Port Allen's mayor, police chief, sheriff, parish president and council members met residents at the first Community Connect to talk about public safety, blight, youth programs and why officials want a phone call before a Facebook post.
October 06, 2026
West Baton Rouge Parish honored Port Allen High graduate and Catholic High baseball coach Brad Bass, winner of five state championships, at the Sept. 24 parish council meeting. "That place found me, and it changed my life," he said.
October 02, 2026
Work on the LA 415 Connector is set to begin in December, DOTD says. But a DOTD administrator put the construction cost at about $550 million, double the $268 million on the project’s website, and the parish is being asked to take over a private road the design depends on
October 01, 2026
Hazardous materials crews were sent to check an unknown substance on the roadway along Poydras Bayou Road and Rosedale Road near Erwinville on Wednesday. The Sheriff's Office said there were no closures.
September 30, 2026
West Baton Rouge Parish's combined tax rate rose to 101.4 mills this year, and nearly all of the increase came from the school board. Here's what it means for your bill, who pays most of it and five property tax amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot.
September 30, 2026
Households in Brusly, Addis and unincorporated West Baton Rouge Parish would pay $2.19 more a month for garbage pickup under a proposal the parish council votes on Oct. 8. The parish says the new rate would first show up on bills mailed in December.
September 29, 2026
Addis police are investigating the death of a person found near the levee. Police say no official determination on the cause or manner of death will be made until their investigation and the coroner's review are complete.
September 27, 2026
West Baton Rouge deputies and the sheriff's Special Response Team arrested a New Roads man at a Lobdell Highway motel after East Baton Rouge authorities asked for help finding him.
September 25, 2026
Local business owners told a West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Addis how they're using AI at work, from a refinery building its own software to marketers keeping AI out of the final draft. Their shared rule: a person still has to own the result.
September 24, 2026
