The thaw-out from freezing temperatures cascaded from trickles of water to a torrent of burst pipes in the Baton Rouge area. "We've already got hundreds on the books," said Derick Payne, owner of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — With extreme cold on the way, protecting your home becomes a big priority. Third-generation plumber Zack Payne said over the years, he’s learned what works and ...

After working as a plumber for nearly a decade, Trevor Harrison had saved up enough money to study civil engineering and computer pipe design and drafting at ITI Technical College in Baton Rouge. With ...

In a contest Monday between plumbers and building contractors, the plumbers prevailed. The House Commerce Committee rejected a bill 13-2 that would have created a new class of plumber for licensed ...