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Posted 6:42 PM 3/17/2025 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Almost seven months after a truck pulled down an electrical line to his house and knocked out his power, Eric Washington finally has a new meter. He can now use his electricity again after spending thousands of dollars out of pocket for a mistake that wasn't his.

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Posted 9:11 PM 3/12/2025 by Brittany Weiss

CENTRAL - Imagine losing your electricity a dozen times so far this year. It's reality for one neighborhood in Central, where they're always prepared to be in the dark.

"Last week alone we lost power three times," said Teresa Golden.

It's an ongoing problem in Morgan Place West (More)

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Posted 6:26 PM 3/11/2025 by Brittany Weiss

GONZALES - Construction traffic on LA 44 in Gonzales has hit a nerve for people living and working there. They tell 2 On Your Side progress has stalled and fear the project hasn't moved along in weeks.

The stretch of LA 44 from I-10 to Pelican Crossing has been torn up for months. LuAnn (More)

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Posted 6:32 PM 3/3/2025 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - After several car accidents, including one into his house, Linwood Wrights is speaking with 2 On Your Side and hoping to get a stoplight at the busy intersection near his front door.

Wrights has lived in his home at the corner of Winbourne Avenue and E. Brookstown Road for (More)

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Posted 7:48 PM 2/28/2025 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - More people are contacting 2 On Your Side about the conditions of properties owned by Collis Temple. It follows a series of reports about a blind (More)

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Posted 7:33 PM 2/27/2025 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - This month, 2 On Your Side has heard from several people about the condition of properties owned by Collis Temple, after a blind man in a (More)

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Posted 6:48 PM 2/26/2025 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Crews are about halfway through a project reconstructing Jefferson Highway from Drusilla Lane to Airline Highway. Drivers making left-hand turns in and out of neighborhoods there say it's been difficult navigating the cone configurations, so much so they're calling it "Suicide (More)

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Posted 7:40 PM 2/25/2025 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - In the three weeks since 2 On Your Side visited a property on East Boulevard where a blind man in a wheelchair is living, further damage has (More)

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Posted 6:30 PM 2/24/2025 by Brittany Weiss

CENTRAL - BREC's Frenchtown Nature Station is getting closer to opening to visitors. Members of the media and public were invited to tour the facility and trails on Monday.

The $1.7 million building, which is built 12 feet off the ground, was constructed by Capitol Construction and has (More)

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Posted 7:57 PM 2/21/2025 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - An apartment complex on Florida Boulevard is going to be shut down by mid-March. After a management company took over the property in January, it found it was not safe for tenants.

The Summer Grove Apartments in the 12000 block of Florida Boulevard was the subject of a 2 On (More)

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Posted 5:44 PM 2/20/2025 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE — Once again, Metro Council member Cleve Dunn is off the hook after being told to pay for damages to a neighbor's property.

That may change after an April 1 hearing.

Judge Beau Higginbotham on Thursday said he wouldn't re-impose a $57,000 judgment after he found (More)

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Posted 7:25 PM 2/18/2025 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Nona Jones has taken measures to make her home more energy efficient. She has solar panels on her roof and recently installed new windows.

Jones had the solar panels installed in 2015 and they made a true difference to her energy consumption. Her Entergy bills were very low (More)