Who is the West Baton Rouge Parish Assessor?

Christopher Paul Guerin (Independent) is the Assessor of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the West Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court?

Amanda Gross Thies (No party) is the Clerk of Court of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the West Baton Rouge Parish Coroner?

Philip Padgett (Republican) is the Coroner of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff?

"Jeff" Bergeron (No party) is the Sheriff of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Who are the West Baton Rouge Parish commissioners?

Jason Manola (Parish President); Kirk A. Allain (Council Member, District 1); Daryl "Turf" Babin (Council Member, District 2); Atley Walker, Jr. (Council Member, District 3); Brady D. Hotard (Council Member, District 4); Kenneth R. Gordon (Council Member, District 5); Carey T. Denstel (Council Member, District 6); Alan Crowe (Council Member, District 7); Katherine M. Andre (Council Member, District 8); Gary "Shaq" Joseph (Council Member, District 9).

Who is on the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board?

Teri B. Bergeron (School Board Member); Burke R. Fiscus (District I); Hayley Gauthreaux Clouatre (District II); Atley D. Walker (District III); Ronald "Blue" LeBlanc (District IV); Michael A. "Mike" Maranto (District IX); Sonceria Brown Evans (District V); Chareeka Grace (District VI); G. Alden Chustz, Jr. (District VII); Matthew Daigrepont (District VIII).

What is the population of West Baton Rouge Parish?

About 27,974 people, with a median age of 36.6; the median household income is $87,299 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in West Baton Rouge Parish?

3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 526 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,184, against 4.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in West Baton Rouge Parish?

5 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal and 1 school district governments.

What cities and towns are in West Baton Rouge Parish?

6: Addis, Addis, Brusly, Brusly, Port Allen, Port Allen. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

West Baton Rouge Parish, LA elected officials: parish government, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in West Baton Rouge Parish: 45 seats on 12 elected bodies. 10 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Parish government

West Baton Rouge Parish Council

Office	Who holds it now
Parish President	Jason Manola No party source
Council Member, District 1	Kirk A. Allain Republican source
Council Member, District 2	Daryl "Turf" Babin Independent source
Council Member, District 3	Atley Walker, Jr. Independent source
Council Member, District 4	Brady D. Hotard Republican source
Council Member, District 5	Kenneth R. Gordon Democratic source
Council Member, District 6	Carey T. Denstel Republican source
Council Member, District 7	Alan Crowe Republican source
Council Member, District 8	Katherine M. Andre Republican source
Council Member, District 9	Gary "Shaq" Joseph Independent source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor	Christopher Paul Guerin Independent source
Clerk of Court	Amanda Gross Thies No party source
Coroner	Philip Padgett Republican source
Sheriff	"Jeff" Bergeron No party source

School Board

West Baton Rouge Parish School Board

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
School Board Member	Teri B. Bergeron No party source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District I	Burke R. Fiscus Independent source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District II	Hayley Gauthreaux Clouatre Independent source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District III	Atley D. Walker Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District IV	Ronald "Blue" LeBlanc No party source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District IX	Michael A. "Mike" Maranto No party source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District V	Sonceria Brown Evans Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District VI	Chareeka Grace Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District VII	G. Alden Chustz, Jr. Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Member, District VIII	Matthew Daigrepont Independent source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Cities and towns

Addis · Mayor David H. Toups · 7 seats
Brusly · Mayor Scot Rhodes · 7 seats
Port Allen · Mayor Terecita Pollard Pattan · 7 seats

How many local governments West Baton Rouge Parish has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 5 local governments in West Baton Rouge Parish. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	3	3
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	0	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in West Baton Rouge Parish

27,974people

36.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$87,299 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

23.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$229,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.7%U.S.: 8.4%

39.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

13.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.6% · White 52.2% · Black 40.8% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 1.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in West Baton Rouge Parish

3.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.3%. Louisiana: 3.8%.

526people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

13,658people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

14,184in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.7%	526	13,658	14,184
August 2026	3.8%	540	13,727	14,267
July 2026	4.3%	608	13,675	14,283
June 2026	4.7%	681	13,692	14,373
May 2026	4.2%	610	13,745	14,355
April 2026	3.8%	555	13,975	14,530
March 2026	4.2%	611	13,836	14,447
February 2026	4.3%	621	13,781	14,402
January 2026	4.3%	609	13,553	14,162
December 2025	3.8%	542	13,787	14,329
November 2025	4.1%	592	13,776	14,368
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.3%	596	13,421	14,017
August 2025	4.2%	590	13,303	13,893
July 2025	4.4%	610	13,316	13,926
June 2025	4.5%	633	13,381	14,014
May 2025	4.1%	576	13,411	13,987
April 2025	3.6%	511	13,573	14,084
March 2025	3.8%	539	13,582	14,121
February 2025	3.9%	546	13,529	14,075
January 2025	4.0%	562	13,389	13,951
December 2024	3.6%	509	13,441	13,950
November 2024	4.1%	574	13,536	14,110
October 2024	4.3%	609	13,554	14,163

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.1%	572	13,497	14,069
2024	4.0%	557	13,532	14,089
2023	3.5%	485	13,413	13,898
2022	3.4%	473	13,282	13,755
2021	5.2%	695	12,788	13,483
2020	7.8%	1,014	11,994	13,008
2019	4.5%	599	12,575	13,174
2018	4.6%	600	12,566	13,166
2017	4.8%	619	12,354	12,973
2016	5.5%	706	12,102	12,808

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Louisiana's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in West Baton Rouge Parish

515.3 per 100,0002024. Louisiana: 523.5.

2,465.9 per 100,0002024. Louisiana: 2,331.1.

3murders2024, 149 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	149	515.3	713	2,465.9
2023	128	449.0	616	2,160.7
2022	159	561.6	624	2,204.2
2021	118	438.6	620	2,304.7
2019	157	590.3	708	2,661.9
2018	69	261.8	611	2,318.4
2017	102	392.4	632	2,431.1
2016	87	338.2	538	2,091.4

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office	2025	96	376	13,590
Addis Police Department	2025	5	48	7,739
Port Allen Police Department	2025	74	131	5,005
Brusly Police Department	2024	3	6	2,607

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Louisiana · the U.S.

Police staffing

6.78 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 28,929 people.

196sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

40civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office	161	37	13,590
Addis Police Department	15	1	7,739
Port Allen Police Department	13	1	5,005
Brusly Police Department	7	1	2,595

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	196	6.78	40	4
2024	207	7.16	35	4
2023	129	4.52	25	4
2018	100	3.79	137	4
2017	180	6.92	45	4
2016	191	7.42	48	4

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the West Baton Rouge Parish Assessor?: Christopher Paul Guerin (Independent) is the Assessor of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the West Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court?: Amanda Gross Thies (No party) is the Clerk of Court of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the West Baton Rouge Parish Coroner?: Philip Padgett (Republican) is the Coroner of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Who is the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff?: "Jeff" Bergeron (No party) is the Sheriff of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Who are the West Baton Rouge Parish commissioners?: Jason Manola (Parish President); Kirk A. Allain (Council Member, District 1); Daryl "Turf" Babin (Council Member, District 2); Atley Walker, Jr. (Council Member, District 3); Brady D. Hotard (Council Member, District 4); Kenneth R. Gordon (Council Member, District 5); Carey T. Denstel (Council Member, District 6); Alan Crowe (Council Member, District 7); Katherine M. Andre (Council Member, District 8); Gary "Shaq" Joseph (Council Member, District 9).
Who is on the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board?: Teri B. Bergeron (School Board Member); Burke R. Fiscus (District I); Hayley Gauthreaux Clouatre (District II); Atley D. Walker (District III); Ronald "Blue" LeBlanc (District IV); Michael A. "Mike" Maranto (District IX); Sonceria Brown Evans (District V); Chareeka Grace (District VI); G. Alden Chustz, Jr. (District VII); Matthew Daigrepont (District VIII).
What is the population of West Baton Rouge Parish?: About 27,974 people, with a median age of 36.6; the median household income is $87,299 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in West Baton Rouge Parish?: 3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 526 people unemployed in a labor force of 14,184, against 4.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in West Baton Rouge Parish?: 5 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal and 1 school district governments.
What cities and towns are in West Baton Rouge Parish?: 6: Addis, Addis, Brusly, Brusly, Port Allen, Port Allen. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Louisiana Secretary of State's official list of elected officials; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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