discusses newly passed ordinance requiring annual tire shop permits Play Video

  September 2, 2025 7:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE — New requirements are going into effect for tire dealers in East Baton Rouge Parish. The biggest change is that they will now be required to get a yearly, $100 permit from the city-parish to continue operation in an effort to help mitigate illegal dumping, reduce blight,... more »

• Longtime owner of local tire, auto care shop dies after crash Friday morning Play Video

  March 28, 2025 7:21 AM

  CENTRAL - Bill Simon, the president of a family-owned tire and auto care shop in Baton Rouge, died Friday morning after he was hit by a car while checking his mailbox. He was 88. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said the crash happened on Gurney Road around 5:30... more »

• Man who died at Port Allen tire shop may have had medical emergency

  September 18, 2024 3:19 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A man died Wednesday afternoon at a tire shop in Port Allen in what police initially reported as a shooting but a coroner says could have been a medical emergency. The Port Allen Police Department said a call came in around 2 p.m. that a shooting... more »

• Company responsible for dozens of flat tires attempting to settle for $50 Play Video

  August 23, 2022 3:05 PM

  JARREAU - About 60 homes on Pecan Island in Jarreau are using a gravel road to access their neighborhood while the bridge leading to the community is under construction. As one homeowner explains to 2 On Your Side, that gravel road is made up of material that has caused dozens... more »

• Arrest made in November good Samaritan tire shop shooting Play Video

  December 9, 2016 4:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Police say they have arrested a man who was wanted for the shooting death of a man at a tire shop on Plank Road in November. According to Baton Rouge Police, 21-year-old Curtis Lee Brown was arrested Thursday in Dallas, Texas for the shooting death of... more »

• Sitting flood debris means more work for tire shops Play Video

  November 20, 2016 11:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Business is brisk on Sunday at G&T Tire Service on Plank Road in Baton Rouge. It’s not because of an aggressive marketing campaign, but because of mother nature. Bryan Glover, the owner of the tire shop, says it is what the Great Flood of 2016 left... more »

• Police identify suspect wanted for Plank Road tire shop shooting

  November 17, 2016 5:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE – BRPD has released the identity of a suspect who is wanted for the shooting death of a man at a tire shop on Plank Road that occurred last week. 21-year-old Curtis Lee Brown is wanted for first degree murder and armed robbery. A BRPD spokesperson... more »

• Man accused of beating woman with tire rim

  January 4, 2016 2:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police charged a Baton Rouge man with aggravated battery after officers said he hit a woman in the face with a tire rim over the weekend. Officers arrested 36-year-old Sherman Lee Bessie Monday morning, and said he also had an outstanding warrant for attempted murder in... more »