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2/21/2025
Apartment complex closes amid safety concerns, unlivable conditions
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)
2/20/2025
2 On Your Side: Metro Council member still not paying court judgment against fence, cabana
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)
2/19/2025
D.R. Horton subdivision in Walker back to building, residents still say issues in homes remain
Posted 4:48 AM 2/20/2025 by Brittany Weiss
2/18/2025
Billing dispute at energy-efficient home, solar panels working again
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)
2/13/2025
Driving school closes but offers refunds; parents still waiting for money
Posted 6:19 PM 2/13/2025 by Brittany Weiss
GONZALES - A driving school with two locations closed its doors on January 1 while some students were still completing coursework and driving hours. Parents, grandparents, and students are upset and asking for their promised refunds.
Several instructional vehicles are parked outside the (More)
2/11/2025
Sewage backs up into new house, homeowner caught in the middle of blame game
Posted 8:30 PM 2/11/2025 by Brittany Weiss
WALKER - Karl Molden's parents purchased a brand new home in the Three Lakes neighborhood of Walker last August. Within hours of them moving in, sewage overflowed their toilets and drains and came out of their floor.
The sewage backup happened several times in the eight weeks they have (More)
2/10/2025
Neighbors say 'dangerous, unsightly' drainage design could cause liability
Posted 7:05 PM 2/10/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Several neighbors have major concerns about the new drainage weirs that have been constructed in their backyards. They live on Foxgate Drive in Woodridge Subdivision near Pecue Lane.
Through the middle of their backyards runs a swale ditch that was recently improved by the (More)
2/6/2025
Apartment complex's water bill paid after 2 On Your Side report
Posted 8:27 AM 2/7/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Tenants are breathing a sigh of relief after learning their apartment complex’s water bill has been paid.
Debbie Dukes initially reached out to 2 (More)
2/4/2025
Man dropped by insurance company after making call to ask about coverage
Posted 9:16 PM 2/4/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PRARIEVILLE - A Prairieville man learned a hard lesson when one phone call to his insurance carrier cost him his coverage.
John Rosso called 2 On Your Side after his insurance company dropped him. All he did was ask his insurance company if something might be covered, which initiated (More)
2/3/2025
Closed school attracts unwanted vandalism, neighbors urge district to make decision on property's future
Posted 9:31 AM 2/4/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - After closing in 2019, Broadmoor Middle School has sat primarily unused. Plywood covers most of its windows and gates are locked, but it hasn't deterred vandals from entering the building.
Will Galloway with the Sherwood Forest Citizen's Association contacted 2 On Your Side (More)
1/31/2025
Metal detectorist finds sentimental item, trying to return to owner
Posted 8:29 PM 1/31/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - One man found buried treasure at a BREC park and reached out to 2 On Your Side hoping to get it into the hands of the person it belongs to. Mark Rayner says the heart-shaped charm looks like it has great sentimental value.
Rayner has a unique hobby of looking for lost things (More)
1/30/2025
Blind Baton Rouge tenant living without water, electricity; two men hope to shine light on conditions
Posted 6:19 AM 2/3/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - After finding a tenant living in filth, two men are doing what they can to help. They contacted 2 On Your Side hoping to highlight a man's horrific living conditions and the landlord who hasn't done any maintenance.
The man has been living in a house on East Boulevard for at (More)
1/29/2025
Constant vibrations disrupting Plaquemine man's quality of life, requests change
Posted 7:35 PM 1/29/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PLAQUEMINE - One man says his home is vibrating non-stop from a barge cleaning company across the river. He contacted 2 On Your Side after his calls for help to parish and state officials have seemingly done nothing.
If you stand outside of Kyte Aymond's home on Court Street in Plaquemine (More)
1/27/2025
Tenants living in sewage mess file lawsuits against apartment, management company
Posted 6:26 PM 1/27/2025 by Brittany Weiss
DENHAM SPRINGS - Several tenants of an apartment complex in Livingston Parish have filed lawsuits after sewage overflowed into their units and sat there for days. The tenants claim the sewage was never cleaned and in at least one case it was painted over.
One tenant at The Palms of Juban (More)
1/24/2025
Bus union unhappy with CATS contract negotiations; votes to go on strike
Posted 5:58 PM 1/24/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Capital Area Transit System bus operators are asking for more money and a safer work environment, but contract negotiations have stalled. The bus operators are unionized and Friday voted to go on strike.
Ninety-one percent of the union membership voted in favor of the (More)
