Todd T. Nicholas, 35, 2888 Dougherty Dr, Baton Rouge, LA, theft Read more
Gov. John Bel Edwards defeated opponent Eddie Rispone to continue serving as the state’s top official in a close, neck-and-neck race Saturday. Read more
La. Department of Transportation and Development officials announced the agency will have alternating lane closures on I-10 eastbound and westbound on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Read more
A man found apparently shot to death Thursday morning in Port Allen was identified by police as community activist Larry Profit. Read more
Deputies with the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on I-10 Sunday morning on a vehicle with a Texas license plate for a traffic violation. Read more
Hundreds lined Jefferson Avenue in Port Allen for the Veterans on Parade, an annual event now in its 15th year established to honor local veterans. Read more
A fundraising idea at Brusly Elementary School proved to be as big a win for the school as LSU’s victory over Alabama Saturday. Read more
A chance meeting on an airline led to an informal reunion in Brusly of sailors who became fast friends aboard a fleet replenishment ship named the USS Kalamazoo. Read more
Pointe Coupee Parish native son and acclaimed novelist and short story writer Ernest J. Gaines died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Oscar, not far from where he was born. He was 86. Read more
There will be 11 teachers around the parish who will receive additional training on a broad spectrum of skills, thanks to a program initiated by Innovative Programs Director Kimberly Eckert and enthusiastically endorsed by Superintendent Wes Watts. Read more
Gubernatorial runoff candidates Gov. John Bel Edwards and Eddie Rispone, along with their political action committees (PACs) are burning up the airwaves with an onslaught of mudslinging commercials with just 10 days left until their Nov. 16 showdown. Read more
Dow Chemical said there was little effect beyond the loud boom that was heard through several parishes when a tank at one of its processing units ruptured Sunday morning. Read more
I-10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 136 near Ramah to mile marker 141 near Grosse Tete in Iberville Parish will have alternating lane and shoulder closures on the following nights. Read more
The 15th Annual Veterans on Parade is set for Sunday, Nov. 10, in downtown Port Allen beginning at 1:30 p.m. Read more
There’s no question sugar cane is the most prolific agricultural product in West Baton Rouge Parish. Almost every road in the parish is lined with its stalks and trucks filled with chopped cane travel throughout the parish day and night. Read more
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August 23, 2018, was an important day for the West Baton Rouge Parish school system. Read more
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) will hold a public hearing at two locations for the I-10 widening project in East and West Baton Rouge Parishes. This proposed project will add an additional lane in each direction on I-10 from LA 415 to Essen Lane. Read more
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) sent its CEO and two of its top officials to last Wednesday’s West Baton Rouge Parish School Board meeting for an unprecedented event. Read more
After winning the Oct. 12 election by a convincing margin of nearly two to one, Parish President Riley “PeeWee” Berthelot said he thanks his supporters for giving him the chance to finish his objectives. Read more
La. Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) officials announced Thursday it will close the right lane of the I-10 westbound/La. 1 southbound exit next Wednesday. Read more
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On Thursday, August 29, 2019, Assumption Mortgage Corporation in Paincourtville, LA was acquired by Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and renamed Assumption Mortgage, LLC. Read more
The West Baton Rouge Parish Council will have seven of its nine-member board replaced next year and two of those nine won’t be decided until the runoff on Nov. 16. Read more
Less than eight months after he won an interim seat as District 18 state representative, voters elected Jeremy LaCombe to a full term Saturday. Read more
The median between the northbound and southbound ends of Whitehead Boulevard will soon become an extension of the City of Port Allen’s Water Heritage Trail. Read more
West Baton Rouge Parish President Riley “PeeWee” Berthelot was reelected Saturday to his fifth term by a margin of about two-to-one over his challenger but incumbent four-term Sheriff Mike Cazes will have to campaign until the runoff on Nov. 16 before his election is decided. Read more
“It was amazing,” said the museum’s activities director, Jeannie Luckett, when asked how the 2019 SugarFest went. Read more
At Port Allen Middle School, a program called SPARK, Student Program for Arts, Recreation and Knowledge, motivates young students to come up with and suggest changes to their schools. Read more
he Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced an update to the Sunshine Bridge maintenance project. Read more
Despite a court order to clean up his property, the owner of a house on Avenue G had a contentious confrontation Thursday with City of Port Allen officials which eventually led to his arrest for threatening a public official. Read more
This Sunday’s SugarFest at the West Baton Rouge Museum will not only celebrate sugar and many of the products that can be made of it, but will also offer a glimpse into life in south Louisiana from over 200 years ago. Read more
Justice For Fatrell, “a social organization seeking to promote awareness of the existence of social injustice,” intends to ask the Port Allen City Council to officially recognize it at the council’s Oct. 2 meeting. Read more
West Baton Rouge Parish did very well in a recent study, giving the Town of Addis the highest safety score in the state, while Port Allen also earns a spot in the state’s Top 50 as well. Read more
Sharing parallel goals, Dow and Keep West Baton Rouge Beautiful joined forces to pick up over 3,000 pounds of litter so far this year in the parish. Read more
Officers with the Port Allen Police Department are seeking the person or persons responsible for a dangerous drive-by shooting in town last Tuesday evening. Read more
Brandon Bergeron and incumbent Jeremy LaCombe both hail from Pointe Coupee Parish, but they knew the primary concern of West Baton Rouge constituents before they made their first campaign stops. Read more
Dep. Vance Matranga Jr. has been eliminated from an excessive lawsuit filed in 2016 after a federal judge ruled last week that the alleged subject suing him has pleaded guilty to resisting arrest. Read more
In addition to the many other events happening at the West Baton Rouge Museum’s SugarFest next Sunday, October 6th, Cookie Monster will travel from Sesame Street to make a special appearance at the annual festival. Read more
Superintendent Wes Watts and Principal Judith Brock were joined by almost two dozen others involved with the new construction at Lukeville Upper Elementary School last week for a ribbon cutting, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg that is the whole story. Read more
LAKE CHARLES, LA – It’s an exciting time to be in the chamber of commerce industry and to be a chamber in Louisiana. Many chambers have risen to the challenge to provide unparalleled leadership and direction, helping their members and communities thrive. This type of performance reflects t… Read more
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The La. Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced it would be alternating lane closures on La. 415 southbound for pavement patching and overlay work until Oct. 31. Read more
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