The West Baton Rouge Parish Council voted 6-3 to keep the statue of Henry Watkins Allen in Heroes Plaza across the street from the parish courthouse on Thursday, July 9. Read more

(The Center Square) – Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a bill meant to protect schools from lawsuits if a teacher or student contracts COVID-19. Read more

The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the murder of 31-year-old Kequaniel Green of Baton Rouge, which occurred on Sunday July 5, 2020 around noon on Rev. Manual Street in Port Allen. Read more

A 90-year-old Port Allen man died of COVID-19 on Wednesday, July 7.  Read more

In recent weeks, the statue of Port Allen’s namesake, Henry Watkins Allen, which sits in Heroes Plaza across from the West Baton Rouge Courthouse, has been thrust to the center stage of a much larger conversation on race, justice and equality. On Sunday, June 28, locals marched through the c… Read more

The Port Allen Volunteer Fire Department installed officers for 2020-21 during the Monday, July 6 meeting. Those interested in becoming a volunteer fire fighter can find additional information at www.portallenvfd.org. Read more

Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a bill into law that will make it easier for small water districts to receive help on system projects. Read more

Back when I was in 8th grade, living in Mexico City, my friend, Paty, and I decided to skip school for a day. Read more

Over the weekend, authorities arrested and charged one adult and three juveniles connected to a string of local car burglaries that occurred earlier this year. Read more

This week's issue of the West Side Journal marks the beginning of its 83rd year in publication. L.D. Young, Jr. founded the West Side Journal in 1937. Since then, it has remained as the only newspaper exclusively dedicated to serving the people of West Baton Rouge Parish.  Read more

UPDATE: Christopher Pierson has turned himself in to authorities, according to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Read more

One person is dead after being shot on Rev. Manual Street in Port Allen, according to authorities.  Read more

A three-year-old drowned at a residence in an above-ground pool on Saturday, July 4, according to the West Baton Rouge Coroner's Office.  Read more

The Port Allen City Council will vote on spending to fix a sewer issue on two properties on Avenue B and Whitehead Boulevard, a resolution in support of the relocation of the Henry Watkins Allen statue to the West Baton Rouge Museum and appointments to the Board of Adjustments at the July 8 … Read more

The Port Allen Police Department launched a new program to provide citizens the opportunity to report back to the department about positive encounters with local police. Read more

West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes will serve his fifth term officially beginning on July 1, 2020.  He was sworn into office, Monday afternoon at the Port Allen City Courthouse. Judge William T. Kleinpeter administered the oath and Sheriff Cazes was assisted during the swearing in by… Read more

An additional 1,014 new coronavirus cases and 22 more deaths were added to the statewide totals for Tuesday, according to the report the Louisiana Department of Health released at noon on Tuesday.  Read more

The Louisiana Department Education released comprehensive guidelines to start the 2020-21 school year, which include mandates based on the three phases of COVID-19 mitigation, including mandatory face masks for students in third grade and above. Read more

Grab & Go meals will be distributed every Friday in July from 9 a.m. to noon at Holy Family in Port Allen. Read more

The Shell Catalysts and Technologies Port Allen Plant employees donated $2,050 to WBR Food Pantry on Monday after hearing of the crisis the food pantry was in due to the COVID pandemic. Employees held a plant-wide drive for monetary donations and is now working to get a grant from Shell to m… Read more

The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office will conduct Louisiana Highway Safety Commission sponsored campaigns, including Saturation Patrols for “Click It or Ticket It” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”  throughout the 4th of July holiday weekend within the Parish of West Baton Rouge in an ef… Read more

Editor’s Note: Carolyn Lorio celebrates her 92nd birthday on June 29, 2020. For decades, she has served the West Baton Rouge community through service to children. She is well-known for her community involvement and as the founder of River Road Child Care. Below is a transcript of a Q&A … Read more

The West Baton Rouge Parish Library will be closed for the next 14 days after members of the library staff tested positive for COVID-19, the library announced on Facebook Monday.  Read more

Leaders of a march down La. Hwy. 1 calling for the removal of the Henry Watkins Allen statue across from the West Baton Rouge Courthouse also announced plans to begin a petition for the recall of Sheriff Mike Cazes on Sunday, June 28. Read more

A small bear was seen in near North Palmer in the Erwinville area yesterday, according to several residents.  Read more

A heavy law enforcement presence was seen pulling a car from the Mississippi River in Brusly this afternoon. No people were inside of the vehicle, authorities confirmed.  Read more

Inclement weather picked up again today after a tornado warning in the area last night.  Read more

Less than one week remains before state lawmakers must present a budget amid a deep deficit for the next fiscal year, but tax breaks and tort reform to businesses remain the focus for House Republicans. Read more

West Baton Rouge figures prominently in the upper echelon for participation in the 2020 census, but the state lags in the near bottom in response across the United States. Read more

Court Street in Port Allen is closed between 6th Street and 7th Street due to three down power lines.  Read more

The Mississippi River has fallen below flood stage at Baton Rouge, according to meteorologists with WBRZ-TV. Read more

The Louisiana Department of Health reports 461 new coronavirus cases across the state today, bringing the total to 50,239. LDH also reports a total of 3,004 coronavirus-related deaths.  Read more

(The Center Square) - Three regions of Louisiana have seen an increase of COVID-19 cases in recent days even as the amount of testing has leveled off, state officials said Thursday. Read more

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that a Notice of Intent has been issued to enter into a Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) contract with a CMAR contractor for the I-10 widening project from LA 415 in West Baton Rouge Parish to the I-10/12 split… Read more

State officials say Louisiana is seeing a “concerning” rise in coronavirus cases on Thursday. Many of the new infections are the result of community spread. Read more

(The Center Square) - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed into law a proposal to expand access to the state’s medical marijuana program.Present law limits access to patients with one or more of a list of conditions. Act 286 adds several more conditions and also allows any doctor in go… Read more

Louisiana’s Commercial Rehabilitation Tax Credit, better known as the State Historic Tax Credit (HTC), is set to expire this year unless House Bill 4 passes in this year’s special legislative session. The bill extends the sunset of the program to 2028. Read more

On June 19, 1865, Union Army General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced the freedom of all slaves in the state. General Granger’s news came two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, which proclaimed all slaves wit… Read more

The daughter of a Pointe Coupee woman found dead in her home nearly 12 years ago is asking the 18th JDC to require the Pointe Coupee Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office to provide the investigatory records they have not produced despite her public records requests. Read more

DOTD is finalizing a contract with Barber Bros. for nearly $8 million of resurfacing improvements on LA Hwy. 1 from the bottom of the Intracoastal to LA 75.  Read more

DOTD will conduct inspections on the I-10 Mississippi River Bridge (Horace Wilkinson Bridge) in East Baton Rouge Parish beginning Monday, June 22. During this routine inspection, crews will examine the bridge to make sure it remains structurally sound to carry traffic. Read more

A statewide survey by United Ways across Louisiana and the Louisiana Association of United Ways shows that despite the dynamic challenges faced, Louisianans’ number one concern is contracting COVID-19. Read more