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2 hurt after house fire in Baton Rouge, officials say
The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating after two people were injured following a house fire on South Sunset Hill ...
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Voters approve property tax, awarding firefighters first raise of its kind in decades
On Tuesday, 68% of voters approved a 10-year, 6-mill property tax that will give the Baton Rouge Fire Department around $14.5 million each year. The funds, which will exclusively be allocated to ...
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1 hurt after shooting on N. Ardenwood Drive in Baton Rouge, officials say
A spokesperson for Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services said they transported one person after a shooting in the 1200 block ...
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Firefighters extinguish 2 separate fires overnight; arson investigation underway
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Crews with the Baton Rouge Fire Department worked to extinguish two separate fires overnight, one of which has been ruled as arson. In the first incident, firefighters ...
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East Baton Rouge voters OK all tax proposals, shoot down home rule charter changes
East Baton Rouge Parish approved several tax propositions on Tuesday, Nov. 5 and voted against an amendment that, if passed, ...
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Baton Rouge firefighters ask voters to give department first raises in decades with tax prop
The current starting salary of a Baton Rouge Fire Department firefighter is $33,207 a year. This low-end wage is about 20% less than what firefighters in similar-sized cities in the Southeast make ...
Firefighters extinguish 2 separate fires overnight; arson investigation underway
Crews with the Baton Rouge Fire Department worked to extinguish two separate fires overnight. In the first incident, ...
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'Not enough to live': Baton Rouge residents to vote on wage boost for firefighters
Firefighters in East Baton Rouge parish currently earn a starting salary of $33,207 a year – about 20% less than the industry ...
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Baton Rouge Police Department arrest a man accused of shooting at pedestrians on LSU's campus
Two people returned fire, hitting the car and shattering ... BATON ROUGE, La. — The Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a drive-by shooting on Louisiana State ...
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Brian Skelly: The Baton Rouge Fire Department’s 12-foot skeleton
When the firefighters at Station No. 11 in Baton Rouge are not saving lives, they are busy maintaining, Brian Skelly, their ...
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2 hurt after house fire in Baton Rouge, officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating after two people were injured following a house fire on South Sunset Hill Avenue on Friday, Nov. 1. Crews responded ...