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Overgrown property troubles neighbor, plans in the works
Posted 7:01 PM 9/12/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - There is an overgrown property in a neighborhood off of Millerville Road that neighbors say is an eyesore.
Gerry Bordelon contacted 2 On Your Side about the blight that she drives by every day in Country Ridge.
"I mean, it's just a mess," said Bordelon.
(More)...9/11/2025
City takes up damaged sidewalk following years of complaints, plans to take owner to blight court
Posted 6:49 PM 9/11/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A sidewalk along Corporate Boulevard was suddenly torn up by the city on Tuesday morning after years of complaints.
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer of the Department of Public Works, William Daniel, tells 2 On Your Side that it became a safety hazard.
(More)...9/10/2025
Water treatment company responds day after 2 OYS report about noise, smell
Posted 6:07 PM 9/10/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PRAIRIEVILLE - Crews with large trucks responded less than 24 hours following a 2 On Your Side report about smelly and noisy conditions at a wastewater treatment facility in Ascension Parish.
Magnolia Water is the company that owns the treatment facility behind Eagles Landing (More)
9/9/2025
Stuck in a smelly situation; neighbors searching for solution to treatment plant
Posted 12:47 PM 9/10/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PRAIRIEVILLE - When Frank and Natalie Benedetto built their dream home just outside the city limits of Prairieville, there wasn't much around them. Within a few years, Eagles Landing subdivision completed its filings and more people moved to the area. With that came a sewage treatment facility (More)
9/8/2025
Woman dropped from home insurance policy because of Chihuahua
Posted 6:10 PM 9/8/2025 by Brittany Weiss
CENTRAL - An insurance company canceled a homeowner's policy because of a pet dog.
Wanda Tays says she recently switched insurers after her policy cost increased and was sold a bundle through GEICO Insurance (More)
9/5/2025
Strong opinions surround proposed cell tower in Geismar
Posted 6:04 PM 9/5/2025 by Brittany Weiss
GEISMAR - Plans to build a 125-foot cell tower will go before the zoning commission for a second time in Ascension Parish. It would practically be in the backyard of two schools: Dutchtown Primary and Dutchtown Middle Schools. Many people living near the proposed location say they want it built (More)
9/3/2025
Repairs made to sidewalk that was inaccessible for years
Posted 6:41 PM 9/3/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A broken sidewalk along Plank Road north of the Baton Rouge Metro Airport has been repaired following a 2 On Your Side report in May.
Brian Ford contacted Brittany Weiss about (More)
8/29/2025
2 Your Town Morgan City: Tour Mr. Charlie
Posted 6:50 PM 8/29/2025 by Brittany Weiss
MORGAN CITY - If you have ever wanted to walk onto an authentic oil rig and explore what it's like to work on one, climb aboard Mr. Charlie. The Rig Museum and National Historic Landmark stands in the Atchafalaya River just south of the I-90 bridge and is (More)
8/28/2025
What's up with parking at LSU? Commuter students say the struggle is real
Posted 12:53 PM 9/2/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Students navigating their first week back on campus at LSU are calling the parking situation a "disaster" and urging school leaders to improve.
Sarah Kate Green, a sophomore studying Mass Communications and Political Science reached out to 2 On Your Side after she missed (More)
8/27/2025
'This level of service isn't up to our standards:' Entergy responds to 2 On Your Side reports
Posted 8:19 PM 8/27/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PRAIRIEVILLE - An area along Bluff Road in Prairieville continues to experience power outages and frustration is at a boiling point. It's been the focus of 2 On Your Side reports (More)
8/26/2025
LDWF responds to 2 On Your Side report on euthanizing fawn woman nursed back to health
Posted 4:12 AM 8/27/2025 by WBRZ Staff
GREENSBURG - Following a 2 On Your Side report regarding the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries euthanizing a deer that a woman nursed back to health, LDWF (More)
8/19/2025
Entergy outages continue to darken Bluff Road neighborhoods
Posted 10:12 PM 8/19/2025 by Brittany Weiss
PRAIRIEVILLE - Neighborhoods along Bluff Road have been reaching out to 2 On Your Side about their power issues. They say their lights go out too often, and something has got to change.
Property owners in Manchac Place say their home generators have been tracking the data.
"It's (More)
8/18/2025
Fighting cancer: 'We shouldn't have to fight insurance, too'
Posted 5:52 PM 8/18/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - After being denied by his insurance company multiple times, one man decided not to wait for a cancer treatment that could buy him more time or possibly eliminate his cancer. James and Rebecca Corkern are now encouraging others not to give up.
In January 2021, James (More)
8/15/2025
About 10,000 books collected through Brittany's Book Drive, distributed to schools
Posted 3:16 PM 8/15/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - As students return to the classroom, books collected through Brittany's Book Drive are being sorted and delivered to school librarians.
Around 10,000 books were collected through the 2025 drive. The community collected books and dropped them off at Essential Credit Union (More)
