Ricky G. Hasbert, 54, was arrested by WBRSO and transferred to Pointe Coupee Parish to face three counts of livestock theft — crawfish valued at $8,819. The warrant was originally issued in February 2025.
June 30, 2025
In 1932, Sardine Point families moved their chapel using horses, logs, and cables rather than let the federal government erase it. That building is now St. Francis Hall in Brusly — and their descendants are fighting to save it again. Part 3 of the series.
June 30, 2025
West Baton Rouge Parish is considering $9.2 million in sewer revenue bonds at a June 26 public hearing — financed through utility fees rather than general taxes. The state required the study after identifying system deficiencies.
June 25, 2025
From 1866 to 1932, Sardine Point was a thriving Louisiana river community with two churches and hundreds of families. Then the Army Corps of Engineers cut a levee across the peninsula — and erased it from the map. Part 2 of the St. Francis Hall series.
June 24, 2025
Congressman Cleo Fields came to Port Allen to defend FEMA, Medicaid, SNAP, and the Department of Education — and to remind constituents that when they can't get through to Social Security, his office can.
June 23, 2025
Dr. Tammy Seneca retired after 32 years building what the WBR superintendent calls one of the best technology departments in Louisiana — including keeping the district clean when cyberattacks hit other parishes. The school board also set millage rates for 2025.
June 18, 2025
American Idol Season 23 runner-up John Foster Benoit performed for municipal officials at an LMA District H meeting hosted by the Town of Addis — singing "Country Roads" and "How Great Thou Art" while Addis Mayor David Toups serves as District H Vice President.
June 18, 2025
Highway 1 carries 44,700 vehicles a day on infrastructure designed for far less. A resident brought unsynchronized signal complaints to the Parish Council the same night the old Intracoastal Bridge permanently closed — and the $126M relief project is still years away.
June 17, 2025
St. Francis Hall in Brusly is the last surviving structure from Sardine Point — a Louisiana river community that vanished in 1932 when the Army Corps of Engineers built a new levee. Now families have weeks to save it from demolition.
June 14, 2025
