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City officials
Elected officials for West Baton Rouge Parish — promises, tenure record, and accountability.
City council
Jason Manola
Parish President2024-01-08 to 2028-01-01 (sworn in January 8, 2024 per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter at wbrparish.org ArchiveCenter Item 122; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term from the January 2024 swearing-in per the page label 2024-2028, charter text unavailable)
Kirk Allain
District 1 Council Member2024-01-08 to 2028-01-01 (sworn in January 8, 2024 per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter at wbrparish.org ArchiveCenter Item 122; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term from the January 2024 swearing-in per the page label 2024-2028, charter text unavailable)
Daryl "Turf" Babin
District 2 Council Member2024-01-08 to 2028-01-01 (sworn in January 8, 2024 per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter at wbrparish.org ArchiveCenter Item 122; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term from the January 2024 swearing-in per the page label 2024-2028, charter text unavailable)
Atley Walker Jr.
District 3 Council Member2024-01-08 to 2028-01-01 (sworn in January 8, 2024 per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter at wbrparish.org ArchiveCenter Item 122; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term from the January 2024 swearing-in per the page label 2024-2028, charter text unavailable)
Brady Hotard
District 4 Council Member2024-01-08 to 2028-01-01 (sworn in January 8, 2024 per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter at wbrparish.org ArchiveCenter Item 122; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term from the January 2024 swearing-in per the page label 2024-2028, charter text unavailable)
Kenneth Gordon
District 5 Council Member2024-01-08 to 2028-01-01 (sworn in January 8, 2024 per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter at wbrparish.org ArchiveCenter Item 122; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term from the January 2024 swearing-in per the page label 2024-2028, charter text unavailable)
Carey Denstel
District 6 Council Member (Chairman)2024-01-08 to 2028-01-01 (sworn in January 8, 2024 per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter at wbrparish.org ArchiveCenter Item 122; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term from the January 2024 swearing-in per the page label 2024-2028, charter text unavailable)
Alan Crowe
District 7 Council Member (Vice Chairman)2024-01-08 to 2028-01-01 (sworn in January 8, 2024 per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter at wbrparish.org ArchiveCenter Item 122; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term from the January 2024 swearing-in per the page label 2024-2028, charter text unavailable)
Katherine Andre
District 8 Council Member2024-01-08 to 2028-01-01 (sworn in January 8, 2024 per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter at wbrparish.org ArchiveCenter Item 122; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term from the January 2024 swearing-in per the page label 2024-2028, charter text unavailable)
Gary "Shaq" Joseph
District 9 Council Member2024-01-08 to 2028-01-01 (sworn in January 8, 2024 per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter at wbrparish.org ArchiveCenter Item 122; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term from the January 2024 swearing-in per the page label 2024-2028, charter text unavailable)
Former officials (3)
Chris Kershaw
District 2 Council Member2023-01-01 to 2024-01-08 (month-level start: January 2023 per the 2023-2024 council roster document, first listing found, earlier start not sourced; ended January 8, 2024 when the new council and parish president were sworn in per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter)
Craig Bergeron
District 8 Council Member2023-01-01 to 2024-01-08 (month-level start: January 2023 per the 2023-2024 council roster document, first listing found, earlier start not sourced; ended January 8, 2024 when the new council and parish president were sworn in per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter)
Riley L. Berthelot Jr.
Parish President2023-01-01 to 2024-01-08 (month-level start: January 2023 per the 2023-2024 council roster document, first listing found; in office since about 2004 per the newsletter's 'first change in parish administration in 20 years'; ended January 8, 2024 when the new council and parish president were sworn in per Vision WEST Jan 2024 newsletter)
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