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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-Â 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
“When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well-trained.” Read more
District Attorney Richard J. Ward, Jr. reports that on Thursday, November 14, 2019, thE following persons were convicted on the charges listed below and were sentenced accordingly: Read more
The Justice For Fatrell Organization recently held a parade to increase awareness for the need to reduce crime and violence in the parish. Read more
Superintendent Wes Watts tells the members of the WBR Chamber of Commerce about the progress the school system is making. He was proudest of its state school performance rating of B and the system surpassing its highest ever graduation rate. Read more
The 2019 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election is over, but what are the lessons we can learn by taking a look back? Read more
Except for the hassle of crossing into Baton Rouge over the new bridge, reports from research and polling organizations indicate West Baton Rouge Parish is a nearly ideal place to live. Read more
Little was said about the long-awaited La. 1/La. 415 connector at a public hearing last week, but attendants learned much about the rest of a massive Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) project. Read more
DOTD officials announced this week there will be alternating lane and shoulder closings on I-10 eastbound and westbound on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Read more
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
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