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• Lovett Road partially closed due to gas leak, Central Police Department says

  March 24, 2026 2:45 PM

  CENTRAL — Part of Lovett Road in Central is closed due to a gas leak, the Central Police Department said Tuesday afternoon. Police closed the westbound lane of Lovett Road near Prairie Drive and said motorists should avoid the area. Central police did not say when they expect... more »

• Officials respond to reported gas leak along La. 43 in Albany; roadway re-opened

  April 9, 2025 2:06 PM

  ALBANY — Officials responded to a reported gas leak in Albany along La. 43 on Wednesday and briefly closed the roadway. Albany Police and Albany Fire both responded to the scene of the reported leak from Cain's to Albany Storage. Atmos Energy crews also responded. The road has... more »

• Road re-opened after gas leak on Antioch Road between Jefferson and Airline highways

  January 13, 2025 2:45 PM

  ST. GEORGE — Antioch Road is open again after briefly being closed between Airline and Jefferson highways after a gas line was hit, St. George Fire said Monday. Entergy and St. George Fire officials responded to the scene of the gas line and worked to fix the issue. ... more »

• Gas line repaired after leak at Southern University; fire officials confirm gas line was shut off Play Video

  October 17, 2024 3:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE — University officials asked students and faculty to avoid an area between two buildings on Southern University's campus after a gas leak was reported Thursday. The "major gas leak" was reported between Fisher and Frank Hayden halls on Southern's Baton Rouge campus. According to Baton Rouge Fire... more »

• Gas leak shuts down stretch of Antioch Road near Woodlawn Elementary School Play Video

  July 23, 2024 5:19 PM

  ST. GEORGE — A stretch of Antioch Road was shut down at Woodlawn Elementary School on Tuesday after a gas leak, St. George Fire officials said. A spokesperson for St. George Fire said that Entergy has responded to the scene and is assisting firefighters. The leak's cause is... more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Section of College Drive to be shut down Saturday while natural gas leak repaired

  June 13, 2024 11:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE — A section of College Drive will be shut down going southbound on Saturday while a natural gas leak is repaired under the roadway, the city-parish's public works department said. The two lanes, north of Perkins Road, will be shut down on Saturday starting at 6 a.m.... more »

• Iberville chlorine leak more dangerous than first thought; parish leaders lambaste plant owners over botched response Play Video

  August 9, 2022 12:21 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - Months after a chlorine leak forced residents in part of Iberville Parish to briefly shelter inside their homes , parish leaders say the plant at the center of the mishap misrepresented how dangerous the leak truly was. A public letter from Iberville Parish President Mitch Ourso stopped... more »

• College Drive partially shut down due to gas leak Thursday

  June 23, 2022 3:24 PM

  UPDATE: BRFD says the gas leak has been stopped, but one lane will remain closed while repairs are made to the line. ### BATON ROUGE - College Drive was partially closed off Thursday afternoon due to a gas leak reported along the busy roadway. The Baton Rouge... more »

• Dillard University evacuated due to gas leak

  February 7, 2020 11:57 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - On Friday morning, several halls at Dillard University were evacuated due a "major gas leak" that was reported on campus. Dillard University Police Department tweeted about the incident around 9:30 a.m. and over an hour later reported that the leak was contained and no longer a... more »

• East Ascension High students return to class after suspected gas leak

  January 30, 2020 10:12 AM

  ASCENSION PARISH - Sources with East Ascension High School say the school was evacuated early Thursday morning, around 8:55 a.m., when a gas leak was discovered. The leak was the result of a broken pipe, which was quickly repaired. Around 10:30 a.m. Ascension Public Schools released a statement... more »

• Gas leak stopped, Sullivan Rd. opened after incident Friday.

  April 6, 2018 3:57 PM

  CENTRAL – A gas leak closed a busy Central highway Friday. Sullivan was closed between Wax and Hooper around 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. There was heavy congestion in the area. Authorities said a gas main was busted and the gas company was working to contain the situation. ... more »

• Lanes open after Friday gas leak along highway Play Video

  July 1, 2016 12:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - One lane of Scenic Highway remained closed Saturday morning after a gas/diesel leak Friday. Officials finally opened the road completely after 9 p.m. Saturday. The leak was contained Friday afternoon after Hazmat crews responded to the leak near Scenic Highway and Blount Road. Baton Rouge Firefighters... more »

• Possible gas leak at BR charter school results in voluntary evacuation

  May 9, 2016 10:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A charter school in North Baton Rouge was evacuated by firefighters after a gas leak was reported Monday morning. A voluntary evacuation was put into place by BRFD after a gas odor was said to be lingering at Inspire Charter Academy, located off N Foster Drive... more »

• Gas leak prompts Baker HS evacuation

  October 19, 2015 10:17 AM

  BAKER - School administrators said a gas leak forced them to evacuate Baker High School for less than an hour Monday morning. Superintendent Herman Brister said the leak was spotted around 7:20 a.m. and led to a brief evacuation. He said students went to the locations they learned through... more »

• Gas leak in Batchelor sends 7 people to hospital

  September 3, 2015 6:02 PM

  BATCHELOR - Sheriff's deputies in Pointe Coupee Parish say at least seven people in Batchelor were sent to area hospitals after a parish worker broke a gas line while cutting grass. Officials said the leak happened in a residential area on Johnson St. at around 1:45 p.m. The gas... more »

• Cleanup continues after gas leak Play Video

  October 29, 2013 7:39 AM

  ST. AMANT - Hazmat crews remained on the scene Tuesday of a gasoline leak in Ascension Parish that shut down area roadways overnight. Officials say nearly 75 gallons of gas leaked into a ditch at the intersection of Hwy. 431 and Gold Place Rd. In St. Amant. It... more »