Founder and editor of WBR Independent. U.S. Army veteran, Purple Heart recipient, Eagle Scout, former volunteer firefighter. Covering West Baton Rouge Parish with principle, not politics.
Brandon C. Greely, 48, of Baker, was booked into the WBR Parish Correctional Center on charges of Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile and Indecent Behavior with Juveniles after an LSP and FBI investigation into allegations at a school in Addis.
July 31, 2026
The Addis Town Council approved a $50,000 property purchase on 5th Street, donated two police vehicles to the Port Allen City Marshal and debated whether the town's noise ordinance gives officers enough tools to enforce complaints about loud music.
July 31, 2026
After months of public comments and rumors about a potential federal facility, Parish President Jason Manola confirmed last Thursday that Community Coffee LLC has submitted a zoning determination request for 2070 Commercial Drive. The council also approved road bids and the 2027 budget schedule.
July 29, 2026
Port Allen native A J Olatuyi returned to the West Baton Rouge Museum on June 26 to read her children's book, "Little Femi's Adventure Leaving Lagos," to summer campers. The book is based on her husband Thompson Olatuyi's real journey from Lagos, Nigeria to the United States. (274 chars)
July 28, 2026
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
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
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
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, 2026
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
