Baton Rouge Blight backlog in the millions @WBRZ

Baton Rouge Blight backlog in the millions @WBRZ

Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Following a WBRZ Investigative Unit report about a city-parish funded blight outreach program, some residents in heavily-blighted neighborhoods are questioning whether the program is a good use of taxpayer dollars.

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