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• GXO Logistics and Spherion hosting Port Allen job fair for warehouse roles Play Video

  May 18, 2026 2:05 PM

  PORT ALLEN — Spherion Staffing & Recruiting and GXO Logistics will host a job fair on Tuesday for people looking to work in material handling and forklift operation. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2850 Sugarhouse Rd., Port Allen. Attendees will have the... more »

• Construction firm owner with government contracts, wife accused in Ascension forgery conspiracy Play Video

  July 9, 2025 1:30 PM

  GONZALES — An Ascension Parish man whose construction company has multiple contracts with capital region parish governments and his wife were arrested in connection to an alleged forgery conspiracy. Michael and Alison Delatte, 52 and 51, respectively, were both arrested by Ascension Parish deputies July 1. They both posted... more »

• Developer eyes large property off Highway 61 for warehouse, neighbors feel left in the dark Play Video

  March 24, 2025 4:32 PM

  ZACHARY - Along Highway 61, just north of the Comite Diversion Canal, a developer is eyeing a large piece of property for an industrial warehouse. Neighbors to the land say they're unhappy since no one came to talk to them about the project prior to it going before the Planning... more »

• Fire department investigating after two fires take place in two days at Hammond body shop Play Video

  October 19, 2024 9:49 AM

  HAMMOND — A weekend fire at an auto body shop started in the warehouse the body shop was housed in, Hammond Fire Chief Daniel Folks said. Folks said the call for the fire came in around 5:16 a.m. on Saturday and firefighters arrived at the Alligator Road warehouse to... more »

• Nursing home residents close to reaching multimillion-dollar settlement after being moved to warehouse for Hurricane Ida

  August 25, 2022 2:36 PM

  METAIRIE, La. – A major settlement is close to being signed after residents of several south Louisiana nursing homes were moved to a warehouse, where many suffered and some died after Hurricane Ida. During a press conference Thursday, attorneys for residents of nursing homes owned by Bob Dean said... more »

• Class action lawsuit filed against nursing home owner after deadly mass shelter fiasco Play Video

  September 8, 2021 1:50 PM

  JEFFERSON PARISH - A lawsuit filed in Jefferson Parish this week paints a grim picture of what happened inside an ill-fated makeshift shelter where several nursing homes packed more than 800 residents, seven of whom have since died , in horrific conditions while they rode out Hurricane Ida. The... more »

• After previously okaying warehouse shelter, LDH pivots to blame operator in deadly evacuation Play Video

  September 5, 2021 5:59 PM

  INDEPENDENCE - State health inspectors were surprised things deteriorated so quickly at a makeshift evacuation shelter in Independence where more than 800 people from seven nursing homes were crammed into space amid the onslaught of Hurricane Ida. Read or watch the story from Nakamoto: 'Warehouse of death' by the... more »

• Tip to 2 On Your Side leads deputies to opportunistic thieves who stole building material during storm Play Video

  July 17, 2019 6:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A business owner is out $7,000 after thieves lifted material meant to be used for construction. On Saturday afternoon around 2:45 p.m., when many people were bracing for severe weather, Pam Leavy says a black pick-up truck pulled onto her property. She showed 2 On Your... more »

• Large Conn's warehouse planned for budding shipping development in West Baton Rouge

  April 29, 2019 4:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Conn’s will build a giant, 250,000-square-foot warehouse along I-10 in West Baton Rouge as part of the company’s expansion in Louisiana. The announcement of the distribution center came Monday afternoon. Company officials said the facility will serve multiple states in Conn’s HomePlus growing furniture, appliance... more »

• Mortgage company donates $15,000 to local food bank

  January 25, 2017 11:12 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Local mortgage company Assurance Financial donated $15,000 to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank in December. The donation was funded in part by an annual "Jeans Fund," which allowed team members to wear casual dress attire to work in exchange for contributing to the donation. ... more »

• Baton Rouge food bank returns to warehouse after last month's flood Play Video

  September 14, 2016 5:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank lost about 600,000 pounds of food in last month's historic flood and moved to a temporary location, but now the organization is returning to its warehouse and beginning its normal operations. The food that was able to be salvaged during... more »

• After three rekindling fire calls, firefighters help clear warehouse of burning material

  April 8, 2016 1:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After being called out two more times for rekindling flames at a warehouse fire earlier this week, firefighters decided Friday to remove rubber from the facility that initially caught on fire late Wednesday night. A Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesperson said rubber materials from inside were... more »

• No toxic fumes from Wednesday night warehouse fire Play Video

  April 6, 2016 10:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Firefighters are still trying to determine what caused a two-alarm warehouse fire at 2655 North Foster Drive near Choctaw Drive from Wednesday night. Mark Miles, of the BR Fire Department, said that the warehouse contained rubber materials inside and caused heavy black smoke. Miles says that... more »

• BRFD investigates fire at warehouse

  April 5, 2016 12:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating a fire that happened at a warehouse Monday night. The blaze occurred at the warehouse on Dougherty Drive off of Choctaw Drive. The cause of the fire is under investigation. We expect to receive more details overnight. ... more »