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• Red Cross volunteers deploy to Oklahoma

  May 21, 2013 10:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Teams of Red Cross volunteers in Louisiana left today to help people affected by a devastating tornado in Oklahoma. Red Cross spokesperson Nancy Malone said teams from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette and Lake Charles all headed north early Tuesday morning with Emergency Response Vehicles. ... more »

• Musicians honored for volunteer work Play Video

  May 17, 2013 5:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The musical duo "The Thomas Brothers" stopped by the studio to talk about their community service events in Ascension Parish. The pair was named Community Service Volunteers of the Year at Volunteer Ascension for inspiring others through their music. The two are students at Southern... more »

• Lady Vols clinch regular season title

  February 28, 2013 8:40 PM

  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Kamiko Williams scored a career-high 18 points in the final home game of her career and No. 8 Tennessee beat No. 13 Texas A&M 82-72 on Tuesday night to clinch its 17th Southeastern Conference regular-season title. Tennessee (23-5, 14-1), which had already wrapped up a share of... more »

• La. Red Cross volunteers helping after Miss. storm

  February 11, 2013 3:11 PM

  HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Red Cross volunteers from Louisiana arrived in southern Mississippi Monday to help with cleanup and relief efforts after a tornado this weekend. The seven volunteers took three Emergency Response Vehicles to help provide supplies and feed people affected by severe weather Sunday. The storms also... more »

• LSU women fall to #12 Tennessee

  February 7, 2013 10:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Lady Tigers fell to #12 Tennessee 64-62 in the Maravich Center Thursday night. Theresa Plaisance led the way for LSU with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.Biance Lutley also pitched in 13 points and 5 assists. The Lady Tigers fall to 13-10... more »

• Snapshots of Sandy: Group restores victims' photos

  February 4, 2013 2:39 AM

  NEW YORK - Of all the images of Superstorm Sandy's destruction, the pictures that linger for victims are the warped, stained ones that sat on their walls and shelves. But volunteers scattered around the world are about to start digitally mending Sandy victims' personal photos. A group called Operation Photo... more »

• NY woman arrested in connection with slaying of two

  December 28, 2012 2:15 PM

  WEBSTER, N.Y.- Police say a 24-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the ambush slaying of two volunteer firefighters responding to a house fire in upstate New York. New York State Police Senior Investigator James Newell says Dawn Nguyen, of Rochester, faces a state charge of filing a falsified... more »

• La. crews heading to northeast for Sandy

  October 29, 2012 2:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Volunteers, emergency responders and others from Louisiana are heading to the northeast to put their experience with hurricanes to use as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall. Both Entergy and DEMCO utility companies have hundreds of line workers either on their way or prepared to join crews from... more »

• Volunteers make improvements to homes near Istrouma

  October 4, 2012 10:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Volunteers and city-parish officials along with Entergy gathered in East Baton Rouge today to make more than a dozen homes more energy-efficient. Volunteers organized out of Istrouma High School fanned out into the nearby neighborhood this morning to make improvements at 16 different homes in the... more »

• North Carolina church volunteers offer help in Livingston Play Video

  September 17, 2012 4:53 PM

  SPRINGFIELD- Volunteers from North Carolina say helping people in Livingston recover from Hurricane Isaac is part of their mission. Greg Riggs with the North Carolina Baptist Men organization tells News 2 the goal is to give people hope through Jesus Christ in time of despair. The group has been... more »

• Volunteers provide much-needed help in Livingston Play Video

  September 4, 2012 5:10 PM

  MAUREPAS- Relief organizations like the Red Cross and Salvation Army, as well as local volunteers, are helping people deal with Hurricane Isaac cleanup in Livingston Parish. The Livingston Parish District 9 Fire Station in Maurepas has been operating as a distribution site for the past several days. Lines of... more »

• Red Cross trains Spanish speakers to aid with relief Play Video

  August 25, 2012 5:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Red Cross is working to break the language barrier during emergencies. Today, several Spanish speaking volunteers learned how to set up, run, and close a relief shelter. The volunteers told News 2 they're ready to put their training to work. Reverend Carlos Rosales says,... more »

• Volunteers prepare for Isaac's arrival

  August 24, 2012 10:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Red Cross volunteers in the Baton Rouge area packed up this morning to head to Florida and help prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac. Nancy Malone said volunteers would help set up shelters. She said the team includes volunteers experienced with storms, including some who helped in... more »

• La. volunteers ready to assist after Debby

  June 25, 2012 2:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A spokesperson for the Red Cross chapter in Baton Rouge said their volunteers are ready to assist Louisiana's neighbors affected by Tropical Storm Debby. Nancy Malone said they met with state and parish officials and others in the Red Cross network to also check Louisiana's preparations... more »

• Volunteers work together to help senior citizen

  January 15, 2012 5:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A group of community volunteers made the home of a local senior citizen livable Sunday afternoon, after it was found full of mice. A 76-year-old man was finally recovered after a bad fall and was ready to return to his home with the help of Homewatch... more »

• More than 39 tons of trash removed from Bayou Manchac

  August 23, 2011 5:36 AM

  BAYOU MANCHAC- Crews in Asension Parish removed more than 39 tons of trash and a fallen tree over the weekend from Bayou Manchac. Thirty one volunteers from Ascension and East Baton Rouge Parish participated in the two-day event and removed by hand over 15 cubic yards or 1.5 tons... more »

• Red Cross training volunteers this weekend

  July 27, 2011 4:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As the hurricane season begins brewing, the Red Cross is preparing to train a new crop of volunteers. This Saturday the Red Cross will offer training statewide for people that want to help out during disasters like a hurricane. "Volunteers are always moving, changing jobs,... more »

• Volunteers sign up for emergency flotilla in Pointe Coupee

  May 10, 2011 10:14 PM

  NEW ROADS- In Pointe Coupee Parish, leaders are counting on locals to get people out as the water rises. The sheriff was only calling for a hundred boats and volunteers to make up an emergency flotilla, but more showed because everyone wants to support each other, if needed. ... more »

• Firefighters leave Baton Rouge for Alabama

  May 2, 2011 6:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Rescuers sifting through the rubble in Alabama will get help from 150 volunteers from Louisiana who made the trip to the storm-ravaged area today. Among the volunteers are 25 firefighters that are part of the Urban Search and Rescue Team. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning said... more »

• Vols coach Pearl suspended for 8 SEC games

  November 19, 2010 4:52 PM

  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has been suspended for the Volunteers' first eight Southeastern Conference games as punishment from league Commissioner Mike Slive for violating NCAA rules and misleading investigators. "I have been a very public advocate for playing by the rules," Pearl said Friday. "When you... more »

• Volunteers help find homes for abandoned dogs

  September 30, 2010 10:28 PM

  One group has a good track record when it comes to finding homes for dogs that are abandoned. The organization that makes it happen wants to do even more. News 2’s Sylvia Weatherspoon found out why volunteers at YelpBR are on a mission to make a difference. more »

• LSU's 'Chief' Chavis focused on beating Vols

  September 30, 2010 12:22 PM

  (Photo Coutesy: Steve Franz, LSU Athletics Staff Photographer) LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis is focused on beating another Southeastern Conference opponent this week. That team just happens to be his alma mater and the place he spent 20 years coaching. Chavis insists he's moved on and won't... more »

• Volunteers on fast track to wildlife rescue

  July 12, 2010 10:30 PM

  Many people looking to help animals affected by the spill continue to run into roadblocks. There are plenty of Louisianans willing to help, but they just don't have the proper license to do so. The State Humane Society wants to change that. After Hurricane Katrina, just about anyone who... more »

• Stuff the Bus Campaign touches volunteers and students

  July 8, 2010 4:43 PM

  When it comes to stuffing the bus, volunteers in East Baton Rouge are geared up and ready to go. "When you light a candle in a child's life and make that difference, you illuminate your own life just as much as you illuminate the child's life," said volunteer John... more »

• Salute 2 Hometown Heroes: St. Clair Bienvenu

  July 2, 2010 6:32 PM

  Volunteers were the backbone of the military during World War II. Many of the best came from Baton Rouge. News 2’s Rob Krieger got answers on why one LSU student decided to sit in a cock pit instead of a classroom. more »

• Volunteers waiting for work

  April 30, 2010 12:32 PM

  Volunteers showing up in Venice, La., to help contain a massive oil slick are finding little to do. About two dozen workers in hard hats and lifejackets are stuck on shore at a marina because of bad weather. They came on small work boats, some carrying boom, ready... more »

• Group returns home from Haiti

  March 8, 2010 11:33 AM

  A group of doctors and volunteers returned to Louisiana after treating hundreds of patients at an orphanage near Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. On average they treated 100 people a day with injuries, infections, and malnutrition. The Baton Rouge Neuromedical Center Surgical Hospital donated $5,000 in medical supplies for the trip. Dr. Martin... more »

• Loyola professor to take instruments to Haiti

  March 3, 2010 5:35 AM

  Hatiti native and professor Jean Montes along with students and volunteers will soon deliver musical instruments to the earthquake-devastated Holy Trinity School of Music. The group, with the support of the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra, is organizing a massive effort to collect musical instruments from individuals who no longer... more »

• More people lending a helping hand

  January 26, 2010 8:10 PM

  If you volunteered last year in your community raising money, collecting food or tutoring children, you were among the 64.3 million Americans who did. A report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a million and a half more people volunteered at least once between September 2008 and September... more »

• Community service projects honor MLK

  January 18, 2010 11:28 AM

  Hundreds of people took part in community service projects in Baton Rouge honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. City Year Louisiana and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center on Gus Young Avenue partnered for what they called a "day ON, not a day off." Volunteers... more »

• La. Tech's Dooley top candidate for Tennessee

  January 15, 2010 12:38 PM

  ESPN is reporting that Louisiana Tech football coach Derek Dooley is a top candidate to be Tennessee's new head coach. An announcement could be made by Tennessee officials as early as Friday, according to ESPN. A source also told ESPN.com that a deal is not finalized and that Houston's... more »

• Homeowner: Lack of firefighters caused house to burn

  December 31, 2009 4:15 PM

  A homeowner in East Feliciana Parish believes a lack of manpower at the volunteer fire department contributed to flames causing extensive damage to her home this month. Her house is less than a block away from the Wilson Fire Department. "The most upsetting thing is the volunteer fire... more »

• St. Vincent de Paul offer food and hope on Christmas

  December 25, 2009 1:50 PM

  The annual Christmas dinner at St. Vincent de Paul was held Friday for the poor and homeless in the Baton Rouge areas. Volunteers served up hot meals to hundreds at the St. Vincent de Paul dining hall. Members of the society say their homeless shelters for men, women and children... more »

• Volunteers give back on Thanksgiving

  November 25, 2009 3:59 PM

  Volunteers around Baton Rouge are giving back to those in need on Thanksgiving. Holiday Helpers volunteers already started preparations for the big feast, which will be held on Thanksgiving Day. Cooks spent the day preparing food, including 50 turkeys. Hundreds of people are expected to be served from 11... more »

• 'Dear Santa' letters no longer forwarded to North Pole

  November 19, 2009 10:13 AM

  Children who mail letters to the North Pole probably won't get a response from Santa or his helpers this year. The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular effort begun in 1954 in the small town of North Pole, in Alaska's interior, where volunteers reply to around 150,000 letters addressed... more »

• September 11th Memorial Plaque

  September 12, 2009 10:56 AM

  Update: Rubble from the World Trade Center was carefully guarded in Livingston Parish, for more than a year. A group of volunteers in Walker used the metal to craft two September 11th Memorial Plaques for victims of the attacks. Wood from a shrimp boat destroyed in Hurricane Katrina was also... more »

• Update: Walker volunteers craft 9-11 plaques

  September 11, 2009 2:56 PM

  UPDATE: Rubble from the World Trade Center and wood from a shrimp boat destroyed in Hurricane Katrina are being used to make two September 11th Memorial Plaques. A group of Walker volunteers took time out to craft the plaques. One will be placed on the USS New York - the... more »

• Workers handcrafting 9-11 memorial plaques

  September 11, 2009 10:07 AM

  A group of volunteers in Walker are handcrafting two September 11th memorial plaques to honor victims of the attacks. The plaques are being made with debris from the World Trade Center. One will go aboard the USS New York. The other will be placed at a memorial site in New... more »