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Audit: WBR Parish Assets Grow to $124M; Compliance Issues Noted
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Audit: WBR Parish Assets Grow to $124M; Compliance Issues Noted

Annual audit shows financial gains, notes procurement and payroll issues West Baton Rouge Parish ended 2024 with $124 million in net assets, an increase of $10 million from the previous year, according to annual audit reports covering the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, presented to the Parish Council Thursday

John Summers August 18, 2025
From Hospital Bed to Statewide Advocacy: West Baton Rouge Joins Fight Against Medical Mystery
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From Hospital Bed to Statewide Advocacy: West Baton Rouge Joins Fight Against Medical Mystery

Carmen Gonzales turned personal medical trauma into a mission to prevent others from suffering years of misdiagnosis What started as a desperate search for answers in 2013 has become a statewide movement to raise awareness about a little-known condition affecting tens of thousands of Louisianians. Carmen Gonzales, founder of Dysautonomia

John Summers August 15, 2025
Port Allen Council Condemns Avenue C Property
Meeting Coverage

Port Allen Council Condemns Avenue C Property

Council votes unanimously to condemn structure while allowing time for family to evaluate repair costs PORT ALLEN – The Port Allen City Council unanimously voted Wednesday night to condemn a deteriorating property at 1134 Avenue C while giving the owner until September 10th to assess whether repairs are financially feasible. The

John Summers August 15, 2025
WBRSO Investigates Inmate Death at Detention Center
Emergency Services

WBRSO Investigates Inmate Death at Detention Center

Criminal investigation underway after 30-year-old found unresponsive during suspected medical emergency PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the parish detention center following a medical emergency Wednesday evening that affected three inmates in the same housing unit. Jeremy Paul,

John Summers August 14, 2025
Port Allen Debates New $64K Staff Position While Properties Remain Problematic
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Port Allen Debates New $64K Staff Position While Properties Remain Problematic

Port Allen officials tackle administrative workload while residents seek faster action on problem properties PORT ALLEN – The Port Allen City Council addressed mounting administrative demands and ongoing code enforcement challenges during committee meetings August 6th and the regular meeting August 13th, with Mayor Terecita Pattan requesting new staff positions while

John Summers August 14, 2025
$9.16 Million Sewer Bond Public Hearing Headlines Major Parish Council Meeting
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$9.16 Million Sewer Bond Public Hearing Headlines Major Parish Council Meeting

Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 5:30 PM Government Building, 880 N. Alexander Ave, Port Allen Major Financial Decisions $9.16 Million Sewer System Bond Public Hearing * What: Public hearing on massive revenue bond financing for sewer improvements * Why it matters: Largest infrastructure borrowing in years for critical sewer system

John Summers August 13, 2025
Packed Crowd Learns Tragic History of WBR's Lost Lumber Town
Community

Packed Crowd Learns Tragic History of WBR's Lost Lumber Town

Billy Hebert reveals how Morley went from 400+ residents to complete abandonment in just 20 years West Baton Rouge Museum – A standing-room-only crowd gathered Saturday morning to learn the remarkable and tragic history of Morley, Louisiana – West Baton Rouge Parish's own ghost town that once bustled with over

John Summers August 13, 2025
Sheriff's Office Seizes Substantial Drug Inventory in Port Allen Convenience Store Bust
Emergency Services

Sheriff's Office Seizes Substantial Drug Inventory in Port Allen Convenience Store Bust

Large-scale tianeptine and kratom operation uncovered on North Alexander Avenue PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a Baton Rouge man and seized a substantial inventory of illegal tianeptine and kratom products following an undercover operation at a Port Allen convenience store. Md Saiful Islam,

John Summers August 13, 2025
BREAKING: WBRSO Conducts High-Risk Warrant Operation at Port Allen's Westside Village
Emergency Services

BREAKING: WBRSO Conducts High-Risk Warrant Operation at Port Allen's Westside Village

Multiple tactical deputies deployed to serve warrant on armed and dangerous suspect PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office Special Response Team assisted the Louisiana State Police Fugitive Task Force in executing a search and arrest warrant Tuesday afternoon at a residence on Tracy Porter in Port

John Summers August 12, 2025

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