The Addis Town Council voted unanimously to allow golf carts and utility terrain vehicles on town streets. Councilwomen Rhonda Kelley and Bliss Bernard led the effort and put together a nine-step registration guide for residents.
May 28, 2026
Port Allen High's Catahoula Blue Dogs became the first robotics team from West Baton Rouge Parish to compete at the FIRST Robotics World Championship — in only their second year. FRC Team 10217 finished 11th in Louisiana out of 40 teams.
May 27, 2026
A bill moving through the Louisiana Legislature would require anyone recording a private, in-person conversation to notify all participants first. The Senate added protections for documenting public corruption before sending HB 410 to the full chamber for a final vote.
May 26, 2026
A judge has ruled in favor of the West Baton Rouge Parish Government and Fire Protection District No. 1 in an ongoing public records lawsuit. WBR Independent and its attorneys vigorously disagree and will be appealing to a higher court.
May 26, 2026
Author Linda Lowe Erley returned to West Baton Rouge for a reading and book signing of her debut novel, a historical fiction inspired by the woman who raised her during Jim Crow.
May 25, 2026
Memorial Day isn't about barbecues or a day off. It's about the men and women who gave everything so the rest of us could have both.
May 25, 2026
Port Allen Police are investigating a potential homicide in the 500 block of Oaks Avenue near Jefferson Avenue. This is a developing story.
May 22, 2026
The Addis Town Council approved final payments on two federally funded pump station projects, greenlit a new round of road work totaling up to $644,000, and committed to drafting a parking ordinance after Sugar Mill residents warned emergency vehicles could be blocked.
May 20, 2026
A Baton Rouge man faces attempted murder and drive-by shooting charges after allegedly firing into another vehicle on I-10 near the West Baton Rouge–Iberville Parish line Monday evening.
May 19, 2026
BRUSLY — The Brusly Police Department is handling more than twice the call volume it did a year ago, the budget is feeling the strain, and the department has two officers per shift. So they built their own surveillance equipment. Department incident records show 1,197 total calls for service in
May 18, 2026
GXO Logistics and Spherion Staffing are hiring more than 30 reach truck operators at a fair Tuesday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2850 Sugarhouse Road in Port Allen. Starting pay is $20.50 an hour.
May 18, 2026
Joy and Mike Ruckman opened Ship-N-Mail Center at 540 Court St. in Port Allen — the first one-stop shipping and business services center on the West Bank. Mike is a Navy veteran. The community showed up for the ribbon cutting.
May 13, 2026
Two Brusly officers received Life Saving Awards Monday night, but the full story includes a cardiac arrest, four doses of Narcan, and five more first responders who deserve recognition too.
May 12, 2026
Port Allen's finance director presented a plan to formalize utility payment arrangements — fixing a problem auditors have flagged for years. The committee also heard about a $13,000 Lexipol correction, four police hires, and a budget focused on sewer repairs.
May 11, 2026
One year in. Editor John Summers reflects on what it took to build West Baton Rouge's only independent news publication — and what's coming in year two.
May 11, 2026
$6.6 million separates two proposed sites — and the clock is ticking PORT ALLEN — The city's search for a new sewer treatment plant came down to two properties and one question Monday night: Is saving $6.6 million worth building closer to a neighborhood? Mayor Terecita Pattan hosted
May 06, 2026
By John Summers | May 6, 2026 PORT ALLEN — The rain wasn't going to stop them. Despite the rain, a good turnout of runners and walkers gathered at Jack's Place on Thursday evening for the annual Running for Rachael 5K, a walk and run held in honor
May 05, 2026
By John Summers | May 2, 2026 PORT ALLEN — Syreeta Neal grew up in a family where music wasn't something you studied first. You sang first, and figured out the theory later. That philosophy is at the center of Sunday Chanté, a free monthly singing circle for women that
May 02, 2026
