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5/21/2025
After years of On Your Side reports, crews replace dozens of non-functioning streetlights along Plank Road
Posted 10:11 PM 5/21/2025 by Sarah Lawrence, Sarah Gray Barr
BATON ROUGE - After multiple 2 On Your Side reports since 2017, Entergy crews worked Tuesday night to replace 52 non-functional streetlights along Plank Road to enhance visibility and safety along the streets at night.
The work was done in partnership with the East Baton Rouge Parish (More)
5/20/2025
'Now I have no car and no chair:' Thieves steal Challenger, customized wheelchair
Posted 8:22 PM 5/21/2025 by Brittany Weiss
ST. GABRIEL - Thieves targeted a fancy car in Iberville Parish and stripped it for parts, but the owner says it was a lot more than just a car and worked hard for everything she had.
The 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was stolen from Kristie Mascarella's home in St. Gabriel last (More)
5/19/2025
Quick spin through car wash, two drivers report large scratch
Posted 6:47 PM 5/19/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - After visiting a car wash in the capital area, one man says the business did more than clean the vehicle. Dean Brignac says they damaged his wife's van.
Brignac's wife brought her 2024 Sienna to the Whitewash Express Car Wash on Highland Road on March 21. After the wash, she (More)
5/18/2025
2 On Your Side: What does healthcare do for you? A look into the industry from seniors needing care
Posted 10:03 PM 5/18/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - What does your health care do for you? Several families who have reached out to 2 On Your Side say their health care has not lived up to their expectations. Each case involves a person who is above 80 years old and has served the community and country in different capacities.
(More)...5/16/2025
Trinity Driving School announces closure, Office of Motor Vehicles investigating
Posted 7:39 PM 5/16/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Trinity Driving School in Baton Rouge is under investigation by the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. This afternoon, an email sent to parents and students announced after 27 years of serving the Baton Rouge community, it is closing its doors.
A sign that says (More)
5/15/2025
Blind Baton Rouge tenant leaves deplorable home, still looking for permanent solution
Posted 8:32 AM 5/16/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Raymond Crane is still looking for permanent housing after he was living in a house with no running water, a hole in the bathroom floor, and no kitchen.
Crane, who is blind and in a wheelchair, lived in a home owned by Collis Temple. After 2 On Your Side shared his story (More)
5/14/2025
City to address drainage pipe, sinkhole eating Broadmoor yard
Posted 5:51 AM 5/14/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A family in Broadmoor is anxious to find the source of an erosion problem in their backyard that's been growing worse for several years.
Alex Domingue has an in-ground pool, a swing set, and a nice fenced-in yard for his family. He first noticed an issue with his yard sinking (More)
5/9/2025
Entergy moving digital, swapping analog meters; woman caught by surprise
Posted 10:15 PM 5/9/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Andrea LaFaver doesn't want a digital meter reading her energy usage and opted out of a smart meter when Entergy started making upgrades in 2019. Which is why it was a shock to her when she went to read her meter and noticed it had been swapped out for a new one!
"It's (More)
5/7/2025
2 On Your Side: Ascension government finds dirt to cover area generating red dust for years
Posted 10:21 PM 5/7/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BURNSIDE — Ascension Parish leaders on Wednesday announced a new deal to address red dust that has plagued a Burnside-area neighborhood for years: Surplus soil from an Air Products construction site near Sorrento will be used to cover the ground at an old aluminum refinery.
As (More)
5/6/2025
Change not coming fast enough for homeowners feeling vibrations in Plaquemine
Posted 10:19 PM 5/6/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PLAQUEMINE - Some people living on the west side of the river say their homes are vibrating and a barge cleaning company is to blame. The problem was first highlighted by 2 On Your (More)
5/1/2025
High priority project completed to address 'engineering failure'
Posted 7:28 PM 5/1/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PRAIRIEVILLE - One family in Ascension Parish complained of water pooling in their front yard and sewage backing up in their home for over two years. After contacting 2 On Your Side, a crew addressed their issues and created a path for water to drain and sewage to flow.
Maudie Lewis (More)
4/30/2025
Perkins Road Overpass business owners say it's 'no secret' area parking can be a challenge
Posted 6:20 AM 5/1/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Parking in the Perkins Road Overpass area is a point of contention, as some business and property owners are taking matters into their own hands by contracting with towing companies to keep watch.
One business owner tells 2 On Your Side that it's not their responsibility to (More)
4/29/2025
Swale created after neighbors question plan for property improvements
Posted 11:43 AM 5/1/2025 by Brittany Weiss
UPDATE: A swale ditch has been formed in a drainage ditch recently filled in by a property owner in Prairieville. Ascension Parish says the flow lines are about a foot lower than the surrounding properties, which should help restore proper drainage. The landowner (More)
4/24/2025
Entergy admits it let customers down in neighborhood with repeat outages
Posted 8:37 PM 4/24/2025 by Brittany Weiss
CENTRAL - A cavalry of Entergy trucks is working in a neighborhood that has been plagued with power outages. Dozens of linemen are making upgrades to a system that had failed nearly 200 households in (More)
