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Suspect installed and retrieved skimming equipment at Neighbors FCU drive-thru ATM PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for public help identifying a suspect who installed ATM skimming equipment at Neighbors Federal Credit Union, potentially compromising multiple members' bank accounts. The unidentified male
August 11, 2025
West Baton Rouge Parish Coroner identifies 22-year-old Houston resident PORT ALLEN — The body of a 22-year-old Houston man reported missing in Texas was found in Port Allen earlier this week, officials confirmed Thursday. Xavier Drake, 22, was reported missing in Houston after he was last heard from on July 25,
August 07, 2025
WBRSO and Louisiana State Police investigating death off Lobdell Highway PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and Louisiana State Police are investigating after a body was discovered Sunday afternoon along a pipeline access road off Lobdell Highway. Discovery Details Deputies responded to the scene around
August 04, 2025
Joint investigation with local agencies results in 20 felony charges BRUSLY — A joint investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies has resulted in the arrest of a 25-year-old Brusly man on serious felony charges. Brice Higgerson, of Choctaw Road in Brusly, was arrested August 1, 2025, by agents with Louisiana Attorney
August 04, 2025
A community that built its own fire protection now faces questions about its volunteer future When fire consumed Port Allen's business district in 1918, no one came to help. Seventeen years later, on March 11, 1935, 21 neighbors said "never again." They founded the Port Allen
August 04, 2025
Sheriff's office investigating early morning theft near Erwinville/Port Allen WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH — The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a dump trailer that was stolen early Friday morning from the Highway 190 corridor in the Erwinville/Port Allen area.
August 01, 2025
48-year-old faces multiple charges after agents complete multi-month case PORT ALLEN — A multi-month narcotics investigation by the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office has resulted in the arrest of a 48-year-old Port Allen man on methamphetamine distribution charges. Sheriff Jeff Bergeron announced that WBRSO Narcotics Agents arrested Ira
August 01, 2025
New Assistant Chief Position and Smart Speed Signs Signal Department's Technology-Driven Evolution PORT ALLEN - The Port Allen Police Department is undergoing its most significant modernization in years, with the city council approving comprehensive leadership restructuring and authorizing digital speed enforcement technology during meetings this week. Leadership Overhaul
July 15, 2025
Low pressure system moving across Florida into Gulf poses flooding risk through week A weather disturbance currently off Florida's east coast is forecast to move into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico by late Tuesday, bringing the potential for heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding to portions of the
July 14, 2025