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Council saves taxpayers additional $4.5 million in 2025 while maintaining full services PORT ALLEN – The West Baton Rouge Parish Council approved significant tax relief for residents on July 24th, rolling back millage rates to save taxpayers $4.5 million in 2025 while advancing multiple economic development opportunities and infrastructure
August 06, 2025
Local news publication gains professional support and legal resources for government accountability coverage PORT ALLEN, LA – WBR Independent has joined the National Newspaper Association (NNA), the nation's largest community newspaper organization, providing enhanced legal support and professional resources for continued local government accountability reporting. The membership connects WBR
August 05, 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
West Baton Rouge Parish residents endure daily gridlock, but officials have tools to act now rather than wait for slow state process By John Summers | WBR Independent West Baton Rouge Parish commuters face a choice every evening: sit in traffic for 45 minutes or take back roads that weren'
July 31, 2025
West Baton Rouge Parish Library has installed free Narcan distribution boxes at both branches, providing anonymous access to life-saving overdose reversal medication funded by pharmaceutical lawsuit settlements. Library Director Tamie O'Berry Martin announced the initiative Thursday, which came about after seeing a similar program at West Feliciana Library.
July 28, 2025