When I was 10 years old, I had what some might call an epiphany. My fifth-grade class was missing something revolutionary, and I was going to do something about it. Read more

For more than two decades, Caroline the cow greeted walkers on the levee from the backyard of Earl and Beryl “Honeybee” Fourroux’s Third Street home in Port Allen.  Read more

Officers with the Port Allen Police Department arrested a man who has been jailed more than 40 times and a woman with warrants in Addis, Brusly and the Lake Charles Marshal’s Office on Monday, May 20.  Read more

The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office placed a deputy on paid administrative leave after he crashed into a parking lot pole and tested positive for alcohol, Major Zach Simmers said. Read more

A relief plan for one of the Capital Area’s worst areas of congestion gained the most significant measure of support yet. Read more

Brusly is getting ready to install “Safe Town Cameras” in approximately six locations. The Town Council approved an agreement with Entergy, which will allow the town to mount cameras on Entergy-owned light poles during the Monday, May 6 meeting. Read more

Editor’s note: Last week marked the 25th anniversary of the West Baton Rouge Development Corporation’s name change to the West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. Here’s a glimpse at what has changed, and stayed the same, over the years.  Read more

The Port Allen City Council rejected all of the budget-busting bids for the Whitehead Blvd. trail project during the City Council meeting last week. Still determined to move forward, the city is looking at ways to reduce the costs of the trail.  Read more

Funding streams could be available on the federal level to move forward on plans for a new Mississippi River Bridge, Congressman Graves said. Read more

The Louisiana legislature must change its approach to the handling of unclaimed property, according to state Treasurer John Schroder– and he says he has already taken a big step that direction.  Read more

The West Baton Rouge Parish Council decided unanimously to name the recently completed Sid Richardson extension Caroll Bourgeois Road in honor of the former Addis mayor.  Read more

West Baton Rouge Parish ranked second in the state for most incoming investment, according to a study by SmartAsset. The West Side sits behind first-place Ascension on the top ten list of parishes receiving the most investment in their local economies.  Read more

The family of Joann Moore is raising funds in hopes of giving her the funeral she deserves. A little-known Louisiana law prevents Moore's family from carrying out her final wishes, and now they are struggling to fund a proper funeral and burial for their beloved "MawMaw." Read more

As the town of Addis continues to grow, so will its police force. The Addis Police Department will soon add a motorcycle patrol officer and a K-9 to its team. Read more

Former students of Devall Middle School walked the halls one last time on Saturday, May 4 to say their final goodbyes to the campus. Read more

A lieutenant with the Port Allen Police Department is required to take online training after a second accidental firing of his weapon while cleaning it, according to the Port Allen Police Department. Read more

A Port Allen woman was struck and killed on Court Street around early Monday, April 6, according to the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Read more

CoreLogix Fitness in the Casa Loma Plaza shopping center in Port Allen celebrated its second anniversary and hosted the grand opening of CoreLogix Cycling just two doors down on Friday, April 3.  Read more

Lit Pizza announced Monday, April 6 it will open a new location in Brusly next to Walk-On's in the former Caffe Maison building.  Read more

The Justice for Fatrell Organization is working for justice by building blessings within the community. Read more

The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested the suspect accused of robbing the Minnow's Chevron on Lobdell Hwy. at gunpoint on Sunday, April 14.  Read more

The 76-year-old Port Allen woman allegedly murdered by her son last weekend died after a long towel was shoved down her throat, according to the preliminary autopsy results. Read more

Nathan Roubique, 35, 309 S. Vaughn St, Brusly, LA, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of schedule I CDS, possession of schedule IV CDS 3cts, remaining after being forbidden Read more

The House Appropriations Committee gave favorable response Tuesday to extra funding for a plan that could significantly cut into bottlenecks along Interstate 10 and La. Hwy. 1. Read more

Joann Moore, the 76-year-old Port Allen resident allegedly murdered by her son, died of asphyxiation, the West Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office confirmed on Tuesday, April 30.  Read more

The Sid Richardson Road Extension is "pretty much ready to go," Parish President Riley "PeeWee" Berthelot told the Parish Council during the Thursday, April 25 meeting. Read more

Students, residents and local leaders hit the streets for a community clean-up on Saturday morning. Read more

West Baton Rouge officials and organizations are urging West Side community leaders to take action in supporting House Bill 578. Read more

The West Baton Rouge Parish Library offered residents an opportunity to explore space, create robots, and learn about honey bees to the sweet sounds of jazz as part of the second annual STEAM Night on Thursday, April 25. Read more