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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
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
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
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
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
https://www.wbrindependent.com/addis-residents-demand-action-on-chronic-flooding-at-heated-town-meeting/
June 05, 2025
West Baton Rouge Parish Council approved zoning changes, drainage contracts, and new fire equipment in May 2025 — then unanimously passed a moratorium on carbon capture and sequestration storage projects despite pushback from ExxonMobil and the Louisiana Chemical Association.
June 04, 2025
