PORT ALLEN, La. — March 17, 2026 A passenger in an SUV grabbed the steering wheel and forced the vehicle into a marked police unit on Interstate 10 eastbound near the Louisiana 1 exit in Port Allen just before 11 a.m. Tuesday, injuring an officer and triggering a swift arrest
March 17, 2026
A West Baton Rouge Parish man who serves on the parish's Board of Election Supervisors filed suit Tuesday against Louisiana's top election officials, arguing that the state's paperless electronic voting machines violate the Louisiana Constitution's requirement that votes be counted publicly. BATON
March 17, 2026
West Baton Rouge District Attorney Tony Clayton says he is negotiating to purchase drones that would automatically dispatch when gunshots are detected — part of a broader push to expand surveillance technology on the west side of the river. PORT ALLEN — The 18th Judicial District's top prosecutor told Port
March 17, 2026
Middle school basketball team honored; two blighted properties condemned; city cuts policy contract to save money PORT ALLEN — The Port Allen City Council met for committee sessions on March 4 and its regular meeting on March 11, 2026, advancing two major infrastructure contracts, condemning two blighted properties, and tabling a
March 16, 2026
LAKE CHARLES — Forty-two years of waiting ended Friday night inside Burton Coliseum. The Brusly Panthers defeated Wossman 45-38 in the Division II nonselect state championship game, claiming the program's first state title since 1984 and knocking off the two-time defending champion Wildcats in the process. It was not
March 13, 2026
By John Summers | WBR Independent March 12, 2026 West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Jeff Bergeron used the parish's third Seniors and Law Enforcement Together event Thursdat morning to unveil several new community programs, including a digital pursuit alert app, a senior wellness check initiative, and an autism awareness
March 13, 2026
LAKE CHARLES — The Brusly Panthers are going back to the state championship, and this time they refused to let history repeat itself. Brusly defeated Northwest 72-56 in the Division II nonselect semifinals Tuesday night at Burton Coliseum, earning the program's first state championship appearance since 1984, when the
March 12, 2026
By John Summers | WBR Independent March 10, 2026 Parish crews patrolled drainage infrastructure following the heavy rain event Saturday, March 7. The storm dropped 11.28 inches on Port Allen and 7.60 inches on Brusly. Crews reported finding a full-size garbage can and a wooden pallet lodged inside drainage
March 10, 2026
January Cold Snap to Hit Wallets on March 26th Billing Cycle PORT ALLEN — If your gas bill looks unusually high when it arrives later this month, city officials say there's a reason — and they want residents to know about it now. Finance Director Adrian Daigle used the closing
March 09, 2026