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Local towing company responds to complaints

BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) -- After a Facebook page was created to give students a place to complain about a local towing company, the business is speaking out. Riverside Towing representatives say they run their business by the book.

Residents frustrated with local towing company

BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) - A local towing company is under fire from a group of frustrated residents living in the LSU area. Some say it's time their business practices get a little better.

Governor Jindal responds to New York Times article

BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) -- Governor Bobby Jindal responded to allegations surrounding his wife's charity.

State invests millions in emergency coastal restoration funds

BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) -- Governor Bobby Jindal says the state can't wait on BP any longer. He announced, Tuesday, that emergency funding is on the way to help Louisiana's coastline recover from the Crisis on the Coast.

Family wants justice for hit and run death

GONZALES, La (FOX44) -- A Gonzales family wants justice for the death of a 22-year-old woman killed in a hit and run accident back in December. They were in court this morning to make sure they get it.

Tonight Southern remembered Sheena Barnett and Ferdinand Dorsey

BATON ROUGE (FOX44) - Tonight the at the Wesley Foundation on Southern's campus, students and faculty remembered Sheena Barnett, and Ferdinand Dorsey. It was a somber tone at the church tonight.

A racing car causes a big explosion

BATON ROUGE (FOX44) - Early Sunday morning, a racing car came to a deadly stop at a Florida street gas station. Baton Rouge Police say a man was racing down Florida street going west bound.

A man is shot in his apartment complex

BATON ROUGE (FOX44) - Saturday night, a man was shot in his apartment complex. Baton Rouge Police said it happened around 7:00 p.m.

Local man arrested for distributing Marijuana

BATON ROUGE (FOX44) - East Baton Rouge Sheriffs arrested a man Friday with intent to sell drugs. John Phi Nguyen, 30, was arrested after narcotics agents served him with a warrant to search his house.

A Special Olympian throws the first pitch

BATON ROUGE (FOX44) - In LSU's second game against Holy Cross Saturday, a special kind of olympian threw out the first pitch. Little Alton Smith was the lucky tiger fan to be get to start the game.