Port Allen, LA

PORT ALLEN — A White Castle man who led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit ending in a fatal crash on New Year's Eve 2022 has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. District Judge Tonya Lurry handed down the sentence to Tyquel Zanders, 28, in a West Baton Rouge court on Thursday following his September guilty plea. Zanders pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter, negligent injury, aggravated flight from an officer, reckless operation of a vehicle and aggravated obst

PORT ALLEN — Seven drug suspects were arrested in West Baton Rouge Parish, with three still sought, deputies said Friday.The following were arrested:Kiddiocus Sims, 37, Port AllenDistribution of Schedule I (Marijuana) – 2 countsSteven Gordon, 37, PlaquemineDistribution of Schedule II (Methamphetamine) – 2 countsDistribution of Schedule II (Fentanyl) – 2 countsPossession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II (Methamphetamine)Possession with Intent to Dist

PORT ALLEN — West Baton Rouge Parish is under a burn ban, making it the latest in the Capital Area to do so.Officials say effective immediately, all outdoor open burning is prohibited throughout West Baton Rouge Parish, including the burning of leaves, grass, limbs, yard debris and other combustible materials.Exemptions to the burn ban include lawful agricultural burning, prescribed burning and contained cooking or recreational fires within proper fire pits or enclosures, as permitte

PORT ALLEN — Engineers are testing pavement and soil before work begins on the La. 415 connector project meant to ease traffic on the Mississippi River Bridge.Workers are drilling through the pavement along La. 415 and I-10 to collect soil samples below the road. Engineers are also checking soil moisture to make sure the road will support a high volume of traffic."The design for a pavement in a rural part of Louisiana where nobody hardly drives on it is gonna be way different than th

PORT ALLEN — One person was injured after a multi-vehicle crash left all lanes of I-10 Eastbound closed on Saturday morning near the South Lobdell exit. The crash occurred around 7:30 a.m., involving several 18-wheelers. According to emergency officials, one person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Louisiana State Police is leading the investigation. Traffic is currently being diverted to exit 151 while crews work to remove the vehicles from the r

PORT ALLEN — A multi-vehicle crash left all lanes of I-10 Eastbound closed on Saturday morning near the South Lobdell exit. The crash occurred around 7:30 a. m. involving several 18-wheelers. Traffic is currently being diverted to exit 151. Louisiana State Police is leading the investigation. Drivers in the area should expect delays or seek an alternate route.Permalink| Comments

PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Parish Council voted to rezone a former warehouse in Port Allen for the development of a new coffee processing and distribution facility for Community Coffee. The council on Thursday unanimously voted to rezone the old Conn's Warehouse from an Industrial Transitional Industrial property to a Light Industrial property.The nearly 14-acre property on Commercial Drive being rezoned constitutes a change in the parish's Master Plan. Accor

PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Parish Council voted to approve the rezoning of land along Rosedale Road for the creation of a mobile home park. The 7-2 vote on Oct. 8 came two days after the parish's Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-1 recommending against the rezoning of nine acres of agricultural land to residential land for mobile homes.Under the proposal, a change to the parish's master plan, 42 mobile homes would be laid out along a single drive running back fro

BATON ROUGE — A stalled vehicle on I-10 eastbound near Dalrymple Drive is causing traffic to back up to La. 415 past Port Allen.According to DOTD, the vehicle has been stalled since around 6 p.m.Drivers in the area should expect delays or seek an alternate route.Permalink| Comments

PORT ALLEN — About 150 students took part in a student event at West Baton Rouge Career Academy today.The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry held the event in West Baton Rouge in partnership with Be Pro Be Proud. Be Pro Be Proud brought its mobile workshop to the academy in Port Allen.It showcases skilled-trade careers with interactive demonstrations and virtual reality. It is designed to engage with the next generation of Louisiana workers."So it's programs like this. We