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Posted 7:09 PM 7/15/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Three years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency added Capitol Lake to the federal Superfund list in March 2023. Since then, little has happened.

Three years ago, the EPA did not provide a timeline for the project to clean up the lake, but it did say research was needed (More)

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Posted 12:43 PM 7/17/2026 by Brittany Weiss

UPDATE: On Wednesday afternoon, the city cleaned up the pile of charred debris.

BATON ROUGE - Neighbors are trying to figure out who is responsible for cleaning up the mess left behind from a trash fire outside a home, since the homeowner died in June. 

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Posted 6:52 PM 7/13/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE — A garage fire at an abandoned property on Laurel Street has left neighbors concerned about the neglect in their neighborhood. They reached out to 2 On Your Side about the troubled properties, which share the same owner.

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Posted 7:10 PM 7/10/2026 by Brittany Weiss

ADDIS — For some residents living in West Baton Rouge Parish, trains block them in or out of their neighborhoods for various lengths of time. It's led to frustration and concern.

The situation isn't new to Addis, but residents who spoke with 2 On Your Side say it has recently (More)

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Posted 6:32 PM 7/9/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - Laz Wilson, a retired Baton Rouge police officer, reached out to 2 On Your Side, hoping to get some answers about a condemned property. The property is off Sherwood Forest Boulevard just south of I-12 in Baton Rouge, and it's been a nuisance since 2017. 

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Posted 5:56 PM 7/7/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - A case involving Metro Councilman Cleve Dunn Jr. and his ex-neighbor was continued without a date at the 19th Judicial District Court.

Tuesday's hearing was to determine court costs. Dunn's attorney, Edmond Jordan, was not in attendance.

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Posted 6:02 PM 7/6/2026 by Brittany Weiss

GONZALES - A proposed development in Ascension Parish that residents thought had been defeated has been resubmitted to parish leaders for approval after changes were made. 

Dantin Bruce Development has its eye on a property along Highway 44 in Gonzales for a neighborhood called (More)

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Posted 9:59 PM 7/2/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE — A resident says she has spent years trying to get someone to take responsibility for maintaining an overgrown servitude near her home, but keeps getting the runaround.

Debra Gaspard has lived in her home for more than three decades. For 12 of those years, she said the (More)

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Posted 6:54 PM 6/29/2026 by Brittany Weiss

BATON ROUGE - There are no Louisiana laws on the books for a situation like this. It involves two unmarried adults who had a child through a donated embryo.

At the center of the case is a young boy who has no biological relation to either adult involved. The woman, Krystle Lowe, says she (More)