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Gwen Riviere moved to Port Allen in 2015 and didn't know a soul. Seven years later, the run club she co-founded at Jack's Place is still going strong every Thursday — rain, heat, or shine.
June 24, 2026
A Grammy-considered Cajun band from Vermilion Parish performed for West Baton Rouge summer campers at the Addis VFW last Wednesday, part of the parish Parks and Rec enrichment program.
June 22, 2026
Annie Claire Bass says she's been on both sides of the West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, and that's exactly why she wants the job. The newly named executive director sat down with WBR Independent to talk small business, economic development, and what members can expect.
June 17, 2026
Whitney Crockett grew up riding along to fire calls with her father. Now the Lobdell resident is running for 2nd Vice President of the Louisiana State Firemen's Association — and she says the fire service needs more voices at the table.
June 11, 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
Author Linda Lowe Erley returned to West Baton Rouge for a reading and book signing of her debut novel, a historical fiction inspired by the woman who raised her during Jim Crow.
May 25, 2026
By John Summers | May 6, 2026 PORT ALLEN — The rain wasn't going to stop them. Despite the rain, a good turnout of runners and walkers gathered at Jack's Place on Thursday evening for the annual Running for Rachael 5K, a walk and run held in honor
May 05, 2026
By John Summers | May 2, 2026 PORT ALLEN — Syreeta Neal grew up in a family where music wasn't something you studied first. You sang first, and figured out the theory later. That philosophy is at the center of Sunday Chanté, a free monthly singing circle for women that
May 02, 2026
CASA of the 18th JDC launched in 2023 as the last program of its kind in Louisiana. Two and a half years later, 23 volunteers are fighting for 59 children in court — and they need more help.
April 15, 2026
