The WBR Fire District will host the WBR First Responders Community Blood Drive Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Port Allen Fire Station at 700 N. Alexander Ave. from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Read more
West Baton Rouge Schools will close Tuesday, Nov. 6 for Election Day. Read more
The City of Port Allen hosted the fourth annual prayer breakfast at Cohn Elementary School Saturday, Oct. 13. Read more
A Port Allen city contractor built more than was bargained for, but he, the maintenance department supervisors and City Hall are unclear on why and how the project was approved. Despite a city ordinance requiring Council approval prior to expenditures over $2,000, the City Council approved p… Read more
Students at Devall Middle met and interviewed veterans during social studies class to kick off the school-wide Veterans Day Living History Project. Sixth through eighth-grade students spoke with veterans during Amber Brown’s social studies class. Read more
District Six School Board candidates Landry Sprull, Jr. and Chareeka Grace along with incumbent District Six School Board Member Rose Roche spoke of their visions for students and how to make them happen during a Voter Forum Thursday, Oct. 11. Read more
Two officers with the Brusly Police Department were placed on paid administrative leave after an altercation with a student at Brusly Middle School, according to a statement released by the Brusly Police Department on Friday, Oct. 12. Read more
Parish officials and West Baton Rouge Chamber members toured the parish via bus and drone for the second West Baton Rouge Investment Tour Thursday, Oct. 11. A 2017 study by the financial technology company SmartAsset named West Baton Rouge first in investment in the state. The tour of the pa… Read more
Louisiana Secretary of State candidates will convene at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication to discuss their vision for office as part of LSU President F. King Alexander’s multiple-day Behind the Ballot Symposium Oct. 29 and 30. The Secretary of State Candidate Forum, slated for Oct. … Read more
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced 13 projects around the state were let on October 10, 2018. A nearly $3 million project was let for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) deployment along U.S. 190 in Pointe Coupee, St. Landry, and West Baton Rouge … Read more
The grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum buzzed with dancing, Cajun music, sweets and treats for the 23rd annual Sugar Fest Sunday, October 7. Read more
Editor's note: I asked Barry Hugghins to write an editorial regarding the Thermaldyne variance after hearing him speak at the public hearing and parish council meeting. Hugghins is a West Baton Rouge Parish Councilman in his second term representing District 8. He has a wife, four daughters … Read more
A law firm representing Tara Snearl allege the Port Allen Police Department conducted an illegal, uncertified investigation into the murder of Snearl’s son Fatrell Queen. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and Port Allen Police Department, which are working together on the case, disputed … Read more
The first Walk-Ons on the West Side held a grand opening on Monday, Oct. 8 after a weekend of soft openings for training. For a Louisiana-inspired menu served in a family-friendly atmosphere, head to 437 Oak Plaza Blvd. in Brusly. Read more
Oscar Lozada confessed to killing his wife Sylviane Finck Lozada in 2011 at Louisiana State Police headquarters on Friday, Oct. 5. Read more
The Dow Westside YMCA aims to improve individual’s health and well-being by providing programs and activities that promote wellness, reduce risk for disease and help others reclaim their health. These programs and everything else the Y does are in service of making everyone—our Ys and our co… Read more
Port Allen High School students were inducted as leaders and members of the Jobs for Americas Graduates (JAG) organization Thursday, Oct. 4. Congressman Garret Graves and Port Allen Wal-Mart Manager Mr. L. Louis encouraged students to work hard with stories of their own perseverance and success. Read more
The Justice for Fatrell Organization and NAACP West Baton Rouge Chapter will host a District Six School Board Member Voters Candidate Forum Thursday, Oct. 11 at the West Baton Rouge Community Center at 5:45 p.m. Read more
There has been a delay in the delivery of our newspapers this week due to a printing issue. Our press is working hard to ensure newspapers are out tomorrow for subscribers who did not receive their paper today. Read more
The West Baton Rouge School District cut the ribbon on the new Head Start facility at Brusly Elementary with a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 28. Read more
West Baton Rouge acting Registrar of Voters, Corey L. Caillouet, announces that early voting for the November 6, 2018 open primary/congressional election will be held in the Registrar of Voters Office located in the Courthouse Annex Building at 883 7th St. Suite A in Port Allen beginning Tue… Read more
More residential growth, dining options and upgrades to infrastructure are on the horizon for West Baton Rouge, Parish President Riley “PeeWee” Berthelot said during his annual State of the Parish address to the West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, Sept. 26. Read more
Joe Saia, Jr.’s spent most Saturdays in the basket of the Saia’s Grocery delivery bike when he was a child. Last week, Brian Fourroux found what he thought was an original delivery bike from the store while cleaning out his collection of bikes from the D’Agostino Building on Court Street. Read more
One woman is dead and another in the hospital after their convertible overturned and landed upside down in a ditch on Northline Road in Port Allen, according to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Read more
The Walk-Ons in Brusly will host a grand opening Monday, Oct. 8 after a weekend of soft openings. Read more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) has extended the public comment period for the Thermaldyne feedstock variance through Monday, Oct. 22. Read more
The West Baton Rouge Museum got a sweet new permanent exhibit last week. A prototype of the first sugarcane planter invented by Leonard Julien now calls the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum home. Read more
A portion of Highway 415 was named in memory of Corporal Donna Weems LeBlanc, Thursday Sept. 27. Read more
Port Allen City Council members, school administrators from the district and community leaders read to students at Cohn Elementary for Real men Read Day on Friday, Sept. 28. Read more
Residents packed the West Baton Rouge Parish Council chambers to oppose the variance requested by Thermaldyne, an environmental services firm that recently completed a $50 million facility on North Line Road in Port Allen, during a public hearing hosted by the Louisiana Department of Environ… Read more
The West Baton Rouge Mosquito Control Department announced none of the 64 samples submitted for testing last week tested positive for disease. Read more
Branches of The Cottonport Bank celebrated law enforcement and first responders with the fourth annual “Burgers 4 Badges” on Friday, Sept. 21. Law enforcement officers and first responders gathered at the Brusly branch of The Cottonport Bank for burgers, soft drinks, a raffle and other goodi… Read more
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Elmo F Lebeouf III in West Baton Rouge and Iberville Parish reminds producers to review available USDA crop risk protection options, including federal crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Pro… Read more
The West Baton Rouge School Board cut the ribbon on construction projects that transformed Port Allen High School into a new campus Wednesday, Sept. 19. Read more
A single vehicle fatality crash on US 190 west of LA 415 took the life of a Port Allen resident shortly after 8:00 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2018, according to a release from Louisiana State Police Troop A. Read more
A garbage truck caught on fire while on its route in Port Allen Wednesday, Sept. 19 around 6:45 a.m. Read more
Two arrests were made Thursday in connection with a residential burglary at a mobile home park on Court Street. Read more
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West Baton Rouge Parish President Riley “PeeWee” Berthelot received the Public Official of the Year Award from the Louisiana Association of Museums at the annual meeting on Monday, September 10, 2018. This award recognizes an elected or appointed official who has demonstrated special or su… Read more
Thermaldyne, an environmental services firm, is set to open its $50-million industrial waste reclamation plant in Port Allen this year. However, it must get approval from state environmental regulators before opening its doors at 2325 North Line Road in Port Allen. Read more
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