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Council approves $506,000 payment as project nears completion; road overlay, police hires also on agenda BRUSLY — The Brusly Town Council voted 4-1 Monday night to approve a $506,213.20 payment on the long-running sewer lagoon project, effectively settling a months-long dispute over an unitemized $47,356 balance tied
March 24, 2026
A West Baton Rouge robotics team returned home this weekend with a second-place finish after competing in a regional tournament in Mississippi, a strong result for a program still in just its second year. FRC Team 10217, based out of West Baton Rouge Career Academy and made up of students
March 23, 2026
Editor's Note: This is Part 4 of WBR Independent's ongoing coverage of Fire District No. 1. Part 1 covered the termination and appeal. Part 2 detailed the charges against Hartley. Part 3 examined the captains exam waiver. PORT ALLEN — The attorney for terminated West Baton Rouge
March 19, 2026
State links go nowhere near Louisiana — residents warned not to click, not to pay March 18, 2026 West Baton Rouge Parish residents are receiving fraudulent text messages impersonating the Louisiana Department of Motor Vehicles, warning of imminent license suspensions and demanding payment through a link that has no connection to
March 18, 2026
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