Three Port Allen Police Department officers received certificates of commendation for their response to a juvenile sexual battery case — a call Chief Donovan Mitchell says showed exactly what he expects from his department.
June 12, 2026
Whitney Crockett grew up riding along to fire calls with her father. Now the Lobdell resident is running for 2nd Vice President of the Louisiana State Firemen's Association — and she says the fire service needs more voices at the table.
June 11, 2026
The Brusly Town Council voted Monday to adopt a 2026-2027 budget projecting expenses will outpace revenue by $502,010. Council members said the deficit is covered by reserves but warned the town cannot continue down the same path.
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A Port Allen man with unresolved 2024 drug charges fled the West Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse on foot Monday after deputies attempted to detain him. Witnesses last spotted Jasen Webb, 45, near the WBR Governmental Building before losing track of him.
June 08, 2026
Chief Donovan Mitchell made the case Tuesday for four surveillance cameras and three in-car radios for patrol vehicles that have gone without them since 2023. The full council votes June 10.
June 08, 2026
UPDATE: Found. Port Allen police are asking the public to help locate a 79-year-old man who went missing from his Maryland Avenue home Saturday night. Johnny Johnson was reported missing from the 1200 block of Maryland Avenue at approximately 9:04 p.m. Saturday. Louisiana State Police received
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