Beginning in 1985, members of The Oaks subdivision organized the City of Port Allen’s first Mardi Gras parade, an idea conceived at a Christmas party just a few months earlier at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Guy Otwell’s home. Read more
Adrian Genre has served as the City of Port Allen’s chief administrative officer since 2012 but this week, the governmental veteran will take on a new title, the utilities director for the Parish Council. Read more
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Carey Denstel, a native and lifelong resident of Port Allen, is one of seven new members on the nine-member West Baton Rouge Parish Council. Read more
The Port Allen City Council unanimously approved a change to its utility billing policies at its meeting last Wednesday evening. Read more
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With a cooperative effort between an administrator and a teacher, support from the West Baton Rouge School Board and a slew of assistance from the community, students at the Port Allen Elementary School now have a state-of-the-art playground. Read more
West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office will be conducting the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission sponsored campaigns, Saturation Patrols for “Click It or Ticket It” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” throughout this Mardi Gras Holiday season including a Traffic Checkpoint Sunday February 23,… Read more
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Caiden King was named the Student of the Year for the 2019-10 school year at Holy Family School and from what all of his teachers and administrators say about the eighth grader, he’s certainly worthy. Read more
At its meeting last Wednesday, the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board announced its Students of the Year and its Teachers of the Year. Read more
The West Baton Rouge Relay For Life is set for Friday, Apr. 3, but the event is still in need of a team leader, volunteers to help with the event and teams to participate. Read more
The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office ended the employment of two of its deputies as discipline for misconduct, one by termination and the other by resignation. Read more
=Plaquemine Bank and Trust Company offers Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and would like customers and potential customers to know they have until April 15, 2020 to declare for 2019 taxes. Read more
The Louisiana Legends Awards Gala and Auction is a very special annual event hosted by Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting and by Governor and First Lady Edwards, serving as honorary co-chairs. Read more
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University has named 4,578 students to its honors list for the fall 2019 semester. Read more
Detention CenterArrest ReportWeek of January 1, 2020 – January 12, 2020 Lester Abron, 54, 928 E. Mulkey, Ft. Worth, TX, domestic abuse battery Read more
In announcing his future plans as district attorney of the 18th Judicial District, Ricky Ward made the following statement. Read more
A traffic stop on Phillips Way by a Port Allen police officer led to the recent arrest of a 29-year-old man on drug and counterfeiting charges, according to Police Chief Esdron Brown. Read more
The Addis Police Department and the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating the death of a 63-year-old man whose body was found last Monday afternoon. Read more
Primary objectives for the next four years, along with renewed focus on familiar goals, highlighted the inaugural speech last Monday for the second term of Gov. John Bel Edwards. Read more
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NEW ORLEANS -- Led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow’s six-touchdown performance, Ed Orgeron’s top-ranked Fighting Tigers of LSU earned the title 2019 National Champions and arguably The Best Team Ever. Read more
Deputies with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office arrested a Baton Rouge man on drug charges after a traffic stop on Dec. 19, according to Maj. Zack Simmers. Read more
Shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a fatal crash involving an ATV on La. 989-1 west of La. 989-2 in West Baton Rouge Parish. Read more
Shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 8, troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop A stopped an eastbound 2019 Dodge Caravan for a traffic violation on I-10 near Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish. Read more
St. Martin Parish- The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) announced a rehabilitation project to replace the existing bridge deck surface on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge in St. Martin Parish from the Whiskey Bay exit to mile marker 125. Read more
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Brusly’s Mayor Scot Rhodes says there are “a few things going on” in his town this year, including a new park near the bike share location on the Mississippi River levee and a massive amount of improvements to the small town’s drainage system. Read more
FORT KNOX, Ky. - A number of fraudulent text messages informing individuals they have been selected for a military draft have circulated throughout the country this week. Read more
There were a lot of “oohs” and “aahs” from the parents who toured the new Caneview K-8 school near Erwinville last Thursday evening. Read more
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A public tour of the new Caneview K-8 school near Erwinville Jan. 2 will mark the West Baton Rouge school system’s launch of 2020 and a landmark in the School Board’s $90 million construction project it began in 2017. Read more
Growth in the city, improvements to the appearance of downtown and upgrading the city’s parks top Mayor Richard Lee III’s expectations of the upcoming new year. Read more
Without an increase in property taxes expected in 2020, the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board approved the sale of the last of the bonds needed to finish the massive construction project it began in 2017. Read more
The City of Port Allen held its annual Christmas celebration at the West Baton Rouge Community Center last Thursday evening, hosting a full house for dinner and dancing. Read more
Every year the City of Port Allen recognizes its most productive employees, its Employees of the Year, one for each department and normally, one who stood out above the rest. Read more
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the West Baton Rouge Convention and Visitors Bureau hopes its Westside Christmas Fest makes its parish the most festive around this weekend. Read more
Port Allen Police Chief Esdron Brown said his officers are seeking three people for illegally cashing checks at a local grocery store recently. Read more
Officers with the Port Allen Police Department arrested a man at a convenience store for possession of heroin, according to Chief Esdron Brown. Read more
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Southeastern Louisiana University conferred degrees on 1,062 graduates Saturday, Dec. 14, at the university’s commencement ceremonies. Read more
Nicole Fabre started college at LSU with the dream of becoming a doctor. She was a pre-med student for two years before she had to begin her internship with a doctor. Read more
A tanker truck driven on the Interstate 10 exit to Plaquemine and the Port of Greater Baton Rouge closed the highway beginning last Monday evening for much longer than authorities thought. Read more
The 69th annual Cortana Kiwanis Christmas parade will roll through Downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday, December 14. The fun kicks off with the Battle of the Bands at 4 p.m. in front of the Raising Cane’s River Center. Read more
From today until Dec. 31, the La. Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced there will be alternating lane closures northbound and southbound on La. 415 from I-10 to U.S. 190. Read more
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