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Thursday, July 24, 2025 * 5:00 PM - Fire Board Meeting * 5:30 PM - Parish Council Meeting * Location: Government Building, 880 N. Alexander Ave, Port Allen Fire Board (5:00 PM) Brief agenda with routine items: * Approve minutes from April meeting * Fire Chief report * Consider surplus equipment item * Public
July 23, 2025
3-1 vote sends reduced $70,000 request to Water Sector for funding decision BRUSLY — After heated debate over contractor accountability, the town council voted 3-1 last Monday night to approve a reduced $70,000 change order for the troubled sewer lagoon project—but only after successfully negotiating nearly $24,000
July 23, 2025
The West Baton Rouge Parish Council has given the Council on Aging one year to spend down its $5.4 million fund balance, with council members arguing that taxpayer money shouldn't accumulate in savings accounts. "We don't want to build savings accounts. It's
July 07, 2025
On this Fourth of July, we celebrate the freedoms that make our nation great and the principles that guide our work here at WBR Independent. 248 years ago, our founders declared that governments derive their power from the consent of the governed. Today, that principle lives on in every city
July 04, 2025
West Baton Rouge Parish officials are taking a proactive approach to sewer system improvements while other infrastructure systems have been managed more reactively, highlighting different management approaches across departments. The Parish Council will hold a public hearing Thursday, June 26th at 5:30 PM to consider authorizing the Louisiana Local
June 25, 2025
Addis resident's public criticism echoes WBR Independent's documented pattern of reactive governance Addis resident Daryl Gauthier's recent letter to The Advocate calling out West Baton Rouge Parish government for "ineffective" leadership and poor planning echoes concerns that WBR Independent has documented through
June 11, 2025
Frustrated property owners detail thousands in damages as officials pledge ongoing drainage improvements ADDIS, La. - Tensions ran high at Tuesday's town council meeting on May 13 as residents voiced mounting frustration over recurring flooding that has plagued the community for years, with some property owners reporting losses
June 05, 2025
Announcing the Launch of WBRIndependent.com West Baton Rouge Parish is growing. Changing. Making decisions that will shape our communities for decades. But too often, those decisions happen quietly — in meetings few attend, with language few understand, and consequences that few realize until it’s too late. That doesn’t
May 05, 2025