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Transmission shop 'waiting on part' for months, car owner stuck without vehicle
Posted 9:39 PM 6/24/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - For several months, Brandon Dunn has been getting rides to work from a neighbor. In a perfect world, his car would be fixed and he'd be able to drive himself. Instead, it's sitting at a mechanic shop.
"I don't have money to throw away like that," said Dunn.
He's (More)
Yesterday
2 ON YOUR SIDE EXCLUSIVE: Couple gets redo reception after caterer allegedly ghosts 250 guests
Posted 5:40 PM 6/23/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A community of small businesses came together to show love and support for a couple whose wedding was almost ruined thanks to a no-show caterer.
Alaijah and Patrick Carpenter were married in Houma on Friday. They hired Keon (More)
6/20/2025
Electrical equipment damages property, claims process unsatisfactory for homeowner
Posted 5:57 PM 6/20/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Last November, Cassandra Chaney was away for the holiday when her neighbor called to tell her they had experienced a power surge. A piece of electrical equipment feeding power to Chaney's home and her neighbor's house blew and, in the process, damaged several appliances and (More)
6/18/2025
Chunks of land drop into canal, homeowner anxious for solution
Posted 7:59 PM 6/18/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Katherine Moses is trying to be proactive about the erosion behind her property. That includes calling the city, filing a work order, and checking the situation often.
"Every day it rains I come back here to check," said Moses.
Behind Moses' home along Catalpa (More)
6/13/2025
History on display at Lock House grand re-opening
Posted 6:36 PM 6/13/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PLAQUEMINE - Taking shelter from the rain Friday morning was a large group of people witnessing the grand re-opening of the Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site. The project, directed by the Friends of the Lock, is a result of funding from the state (More)
6/12/2025
Sleep-deprived neighbors ask concrete company for compromise
Posted 8:51 AM 6/13/2025 by Brittany Weiss
DENHAM SPRINGS - About two decades ago, the Park Ridge subdivision was built next to a concrete company in Livingston Parish. Premier Concrete Products, Inc. has been operating along Highway 16 with the correct permits since 2000.
In the last few months, the company expanded, bringing (More)
6/11/2025
ICE agents arrest mother of two, wife of Marine at New Orleans hearing
Posted 8:15 AM 6/13/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A young Baton Rouge family is anxiously waiting for what's next after ICE agents arrested a mother of two in New Orleans last month.
Paola Clouatre had an appointment on May 27 at New Orleans USCIS for an interview pertaining to her permanent residence status. The 25-year-old (More)
6/6/2025
Permit revoked by parish after investment property plans approved by commission
Posted 5:22 PM 6/6/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PLAQUEMINE - It's an expensive he said she said scenario that has left a parish government feeling deceived and a couple of property owners who want to be made whole.
The Iberville Parish Planning Commission gave the green light to a couple with hopes of turning an empty lot into a rental (More)
6/5/2025
Traffic signal coming to notoriously accident-prone intersection
Posted 6:37 PM 6/5/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - There's a traffic light coming to an intersection along Highland Road that has recently been the scene of several traffic incidents and water rescues.
After several meetings and hours of discussion between council members, the City of Baton Rouge, the City of St. George and (More)
6/4/2025
Woman moves from one disaster to another; mobile home a moldy mess
Posted 8:49 PM 6/4/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PRAIRIEVILLE - A mobile home nightmare one woman has lived in for several years. Vickie Carter has kept in touch with 2 On Your Side about her experience and feels like someone took advantage of her from the start. Nearly four years later, Carter has grown frustrated, fearing there is no one (More)
6/3/2025
Coyotes spotted in yards, neighbors concern over canal cave-in
Posted 6:59 PM 6/3/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Two coyotes have been spotted by neighbors living around a BREC golf course. The animals have been in backyards, on a front porch, and one chased a pet.
Sandy Lemoine moved to Greenside Lane in 2009. He tells 2 On Your Side that they have had coyote sightings in the past, but (More)
6/2/2025
Parish responds to concerns over drainage ditch threatening home, repairs scheduled
Posted 2:34 PM 6/3/2025 by Brittany Weiss
UPDATE The City Parish investigated Shamekia Vaughn's property Tuesday and will schedule repairs to the ditch, which have created sinkholes in her backyard. An inspection also revealed a source of erosion is the lack of gutters on the resident's home and will continue (More)
5/30/2025
Former BREC employee files lawsuit, alleges abuse of authority
Posted 10:18 PM 5/30/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - This weekend, BREC Superintendent Corey Wilson is taking a backseat. The Commission has started a national search for a new superintendent. In the meantime, an interim is sitting in; Janet (More)
5/27/2025
2 On Your Side: Lifeguards react quickly, saving Baton Rouge man's life
Posted 8:48 PM 5/27/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Two lifeguards are credited with helping to save a life over the weekend. For one of them, it was an eventful first day on the job.
On Saturday at Bocage Racquet Club in Baton Rouge, Hayes Kirkpatrick and Layton Fontenot were at the front desk by the pool checking in swimmers (More)