Port Allen Moves Toward New Wastewater Treatment Plant
Port Allen is one step closer to a new wastewater treatment facility after the council approved funding for a land appraisal. Here's what else happened at the July 8 meeting.
July 27, 2026
WBR Shelter's Adoption Event Drew a Bigger Crowd This Year. Four Animals Went Home.
Three cats and one dog found new homes at the West Baton Rouge Parish Animal Shelter's second annual adoption event Saturday. The crowd was bigger this year, and the staff had help from volunteers.
July 27, 2026
'The story would be very different today': Wife tells parish council how WBR firefighters saved her husband after levee cycling crash
A wife stood before the WBR Parish Council on Thursday and described how a three-minute response by parish firefighters and paramedics saved her husband's life after a cycling accident on the Mississippi River levee left him with cracked vertebrae.
July 24, 2026
After 127 years, Shiloh Baptist walks back to where it all started
Members of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church walked from their 7th Street sanctuary to the Benevolent Cemetery to honor their first pastor, Rev. A. A. Ginn, at his recently discovered gravesite. The church celebrates 127 years this Sunday.
July 23, 2026Stay Informed. It's Free.
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Brusly hires new officer from sheriff's office, closes out street overlay, and introduces rezoning
Brusly hires a deputy from the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, pays out the final retainage on the street overlay, introduces a rezoning on West Main, buys employment practices and cyber insurance, and surpluses aging police gear for Port Allen.
July 22, 2026
Addis man arrested after stabbing on Benoit Drive
An Addis man was arrested Tuesday evening after a domestic disturbance that left a woman with stab wounds on Benoit Drive. Braylon Oneil Duffy has been booked into the West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center on multiple criminal charges.
July 21, 2026
WBR Jail Warden Hired to Fix Drug Problem Resigns After New Death and Group Overdose
The warden hired to fix the drug problem at the West Baton Rouge Detention Center has resigned after less than a year. His departure follows another inmate death and a group overdose linked to the facility's work release program.
July 21, 2026Stay Informed. It's Free.
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