A wife stood before the WBR Parish Council on Thursday and described how a three-minute response by parish firefighters and paramedics saved her husband's life after a cycling accident on the Mississippi River levee left him with cracked vertebrae.
July 24, 2026
Members of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church walked from their 7th Street sanctuary to the Benevolent Cemetery to honor their first pastor, Rev. A. A. Ginn, at his recently discovered gravesite. The church celebrates 127 years this Sunday.
July 23, 2026
Brusly hires a deputy from the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, pays out the final retainage on the street overlay, introduces a rezoning on West Main, buys employment practices and cyber insurance, and surpluses aging police gear for Port Allen.
July 22, 2026
An Addis man was arrested Tuesday evening after a domestic disturbance that left a woman with stab wounds on Benoit Drive. Braylon Oneil Duffy has been booked into the West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center on multiple criminal charges.
July 21, 2026
The warden hired to fix the drug problem at the West Baton Rouge Detention Center has resigned after less than a year. His departure follows another inmate death and a group overdose linked to the facility's work release program.
July 21, 2026
Paul and Michael Mladenka opened Cou-Yon's BBQ in Port Allen in 2009 when nobody thought they'd make it. Seventeen years later, the doubters are eating brisket.
July 20, 2026
New Cohn Elementary opens Sept. 2 but permanent cabinets are delayed. The school board also switched to twice-monthly payroll, approved new student promotion rules and discussed funding $1.4 million in teacher stipends with local money.
July 17, 2026
Former West Side Bulldogs players and coaches relaunched youth football in Port Allen as the Jr Pels. About 80 kids ages 5 to 12 practice three nights a week at Port Allen High School. The team needs equipment before their first game Aug. 14
July 16, 2026
The Port Allen City Council voted down a rezoning request for the former West Side Journal building after a packed public hearing. Former CAO Lance Joseph's bid failed 3-2.
July 15, 2026
