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Posted 6:09 PM 10/9/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE — Residents at The Reserve at Joor apartment complex are frustrated by ongoing trash problems after the removal of several dumpsters. The only available roll-off dumpster frequently overflows, forcing tenants to toss their garbage over the top and sometimes into undesignated (More)

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Posted 11:54 AM 10/11/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE — Sam Gallo, a 97-year-old disabled veteran, relies on voice-to-text technology to communicate due to severe hearing loss from his service in the U.S. Air Force.

"We didn’t have any kind of ear protection, nobody knew about any kind of ear (More)

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Posted 6:03 PM 10/8/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Every phone line in East Baton Rouge Parish contributes $1.25 a month to keep 911 emergency services running. Now, the EBR Communications District is requesting a small fee increase to strengthen this vital resource. 

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Posted 6:09 PM 10/7/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Mayor-President Sid Edwards ordered the demolition of the abandoned OYO Hotel as part of his ongoing campaign against blight in the city-parish.

The Wednesday announcement came only hours after the second story of the Mead Road property caught fire (More)

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Posted 10:53 AM 10/7/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE — An illegal dumping site that was the subject of a 2 On Your Side report has been cleaned up. 

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Posted 6:04 PM 10/2/2026 by Brittany Weiss

DENHAM SPRINGS — One woman says a treatment meant to improve root rot in her yard instead made it worse; she reached out to 2 On Your Side after the treatment went wrong. 

Jeana Richard is the first owner of the home in Denham Springs. She had the backyard sodded in 2023 with (More)

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Posted 4:50 AM 10/2/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Steep fines were handed down to property owners at Blight Court on Thursday morning. Two commercial properties on the docket have been previously highlighted by 2 On Your Side. 

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Posted 6:02 PM 9/30/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE — A large pile of trash on Georgia Street has struck a nerve with one man who grew up in the area. Isaac Patterson says the eyesore insults his family's neighborhood and reached out to 2 On Your Side.

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Posted 6:56 PM 9/29/2026 by Brittany Weiss

PORT ALLEN - Some homeowners in Port Allen reached out to 2 On Your Side to share their story after learning their insurance policy doesn't cover the damage to their home. 

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Posted 7:02 PM 9/24/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE — The bike-share program, We Bike BR, is slowly going away. Many of the bike racks around the city are empty. It started as the Gotcha bike-share program in 2019. 

Then, several Baton Rouge groups, including the Downtown Development District, played a role in (More)

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Posted 6:30 PM 9/23/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - It's been at least two decades since the city changed it's blight fees and fines. The city is looking to increase fines for violations related to grass, garbage, and unsecured residential properties.

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Posted 10:02 PM 9/22/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - City leaders are considering new strategies and efforts to catch and crack down on blight, especially illegal trash dumping. The city plans to hide cameras around the city.

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Posted 6:16 PM 9/16/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE — For several years, neighbors of a house in Southern Heights have been cutting the grass and defending their property from rodents. The house has been condemned and could finally be torn down.  

The house on 77th Avenue sits on three lots. Within the last (More)