On Your Side
12/6/2024
Recycling mystery solved, Republic Services replaces bin next day with no explanation
Posted 5:59 PM 12/6/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - After years of getting no help calling the city, Stephanie Davis called 2 On Your Side. Recycling pickup had been skipping Davis each week and she couldn't get an answer why.
The city encouraged her to continue to call 311 or send in a request on the Red Stick Ready app, but (More)
12/5/2024
Recycling collection skipped repeatedly, city tells homeowner to continue calling 311
Posted 6:56 PM 12/5/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - Stephanie Davis contacted 2 On Your Side to help find a solution to her repeated missed recycling. Each time her collection day is skipped she sends a message to 311. After so many times, Davis decided to contact WBRZ.
The recycling and garbage trucks came through early (More)
12/4/2024
Home generator trouble solved after call to 2 On Your Side
Posted 6:33 PM 12/4/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - One woman's generator trouble was solved within hours of calling 2 On Your Side. The distributor she purchased the unit from visited her home Wednesday and got the generator working.
While she's happy that her investment to protect her home during power outages is finally (More)
11/22/2024
Storage facility targeted by thieves, belongings discarded in mess
Posted 10:44 AM 11/25/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A Square Space Storage facility in Baton Rouge has been ransacked by thieves. Mark Gooden says the theft at the storage buildings went on for several weeks until nearly all 117 units were rummaged through or damaged in some way.
"I don't understand, they just throw your stuff (More)
11/21/2024
Parking ticket resurfaces after driver thought it had been dismissed, wants answers from City Court
Posted 6:54 PM 11/21/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - A parking ticket has resurfaced for a man who thought he had it taken care of already. The court has no record of Joseph Saucier showing up for his court date in October and issued him a bench warrant for failure to appear.
Saucier received a parking ticket when he parked on (More)
11/20/2024
Towing companies fight for changes, commission asks for more data
Posted 6:04 PM 11/20/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Public Service Commission voted on a measure that would provide changes to the towing industry for non-consensual towing. It's been open for discussion since 2016.
Changes include a 15% rate increase across the board and starting next year, a Producer (More)
11/19/2024
Hackers target concert tickets, Ticketmaster customer calls 2 On Your Side for help
Posted 6:14 PM 11/19/2024 by Brittany Weiss
PRAIRIEVILLE - Imagine having lower-level seats to see your favorite artist in concert only to learn that those tickets were transferred out of your account to someone else without your permission. It happened to one woman in Prairieville.
The scam is happening to Ticketmaster customers (More)
11/18/2024
Ascension Parish: Cracks in historic Donaldsonville courthouse unrelated to pump project
Posted 6:55 PM 11/18/2024 by Brittany Weiss
DONALDSONVILLE - The Donaldsonville Courthouse will undergo another renovation, this one to fix cracks in the walls. Ascension Parish tells 2 On Your Side the cracks are unrelated to the Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District project where many people (More)
11/15/2024
Parishes working together to address waterway troubles
Posted 6:25 PM 11/15/2024 by Brittany Weiss
ST. GABRIEL - Parishes are working together to get waterways cleaned up to improve drainage in the region. The latest endeavor is between Iberville and East Baton Rouge Parishes to clean up the portion of Bayou Manchac from the Alligator Bayou Floodgate to Nicholson Drive.
Parish President (More)
11/12/2024
Cunard-Gore Park neighbor requests lighting to help stop illegal activity
Posted 6:22 PM 11/12/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE — At Cunard-Gore Park, there's a playground, a walking path, and a basketball court. The updates came in 2018 after Tamara Coleman and her community pointed out the (More)
11/11/2024
BREC's Frenchtown nature building continues to sit idle, months after completion
Posted 6:23 PM 11/11/2024 by Brittany Weiss
CENTRAL - While BREC's tax renewals passed last week, the park system is still existing with some concerns over its (More)
11/10/2024
Towing rate increases coming up at commission meeting, what to know
Posted 10:45 PM 11/9/2024 by Brittany Weiss
BATON ROUGE - During a busy Game Day weekend like this one, towing companies around LSU are busy. Some of them have contracts with businesses in the area that allow them to enter private property and tow at the owner's expense.
On Thursday, (More)