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BATON ROUGE — The Capital Area Road and Bridge District got its first public look at construction cost estimates Monday for a proposed new Mississippi River crossing south of Baton Rouge, with price tags ranging from $1.78 billion to $2.04 billion — and state officials beginning the harder conversation about
March 31, 2026
By John Summers | WBR Independent ADDIS — The Addis Town Council met March 10 for its regular monthly meeting, tackling a packed agenda that included a post-flood briefing from parish officials, a culvert replacement study, a community honor, and two ordinance introductions. Drainage West Baton Rouge Parish President Jason Manola and
March 30, 2026
The West Baton Rouge Parish Council held its regular meeting Thursday, March 12, at the Government Building in Port Allen, covering a full agenda that included drainage engineering updates, routine resolutions and a large crowd of residents voicing opposition to a rumored federal detention facility in the parish. The council
March 26, 2026
PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office launched a new real-time warning system Tuesday aimed at alerting drivers when law enforcement vehicles are nearby during emergencies and high-speed pursuits — a step the families of two teenagers killed in a 2022 Brusly pursuit crash called meaningful, but
March 25, 2026
PORT ALLEN — The Port Allen Police Department is searching for a local woman wanted on a motor vehicle theft charge after she drove off in a vehicle a repossession agent was in the process of reclaiming — and then appeared in the comments section of the department's own Facebook
March 24, 2026
Council approves $506,000 payment as project nears completion; road overlay, police hires also on agenda BRUSLY — The Brusly Town Council voted 4-1 Monday night to approve a $506,213.20 payment on the long-running sewer lagoon project, effectively settling a months-long dispute over an unitemized $47,356 balance tied
March 24, 2026
A West Baton Rouge robotics team returned home this weekend with a second-place finish after competing in a regional tournament in Mississippi, a strong result for a program still in just its second year. FRC Team 10217, based out of West Baton Rouge Career Academy and made up of students
March 23, 2026
Editor's Note: This is Part 4 of WBR Independent's ongoing coverage of Fire District No. 1. Part 1 covered the termination and appeal. Part 2 detailed the charges against Hartley. Part 3 examined the captains exam waiver. PORT ALLEN — The attorney for terminated West Baton Rouge
March 19, 2026
State links go nowhere near Louisiana — residents warned not to click, not to pay March 18, 2026 West Baton Rouge Parish residents are receiving fraudulent text messages impersonating the Louisiana Department of Motor Vehicles, warning of imminent license suspensions and demanding payment through a link that has no connection to
March 18, 2026