Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:37 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:37:59 GMT
BAYTOWN, TX (KHOU/CBS) - A man who hid in a woman's vehicle attempting to rob her ended up in the hospital when she gave him more of a fight than he bargained for. Dorothy Baker was driving home with herMore >>
Dorothy Baker was willing to protect her two boys from harm at all costs, and things turned out worse for the suspect than for her family.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:47 AM EDT2013-06-19 06:47:22 GMT
A man in Thailand wearing a pink raincoat leaped over a convenience store counter and stole $71 – only to return moments later to return 32 cents.More >>
A man in Thailand wearing a pink raincoat leaped over a convenience store counter and stole $71 – only to return moments later to return 32 cents.More >>
LSU fans watched on pins and needles from the get go Tuesday afternoon as the Tigers fell behind early in their elimination game at the College World Series. Fans like Thomas Allen, who called in sickMore >>
LSU fans watched on pins and needles from the get go Tuesday afternoon as the Tigers fell behind early in their elimination game at the College World Series.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:36 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:36:26 GMT
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a house fire early Wednesday morning. It sparked at a home in the 700 block of Holt Drive in Baton Rouge around 3:30 a.m. Holt is off Goodwood BoulevardMore >>
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire that sent a woman and her five children running for their lives early Wednesday morning.More >>
BAYOU CORNE, LA (WAFB) -
More land has fallen into the massive sinkhole plaguing south Louisiana.
Officials report about 5,000 square feet fell in on the southwest side of the sinkhole this week.
The change is not expected to affect nearby LA 70 in Assumption Parish.
Meanwhile, Texas Brine continues work on a containment berm to surround the sinkhole.
Friday, June 14 2013 4:33 PM EDT2013-06-14 20:33:35 GMT
Gas has been found underneath two more homes in the Bayou Corne area.According to the Assumption Parish Police Jury, Texas Brine discovered the gas underneath two homes that had not been previously monitored.TexasMore >>
Gas has been found underneath two more homes in the Bayou Corne area.More >>
Friday, June 14 2013 3:32 PM EDT2013-06-14 19:32:23 GMT
Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law three bills tightening regulations on salt domes, a response to the 15-acre Assumption Parish sinkhole that caused evacuation orders for 150 homes. Stricter guidelinesMore >>
Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law three bills tightening regulations on salt domes, a response to the 15-acre Assumption Parish sinkhole that caused evacuation orders for 150 homes. More >>
Wednesday, June 5 2013 5:28 PM EDT2013-06-05 21:28:23 GMT
LITTICE BACON-BLOODAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Three bills crafted in response to a 15-acre sinkhole in Assumption Parish and an on-going evacuation order for 350 residents are headed toMore >>
Three bills crafted in response to a 15-acre sinkhole in Assumption Parish and an on-going evacuation order for 350 residents are headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk.More >>
Tuesday, June 4 2013 2:58 PM EDT2013-06-04 18:58:07 GMT
There are more problems at the site of the giant sinkhole in southeast Louisiana. Officials said more than 400 feet of the berm on the south side of the sinkhole, which was set up to help keep possibleMore >>
Officials said more than 400 feet of the berm on the south side of the giant sinkhole in southeast Louisiana has now sunk underwater.More >>
Tuesday, May 28 2013 6:30 PM EDT2013-05-28 22:30:20 GMT
Nine months after the sinkhole first appeared in Bayou Corne, Texas Brine has started making offers to buy out the residents living there. Some residents say the offers are not what they expected. ForMore >>
Nine months after the sinkhole first appeared in Bayou Corne, Texas Brine has started making offers to buy out the residents living there. Some residents say the offers are not what they expected.More >>
The Assumption Parish, LA sinkhole continues to grow. The ground opened up on August 3, 2012 and residents were evacuated from their homes. The sinkhole, or slurry, is consuming land and trees. Many images are from the Assumption Parish Police Jury. Click here to see the photos from August until now. More >>
(Source: Assumption Parish Police Jury)
Sinkhole on January 31, 2013 (Source: Assumption Parish OEP)
