The Brusly Town Council voted Monday to adopt a 2026-2027 budget projecting expenses will outpace revenue by $502,010. Council members said the deficit is covered by reserves but warned the town cannot continue down the same path.
June 09, 2026
A Port Allen man with unresolved 2024 drug charges fled the West Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse on foot Monday after deputies attempted to detain him. Witnesses last spotted Jasen Webb, 45, near the WBR Governmental Building before losing track of him.
June 08, 2026
Chief Donovan Mitchell made the case Tuesday for four surveillance cameras and three in-car radios for patrol vehicles that have gone without them since 2023. The full council votes June 10.
June 08, 2026
UPDATE: Found. Port Allen police are asking the public to help locate a 79-year-old man who went missing from his Maryland Avenue home Saturday night. Johnny Johnson was reported missing from the 1200 block of Maryland Avenue at approximately 9:04 p.m. Saturday. Louisiana State Police received
June 08, 2026
The Town of Brusly closed its 2025-2026 budget year with income running $314,100 below projections. Falling sales tax, police overtime, and a parish jail at capacity all played a role — along with a street overlay change order and a sewer backup that's still under investigation.
June 03, 2026
The West Baton Rouge Parish Council voted unanimously in May to block a proposed industrial rezoning near River Road Daycare and limit a Highway 1 equipment yard to two acres. The council also authorized a federal grant application to replace aging gas lines in the northern parish.
June 02, 2026
When West Baton Rouge fired special education teacher Melissa Durham in March, her students were left without a certified instructor for the rest of the school year, according to a federal lawsuit. The district strongly disputes the allegations.
June 01, 2026
The Addis Town Council voted unanimously to allow golf carts and utility terrain vehicles on town streets. Councilwomen Rhonda Kelley and Bliss Bernard led the effort and put together a nine-step registration guide for residents.
May 28, 2026
Port Allen High's Catahoula Blue Dogs became the first robotics team from West Baton Rouge Parish to compete at the FIRST Robotics World Championship — in only their second year. FRC Team 10217 finished 11th in Louisiana out of 40 teams.
May 27, 2026
