Brusly High's Iranie Harrison became the first LHSAA-sanctioned girls state wrestling champion in school history — a two-time city champion, two-time All-Metro selection, and this summer's Team Louisiana representative in Indianapolis.
July 16, 2025
Port Allen is launching paid student internships, a Senior Roundup, community bike rides, and a running club partnership — while passing three federal compliance resolutions required just to repair sewer lines already in the ground.
July 16, 2025
Port Allen promoted three officers, created a new assistant chief position, and authorized $13,000 for smart speed signs the chief can control from his phone — the department's biggest modernization in years.
July 15, 2025
A Gulf disturbance moving out of Florida carries a 30% development chance and a heavy rain threat for the north-central Gulf Coast through the end of the week — right at peak hurricane season.
July 14, 2025
Brusly's sewer lagoon contractor wants $93,706 for bridge access problems discovered in February 2024 — but waited more than a year to submit the change order. A federal deadline is now forcing the town to decide between paying up or going to court.
July 14, 2025
Port Allen collected 116% of projected revenues in FY2024-25 — but faces doubled vehicle insurance costs and an election bill that jumped from $3,400 to $21,000. Strong income, growing expenses.
July 11, 2025
Clerice "Clo" Lacy — the first woman to serve as Port Allen's at-large councilwoman — died unexpectedly over the weekend. Her annual back-to-school giveaway will go on as a tribute to everything she stood for.
July 08, 2025
Dozens of parishioners packed a June 25 community meeting at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church to push back on a $1.35 million renovation plan that would demolish the 95-year-old St. Francis Hall. The building committee admitted it never discussed the hall's historical significance.
July 08, 2025
WBR Parish Council threatened to cut the Council on Aging's millage unless it spends down its $5.4 million fund balance — while budget documents show the parish itself sits on over $54 million in reserves across all departments, including a Criminal Court with 11.3 years of operating reserves.
July 07, 2025
