The board voted to close a civil service appeal that raised questions about who had the legal authority to fire him. The West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No. 1 Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to approve a $77,500 settlement with former Deputy Fire Chief James Hartley Jr.
April 27, 2026
PORT ALLEN — A former Port Allen High School special education teacher is suing the West Baton Rouge Parish School System and Superintendent Dr. Chandler Smith, claiming the district fired her in retaliation for reporting that a paraprofessional was bullying a student with disabilities. Melissa Durham filed the lawsuit on March
April 23, 2026
Council approves contract to modernize outdated policy manual; sewer project goes back out for bids PORT ALLEN — The Port Allen City Council voted unanimously April 8 to modernize the police department's policy manual for the first time since 2001, approving a contract with Lexipol, a company that provides
April 22, 2026
PORT ALLEN — The city is working on a written policy to govern how it handles past-due water and gas accounts, after its outside auditor flagged the lack of one as a material weakness in the most recent annual audit. The finding, from Ericksen Krentel LLP's audit of
April 21, 2026
ADDIS — It wasn't just the April 12 golf cart flip on Boulevard Acadian that brought the issue to a head. It's been building for years. Juvenile riders were involved in Sunday's crash. Nobody was seriously hurt. But for Addis Police Chief Jason Langlois, it
April 20, 2026
Brusly Smoke Shop Owner Arrested Twice, Loses ATC License
April 17, 2026
An Addis homeowner says surveyors entered his property without notice, a horse panicked, and his goats died. Now he's at the center of a drainage access dispute the town has no written record of — and a $32,000 demand nobody agrees actually happened.
April 16, 2026
CASA of the 18th JDC launched in 2023 as the last program of its kind in Louisiana. Two and a half years later, 23 volunteers are fighting for 59 children in court — and they need more help.
April 15, 2026
West Baton Rouge Parish approved its first sewer rate increase since 2008 — adding $3.54 a month for the average residential customer. The council also bought land near the jail for $85,000 below appraised value.
April 15, 2026
