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Trashed house boarded up, homeowner's family steps in following 2 On Your Side reports
Posted 7:29 PM 7/25/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - This month, 2 On Your Side has been following a story about a house that's been trashed and is attracting the homeless.
Monday morning, neighbors reported to Brittany Weiss that the property was being boarded up and cleaned of debris.
The house is in a neighborhood off (More)
7/24/2024
Plaquemine mayor says utility issues center around utility department
Posted 5:59 PM 7/24/2024 by Brittany Weiss
PLAQUEMINE - Mayor Ed Reeves is retiring at the end of the year, but before he does he has some work to do with the city's utility department. Some of it, he tells 2 On Your Side's Brittany Weiss, is staff error.
One of the issues could be that staff has left and Reeves says the people who (More)
7/19/2024
'Terrible situation' involving dilapidated house, homeless moving into neighborhood
Posted 5:58 PM 7/19/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - More homeowners in the Inniswold Estates and Jefferson Terrace neighborhoods are talking about their experiences with the homeless population living at a property on one of their streets.
Several people tell 2 On Your Side they're requesting the property be cleaned up and (More)
7/17/2024
Tenants given 24-hour notices to vacate, landlord missing out on rent money
Posted 6:17 PM 7/17/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - There were at least 20 tenants at Tiger Park who received 24-hour notices to vacate last week. Some of those tenants reached out to 2 On Your Side for help with their situation.
Alexis Johnson says she moved into her unit a month ago. Ever since she has had problems with (More)
7/16/2024
Still no answers from Plaquemine officials on high utility bills
Posted 10:18 PM 7/16/2024 by WBRZ Staff
PLAQUEMINE - The City of Plaquemine is still trying to sort out a utility problem after multiple residents complained about inaccurate and high bills.
7/10/2024
House attracting unwanted visitors, neighbors scared
Posted 8:16 PM 7/10/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A house in a neighborhood off of Bluebonnet Boulevard near I-10 is causing trouble and unwanted traffic. The situation has gotten so bad, that people are afraid to go outside and enjoy their street.
Cory Bech lives a few houses from what he calls a scene out of The X Files. (More)...
7/8/2024
One year after LSU lakes project started, there is still work to be done
Posted 6:42 PM 7/8/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Heavy machinery has been digging out dirt and sediment from the University Lake System for months. Now a year into the project, two lakes are nearing completion and it's time to move the (More)
7/5/2024
Incorrect bills traced to one meter reader, customer issues continue in Plaquemine
Posted 8:19 AM 7/6/2024 by Brittany Weiss
PLAQUEMINE - The City of Plaquemine says a number of incorrect utility bills were traced back to one meter reader and that meter reader is no longer with the city.
The city says the bills have been sorted out, but some utility customers who have reached out to 2 On Your Side say they're (More)
7/3/2024
Charges for one dozen security lights mysteriously show up on utility bill, property owner wants answers
Posted 5:45 PM 7/3/2024 by Brittany Weiss
CENTRAL - Charges for a dozen security lights have mysteriously shown up on one woman's utility bill. It's been three months and since Jo Carol Herbert has been unable to resolve the situation on her own, she emailed 2 On Your Side.
It's not the first time Herbert has reached out for help (More)
7/2/2024
Tenant evicted after moving out, eviction preventing him from moving into new place
Posted 6:01 PM 7/2/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - One man was evicted after he moved out of his apartment and now months later the landlord is hitting him up for rent and late fees.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority tells 2 On Your Side that because Kentrell Valentine did not put in writing that he'd be moving (More)
6/28/2024
Lost grave marker found, covered by grass at historic cemetery
Posted 5:48 PM 6/28/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - During a quest to find the grave of her family member, one woman is helping to draw focus to an area of the Capital City where history is buried.
Sue Howes called 2 On Your Side's Brittany Weiss after visiting Magnolia Cemetery and discovering that her late baby brother's (More)
6/27/2024
Tenants report maintenance issues at apartment complex, management responds
Posted 9:58 PM 6/27/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Some tenants living at the Concord Condominiums say they're having trouble getting their maintenance requests addressed. It's the same property that's had a history of poor money management. Last year the (More)