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.
Forty-two years of waiting ended Friday night in Lake Charles. The Brusly Panthers defeated two-time defending champion Wossman 45-38 to win the Division II nonselect state basketball championship — the program's first title since 1984.
March 13, 2026
WBR Sheriff Jeff Bergeron unveiled a pursuit alert app, a senior wellness check program, and an autism registry at the third SALT event in Erwinville. Lt. General Russel Honoré was the keynote speaker.
March 13, 2026
Brusly defeated Northwest 72-56 in the Division II nonselect semifinals to earn the program's first state championship appearance since 1984. They face two-time defending champion Wossman Friday — the same team that eliminated them last year on a controversial technical foul.
March 12, 2026
WBR Parish got 11 inches of rain on March 7 and released a drainage response summary days later — but council records show the engineering study it described had been underway for months, with no cost estimates or timelines released.
March 10, 2026
Port Allen's January gas bill came in at over $270,000 — more than $110,000 above any bill the city had ever received. Residential customers will feel it on the March 26 billing cycle. City officials want you to know before it arrives.
March 09, 2026
A wood chip conveyor fire at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge sent a massive smoke plume visible for miles and triggered a multi-parish response. The EBR Sheriff's fireboat provided the water supply that turned the tide. The fire was contained in under three hours with no injuries.
March 07, 2026
Port Allen native Angélique Roché — journalist, attorney, and now author — came home to the WBR Museum to share her graphic novel biography of Opal Lee, the 99-year-old activist known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth.
March 06, 2026
Resident Pushes Port Allen to Think Beyond Demolition and Put Properties Back Into Use PORT ALLEN — As Port Allen continues to make progress on blight removal, at least one resident is pushing city officials to think harder about what comes after the bulldozer leaves. A community member who spoke at
March 05, 2026
This update was originally scheduled for Friday but was delayed as the editor was on site assisting with ongoing work at the property. PORT ALLEN – Progress continues at Theodore "Mr. Teddy" Melancon's home on Gladiolus Street as a new contractor takes the lead, a local business
March 05, 2026
