Barge removal started on False River

NEW ROADS - Following a 2 On Your Side report, a crew made the first steps to remove a barge from False River Tuesday.The barge floated onto a woman's property when False River was high in August during the flood. It then tipped over her bulkhead into the water, where it's been ever since.Baton Rouge company Coastal Bridge began dismantling the barge Tuesday morning.Noel Loftus lives along False River. The bottom of the barge faces the back of her home, blocking her view of the water an