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• Arborists try to save live oak tree after roots cut Play Video

  April 9, 2013 6:18 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Arborists are hard at work in an Ascension Parish neighborhood, trying to save a troubled live oak tree that's estimated to be more than 300 years old. Larry Guy said he moved to the 12 Oaks neighborhood partly because of the massive tree, which provides shade for... more »

• Houma man killed when pickup strikes tree, flips

  March 29, 2013 10:30 AM

  SCHRIEVER - State police say a 38-year-old Houma man died when the pickup he was driving struck a tree and flipped off La. Highway 24 in Schriever. Trooper Evan Harrell says Diron Williams was pronounced dead at the scene late Thursday night. Harrell says a passenger in the truck received... more »

• Saplings from Anne Frank's tree take root in US

  March 23, 2013 12:50 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS - A tree that gave Anne Frank hope as the Jewish teenager hid from Nazis for more than two years is taking root at nearly a dozen sites across the United States in hopes of promoting tolerance. Eleven saplings grown from seeds taken from the chestnut tree that stood... more »

• Zachary damage not from tornado Play Video

  December 26, 2012 5:37 PM

  ZACHARY- The National Weather Service says damage in the Zachary area is consistent with straight line winds, not a tornado. Meteorologist Mike Efferson says a tree that snapped in half, damaging a home and vehicle, fell from west to east, the same direction as the Christmas Day storm. Efferson... more »

• Christmas story accompanies lighting of Capitol Tree

  December 4, 2012 6:21 PM

  WASHINGTON - House Speaker John Boehner says the 10,000 lights on the Capitol Christmas Tree represent the "everlasting light" that entered the world with the birth of Jesus Christ. Boehner hosted Tuesday evening's lighting of the 65-foot spruce from Colorado. Eagle Scout Ryan Shuster of Colorado Springs flipped the switch... more »

• First lady welcomes Christmas tree

  November 23, 2012 4:38 PM

  WASHINGTON - First lady Michelle Obama is kicking off the holiday season by welcoming the White House Christmas tree. Mrs. Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha and first dog Bo greeted the arrival of a 19-foot Fraser fir from Peak Farms in Jefferson, N.C. The tree arrived Friday on a horse-drawn... more »

• Man pinned on tractor recovering Play Video

  September 6, 2012 5:07 PM

  SAINT FRANCISVILLE - A West Feliciana man is recovering after he was pinned by a tree while working on land near Cat Island. West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Austin Daniel said the tree pinned George Woodside on his tractor, and he couldn't reach to turn the machine off. He could... more »

• Second Miss. death attributed to Hurricane Isaac

  August 31, 2012 5:39 PM

  WAVELAND, Miss. - A second person has died in Mississippi as a result of Hurricane Isaac. Century Hairston Funeral Home says Lillie M. Randle, a 62-year-old resident of Lexington, Miss., was killed just after 9 a.m. Thursday when a tree fell on her car. The funeral home says Randle was... more »

• Tree falls on home in Baton Rouge

  July 4, 2012 6:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An elderly woman escaped harm after a tree fell on her home this afternoon in Baton Rouge. It happened on Minnesota Street earlier this afternoon. The fire department says one room was damaged from a tree limb that punched a hole in the roof. The... more »

• BRFD: Lightning hit tree, set home on fire

  July 2, 2012 5:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Lightning struck a tree during this afternoon's storms and traveled into a nearby home, igniting a fire according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. Spokesperson Robert Combs said the home on 3021 Margebrook Drive had quite a bit of damage, but no one was home at... more »

• 9-year-old girl murdered, found hanging from a tree

  May 11, 2012 1:15 PM

  ASHVILLE - Alabama authorities say a 14-year-old boy is charged with murder for the death of a girl found hanging from a tree. St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles says the victim, Katelynn Arnold, was 9 years old and the boy's half-sister. Her body was discovered Thursday night outside her... more »

• 7-year-old continues fight to walk again Play Video

  April 15, 2012 3:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After falling off a rope swing last May, 7-year-old Logan Watts' health continues to improve. Logan injured his brain after the fall and is currently deaf in one ear. Logan manages to move around with the use of a walker. First-graders at Doyle Elementary School... more »

• Major damage in Walker after strong winds Play Video

  March 21, 2012 6:00 PM

  WALKER - A roof shingle stabbed into a tree gives an idea of just how strong the wind was when it blew through North Corbin Road, where a home lost its roof. "It was really loud outside, the rain was blowing sideways our ears started popping and we heard... more »

• Deputies: Driver dies after truck hits tree

  February 13, 2012 10:06 AM

  ROSEDALE - One person died after driving their pickup head-on into a tree Monday morning, according to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office. The wreck happened on Highway 77 outside of Rosedale. Investigators said the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. People who lived near the wreck said... more »

• New Orleans plants 10,000th tree since Katrina

  February 3, 2012 3:10 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Crescent City is getting greener - and leafier. The devastation to the canopy of trees in the city by Hurricane Katrina is being repaired by the non-profit Parkway Partners, which has worked to replant trees to replace those lost or damaged by the 2005 storm.... more »

• Christmas tree recycling drop off points

  December 26, 2011 5:43 PM

  Remember to remove all decorations and accessories from trees before bring to recycling. Walker Christmas Tree Recycling Project Sidney Hutchinson Park December 26 - January 6 Denham Springs Natural Christmas Tree Recycling Program Street Department Campus, 600 Bowman Street 7 a.m. -... more »

• Walker accepting Christmas trees to reuse as mulch

  December 26, 2011 12:02 PM

  WALKER - The city of Walker wants to change your used Christmas trees into savings for the city. Mayor Bobby Font's office announced the Christmas Tree Recycling project in a press release Monday morning. It says the city plans to mulch any real, leftover Christmas trees and use... more »

• Lafayette artist designs Louisiana's White House tree ornament

  November 27, 2011 5:01 PM

  LAFAYETTE- A Christmas ornament designed by Lafayette artist Tony Bernard will serve as Louisiana's official ornament for the White House tree. Bernard and students at Copper Mill Elementary School in Zachary decorated ornaments, along with Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal last week. This happened at the request of... more »

• Downed tree blocks road into LSU campus

  November 24, 2011 5:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A tree crashed down across all four lanes of Nicholson Drive just north of the LSU campus this afternoon. Police are redirecting traffic down Van Buren over to Highland Avenue until public works crews can clear the tree. Authorities said the weather in the area... more »

• Christmas tree fee delayed by Dept. of Agriculture

  November 9, 2011 5:47 PM

  WASHINGTON - A fee on Christmas trees that was scheduled to go into effect today has been delayed by the Obama administration, after backlash against the program from organizations who called it a tax. The program would have charged some growers 15 cents per tree to pay for nationwide... more »

• Proposed tree fee delayed by Dept. of Agriculture

  November 9, 2011 12:02 PM

  WASHINGTON - A fee on Christmas trees that was scheduled to go into effect today has been delayed by the Obama administration, after backlash against the program from organizations who called it a tax. The program would have charged some growers 15 cents per tree to pay for nationwide... more »

• Family's home destroyed by tree

  September 5, 2011 5:48 PM

  HEAD OF ISLAND, La.- Robert Wunstel says he thought the worst of Tropical Storm Lee was over. Then Sunday morning, a tree slammed into his home. Wunstel says the oak took several minutes to lower through his house. That gave his family time to get out. The tree... more »

• Irene topples tree, killing 11-year-old boy in Va.

  August 27, 2011 3:40 PM

  NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- Officials say winds from Hurricane Irene toppled a tree and sent it crashing through an apartment building in Virginia, killing an 11-year-old boy. Newport News spokeswoman Cleder Jones says the 11-year-old boy and his mother were in the apartment when a large tree fell shortly after... more »

• Historic tree to be torn down on LSU's campus

  August 8, 2011 12:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE- An historical live oak tree on LSU's campus will be torn down this week, after it was damaged by lightning. The Steele Burden Live Oak near LSU's natatorium was struck by lightning in May 2010, and died despite arborists' efforts. "We did everything we could to... more »

• Tree destroys home as storms move through Baton Rouge

  June 21, 2011 5:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An elderly Baton Rouge couple is safe after a tree knocked down in this afternoon's storms fell on their house, nearly demolishing it and trapping them inside. The couple were inside their home near the intersection of Kentucky and Harris Streets when the tree fell, but... more »

• Huge oak to move Wednesday

  May 8, 2011 11:02 AM

  NEW IBERIA, La.- Weather permitting, a huge oak tree in Iberia Parish will be moved this week about 1 ½ miles from the spot where it has stood for about 150 years. Jonathan Judice, vice president of Environmental Design Inc., says the weather must be dry and still. He... more »

• Tree falls on MS home, kills toddler

  April 26, 2011 1:54 PM

  MCCOMB, Miss. - A three-year-old was killed and her parents hurt when a tree was blown onto their home in McComb, Miss. early this morning. Police Chief Gregory Martin said the large oak tree demolished the front half of the home when it fell around 5:30 a.m., clipping the... more »

• Christmas trees help save marsh; airlift next week

  February 19, 2011 9:44 AM

  LACOMBE, La.- Christmas trees that once stood tall inside homes of Orleans Parish residents soon will be recycled to help save Louisiana's disappearing marshland. The thousands of discarded trees collected after the holiday will be airlifted Wednesday into the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge to help establish a breakwater... more »

• Christmas tree recycling begins in East Baton Rouge

  December 27, 2010 3:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Christmas tree collection doesn’t start for more than a week in Baton Rouge, but people who want to get rid of their tree now have a few options. Seven drop-off locations are open for people to unload their Christmas tree before Jan. 6, which is when curbside... more »

• Official: FBI tipped off to investigate teenager

  November 27, 2010 1:09 PM

  WASHINGTON - A law enforcement official says federal agents began investigating the suspect in the Christmas tree bombing plot in Portland, Ore., after receiving a tip from someone who was concerned about the teenager. The official tells The Associated Press that Mohamed Osman Mohamud was acting on his own -... more »

• New citrus disease approaching Louisiana

  August 17, 2010 5:17 AM

  Citrus growers need to be on the lookout for sweet orange scab of citrus caused by a fungus and recently found on a satsuma tree in Orange, Texas. Previously, this disease had only been reported in South America. A plant pathologist says the scab presents little problem, but it affects... more »

• Lightning strikes tree in Baker, causes damage nearby

  August 13, 2010 11:29 AM

  Baker firefighters arrived to a home in the 4100 block of Buchanan Street this morning around 7:00a.m. to find light smoke coming from a tree in front of a house that was struck by lightning. After the tree was stuck in the front yard, the electrical charge traveled inside a... more »

• Teen killed in Rapides Parish crash

  August 9, 2010 6:24 AM

  State police say a Deville teenager died when his van ran off La. Highway 115 and struck a tree. Newton M. Hooper II was not wearing his seatbelt and was partially ejected. Hooper was pronounced dead at the scene. more »

• Trailer park troubles

  May 24, 2010 6:04 PM

  Several people have been without water and electricity for nearly a week in Baton Rouge. A tree fell on two mobile homes, broke a water-line and took down power lines at Nelson's Mobile Home Village on Victoria Drive last week. Today, the landlord of the property says Entergy... more »

• Tree Help

  May 18, 2010 11:36 AM

  State agricultural officials say orchardists and nursery tree growers can apply for aid to held replant or rehabilitate trees destroyed by natural disasters. It's part of a USDA assistance program, and can cover up to 70% of replant costs and 50% of pruning and removal. Eligible losses, including Christmas... more »

• Aid for orchardists, nursery tree growers

  May 18, 2010 5:18 AM

  Orchardists and nursery tree growers can now apply for help to replant or rehabilitate trees, bushes and vines damaged or destroyed by natural disasters. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the benefits are part of the USDA Farm Service Agency's Tree Assistance Program, which covers up to 70 percent of replant... more »

• Go green for free

  March 28, 2010 10:28 AM

  A nonprofit hurricane recovery organization is giving away free tree seedlings today. The seedlings vary from several inches to two feet long with roots and include live oak, red oak, red maple and bald cypress. All the trees are Native to Louisiana. The Arbor Day Foundation donated the... more »

• Deadly crash in Walker

  February 4, 2010 6:58 AM

  Walker police are on the scene of a deadly crash on Pendarvis Lane. According to Police Chief Hunter Grimes, two people were in a car heading west when they hit a tree. The passenger died at the scene, and the driver was taken to a Baton Rouge hospital. Chief Grimes... more »

• Deadly crash investigated in Livingston Parish

  February 2, 2010 11:44 AM

  A man from Independence is dead after a car crash in Livingston Parish. It happened Monday night on Mary Kinchen Road north of Albany. Deputies say 20-year-old Brooks Newell's vehicle hit a tree. They say he was trapped inside until first responders arrived. Newell was pronounced dead at the scene.... more »

• Christmas tree recycling program set to begin

  December 22, 2009 3:04 PM

  East Baton Rouge Parish's Christmas tree recycling program will offer curbside collection of trees this year. The collection will run between January 4 and January 12. It will be for East Baton Rouge Parish residents, except in Baker and Zachary. The recycled trees will be used for coastal restoration... more »

• Christmas trees go up around the area

  November 23, 2009 5:22 PM

  Crews at LSU have begun setting up the Christmas tree in front of Memorial Tower. The tree features LED lights, which are meant to save energy, and purple and gold ornaments. In Walker, a 33-foot Norman Fir sits at the corner of Florida and Walker South. The lighting is... more »