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7/24/2025
Councilmember delays condemnations for blighted Collis Temple properties again
Posted 6:19 PM 7/24/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - To give you a taste of how many properties the city is recommending for condemnation, 48 of them appeared on the Metro Council agenda Wednesday evening.
District 10 Councilwoman Carolyn Coleman spoke up on behalf of her constituents, requesting that some property owners be (More)
7/23/2025
Veteran's wife, Baton Rouge mom detained by ICE avoids deportation
Posted 9:55 PM 7/23/2025 by Brittany Weiss
LOS ANGELES - A Baton Rouge mom who is being detained by ICE will not be deported. A California judge granted a motion to reopen a case and granted an emergency stay of removal. Wednesday morning, the judge also (More)
7/22/2025
Mechanic damages car beyond repair, woman wins in civil suit
Posted 6:10 PM 7/22/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - After waiting several months for a refund on a botched car repair, a woman won her case in civil court.
A judge has ordered David Moberly of Moberly's Car Repair to pay Olivia Hayes $4,500 in damages after her car was dismantled, with Hayes told it couldn't be put back (More)
7/21/2025
Beyond a honk and a wave: The heartwarming friendship between Baton Rouge boy, garbage truck driver
Posted 6:12 PM 7/21/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - It's a friendship that will make you smile; a young boy and the garbage truck driver who does the rounds in his neighborhood have become buddies.
The boy's father, Karl Shuman, will tell you the bond goes beyond a honk and a wave.
"We know each other by name and each (More)
7/16/2025
Landlord questions crime response happening close to police precinct
Posted 6:33 PM 7/16/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Tuesday night a man died at the hospital after he was shot at a house on Highland Road and East Buchanan Street. In May, across the street from that house a fight escalated to a shooting at a corner gas station. One person received non-life-threatening injuries. Feet away from there (More)
7/15/2025
Surrounded by boarded-up properties, one woman calls on city officials for help
Posted 7:22 PM 7/15/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - One woman who lives feet from I-110 has reached out to 2 On Your Side several times about the condition of properties surrounding her. Several of the houses are boarded up, and others are in various stages of blight.
One of the properties, on Sherwood Street, has the (More)
7/11/2025
Contractor woes; woman fears she'll have to start renovation project over
Posted 11:24 AM 7/13/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A contractor tells 2 On Your Side that all he did was follow his client's wishes, but that client says she's living a nightmare.
Monica Duprey says the contractor she hired in 2023 to perform demo work and add an addition onto an existing property has destroyed it to the (More)
7/8/2025
Generator installer doesn't return yet again, leaves concrete mess behind
Posted 7:30 PM 7/8/2025 by Brittany Weiss
NORWOOD - One man spent a chunk of his savings on a home generator only to be scammed out of the money. Ron Prevost contacted 2 On Your Side to warn others about a local business making empty promises.
In early May, Prevost contacted DDC Robillard's Grading Services, LLC, to purchase (More)
7/7/2025
Lightning strike survivor credits her faith for being alive
Posted 9:55 PM 7/7/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - One woman is lucky to be alive after lightning struck a tree next to her and she was caught in the ground current. It happened in Broadmoor last Thursday evening around 5 p.m.
Rebekah Prevost is badly bruised and has several stitches along her neck and on her chin. A (More)
7/3/2025
Tenant wins eviction, shares nightmare rental experience
Posted 10:54 AM 7/18/2025 by Brittany Weiss
UPDATE: Richardson and her family were involved in a car wreck on July 4 and their car was totaled. They have set up a gofundme to help with additional costs. Thankfully, the children are doing well, but Richardson (More)
7/2/2025
May Street dam broken to prepare for major changes to lakes
Posted 6:01 PM 7/2/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Heavy machinery staged along the closed May Street broke the dams keeping University Lake and City Park Lake separate. Now the two flow together.
May Street was closed to pedestrians and traffic in early June. Since then, a lot has happened to pave way for significant (More)
7/1/2025
Trees grow higher than homes, neighborhood drainage ditch eating servitude
Posted 7:33 PM 7/1/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - The trees growing out of the neighborhood drainage ditch next to George Garrison's home are now peering over his roof. It's a situation that's gotten out of control for Garrison, who called 2 On Your Side for guidance.
What was once a ditch no more than a foot wide, has now (More)
6/30/2025
Multiple power outages in Prairieville neighborhood cause frustration
Posted 7:06 PM 6/30/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PRAIRIEVILLE - Several neighbors in the Fountain Hill subdivision say they feel uneasy knowing that their power could go out for a few minutes or a few hours at any moment.
"Why pay your Entergy bill if you have to go through what we go through," resident Jamie Lagattuta said.
The (More)
6/27/2025
TikTok viral truck towed, damaged before ending up at auction lot
Posted 7:58 PM 6/27/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A TikTok post about a squatted F-150 and the ordeal it's gone through has gone viral. The truck was towed and damaged in the process, then somehow ended up at an auction house.
It all started in the early morning hours of June 14. Savione Ketchens was driving home when a (More)