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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)
8/13/2025
Following unsatisfactory claims process after power surge, company changes tune
Posted 6:28 PM 8/13/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - After a power surge damaged Cassandra Chaney's home and rendered her appliances inoperable, she filed a claim through Entergy. Months went by, and Chaney was left fighting to be fully reimbursed for the damage.
She contacted 2 On Your Side and received a call from Entergy to (More)
8/12/2025
After woman nurses fawn back to health, LDWF euthanizes young deer in Greensburg
Posted 6:40 PM 8/12/2025 by Brittany Weiss
GREENSBURG - There are about 40 acres in St. Helena Parish where Kimberly Graham calls home. It's where she tends to animals including cows, horses, goats, dogs and parrots. Last month, Graham received a call from someone who had found a spotted fawn on their property and needed help.
(More)...8/7/2025
Homeowner questions whether insurance trouble could be fixed after citing law, state weighs in
Posted 6:17 PM 8/7/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - In February, 2 On Your Side sat down with John Rosso who explained how a phone call changed his life. Rosso says all he did was call his insurance company to see if (More)
8/5/2025
Mayor talks blight, changes coming to streamline condemnation process
Posted 6:07 PM 8/5/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - One of the most common calls to 2 On Your Side involves some form of blight. Property blight is a big one. It's something that East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards says has become magnified since taking office.
In terms of tearing down condemned properties, the city (More)
8/1/2025
Check sent as 'certified mail' deposited, intended recipient questions delivery protocol
Posted 7:04 PM 8/1/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - It's a piece of mail that didn't reach the intended person. The cashier's check was deposited into an unknown account by mobile deposit last month. The intended recipient contacted 2 On Your Side looking for answers from the United States Postal Service.
Shealynn August would (More)
7/31/2025
Happy homecoming for mom of two, wife of Marine held by ICE
Posted 8:53 PM 7/31/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A Marine's wife and mom of two previously in ICE custody for the past two months had a happy homecoming with her family after being released on Monday.
Paola Clouatre spent 61 days at a correctional facility in Monroe before she was released, wearing an ankle monitor.
(More)...7/28/2025
Baton Rouge mother detained by ICE for two months released
Posted 6:14 PM 7/28/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A young Baton Rouge mother has been reunited with her family after she was arrested by ICE agents in New Orleans two months ago.
2 On Your Side first reported that (More)
7/24/2025
Councilmember delays condemnations for blighted Collis Temple properties again
Posted 6:19 PM 7/24/2025 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - To give you a taste of how many properties the city is recommending for condemnation, 48 of them appeared on the Metro Council agenda Wednesday evening.
District 10 Councilwoman Carolyn Coleman spoke up on behalf of her constituents, requesting that some property owners be (More)