A black bear was spotted near Maple Street and Erwin Avenue in Erwinville Friday, prompting WBRSO to advise residents to stay indoors. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries took over the response by 5:15 p.m.
June 13, 2025
Port Allen honored two city employees with 62 combined years of service — then rejected an IT contract that's been in place for 20 years over a $750 monthly increase. The council also advanced a police tax renewal for November's ballot.
June 12, 2025
An Addis resident's letter to The Advocate calling out WBR Parish for reactive governance landed in the middle of WBR Independent's own documented pattern of the same thing — from flood rescues to emergency water alerts issued only after the crisis had already started.
June 11, 2025
Port Allen's first mayor's town hall tackled a $15 million sewer plant that will take five years to build, blight ordinances residents didn't know existed, and a city that's running out of land to grow on.
June 11, 2025
The existing LA 1 northbound bridge over the Intracoastal Canal in Port Allen is closing permanently Thursday as demolition begins. Drivers will use the new bridge exclusively starting this week.
June 10, 2025
Terry Coye retired from Port Allen City Hall after 29 years of service — and the city sent him off with a police escort and a crowd lining the streets from City Hall to his home.
June 09, 2025
A house fire on Live Oak Drive in Brusly destroyed a family's home and everything in it. West Baton Rouge responded with over $3,000 in donations, weeks of meals, and a social media post that reached 23,000 people.
June 08, 2025
Louisiana's hands-free driving bill passed with near-unanimous support after years of failure — driven in part by a motorcycle crash survivor who refused to stop pushing. HB 519 now heads to the governor's desk.
June 06, 2025
Port Allen honored four officers who spotted a house fire from across the street, reviewed Westside Crossing development progress with 120 homes built, and planned the city's inaugural Miss Juneteenth scholarship reception at its June 4 committee meeting.
June 06, 2025
