Gardere News

SEEING INDIGO: About 30 units at Indigo Park, a 330-unit apartment complex under construction at Gardere Lane and Nicholson Drive, are occupied, and about 75 have been leased, according to Atlanta-based ...

At first glance, the whopping $10 million that the Jefferson Parish Council will consider tacking onto five existing contracts today looks like a windfall to contractors who won't have to go through another bid ...

Heather Johnson was pleased with her new home and neighborhood after moving to the Gardere area 10 years ago.

EBR deputy Jared Neyland, right, part of a special anti-crime team, arrests Kristopher Slaughter on a drug count in a known gambling spot on Skysail Avenue near Gardere Lane.

A convicted killer who escaped from a work-release program last month has just been captured.

If you think it's hot, imagine having to go three days without running water. That's what people renting an apartment in the Gardere area are experiencing.

“From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., you had a safe place to bring your child, which gives you the time to get skills to improve yourself”

At first, after hundreds of New Orleans children settled into FEMA trailers in the small town of Baker, it was a case of the 504s against the 225s. via NOLA.com

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office Sgt. Lawrence Cavalier, right, escorts Troy Henderson, 26, to a car to transport him Monday to Parish Prison after his arrest in the attacks on two Hispanic men. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

“When you have dumb things happen - when someone gotta go shoot someone or rob someone - happens everywhere in country, but why it happens right here where we always under the spotlight? That's what bothers me”

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“He approached the victim in his bedroom, demanding money. When the victim told him he had no money, he shot him at point-blank range”

Three people have been arrested in connection with two incidents in the Gardere area this weekend. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

“There's a growing trend, especially with the young and prescription drugs.”

East Baton Rouge sheriff's officials say the face of their usual suspected pill pusher is changing. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

“We have nothing against Pinnacle. It could be a Best Buy store going in there, and we would have the same concerns”

A6 is endorsing Pinnacle Entertainment's plan to build a $250 million casino in south Baton Rouge, a spokesman for the civic group said Thursday. via 2theadvocate.com

The suspect in a carjacking that was first reported by 9NEWS on Wednesday is now behind bars. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

“Oh baby, I had it decked out. See the red lights around, Santa Clause on the side.”

A nine-month-old baby girl who struggles to breath is without a possible lifeline. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

“He fixed the fence. It's still some junk out, but I don't know, I try to ignore it”

You know that old saying, "Fences make good neighbors?" Well, what happens if you take the fence down? There's a new website, www.rottenneighbor.com , that's letting people sound off about who's next door. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Sunday night, sheriff's deputies were called out to a house on Helm Street, which is located in the Gardere area. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputies are still searching for two suspects from a weekend shooting. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Two people accused of robbing and shooting a man inside his home on Gardere Lane over the weekend were picked up in West Baton Rouge Monday afternoon as fugitives. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

River Road shooting claims at least 1 life Police were called to a fatal shooting at 9:10 p.m. Saturday off South River Road, Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman Cpl. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge