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West Baton Rouge Parish

West Baton Rouge Parish map featuring Addis, Brusly and Port AllenWest Baton Rouge Parish (WBR) is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River. The City of Port Allen is the seat of government for WBR and is also the site of the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. The port, located at the head of deepwater navigation on the Mississippi, has import and export facilities for all types of cargo, and has Foreign Trade Zone status. The Port Allen Lock provides boat and barge access to the Intracoastal Waterway.

WBR also includes the towns of Addis and Brusly, which received the 2005 Beautification & Improvement Award from the Keep Louisiana Beautiful Program.

Parish Statistics
Land Area in Square Miles 204
Population (2009 Estimate) 23,319
Population Growth % (2000 – 2009) 7.9%
Median Age 35.7
Business Establishments 892
Employees (Daytime Population) 11,808
Average Annual Pay $42,380

 

Top Employers
Name Employees NAICS Code
TURNER INDUSTRIES
700 532490
PETRIN CORP.
870 238310
TRINITY MATERIALS INC.
400 336611
WALMART 300 452910
PLACID REFINING CO.
202 324110
MARTIN-BROWER CO.
100 425120
BP LUBRICANTS, USA
82 324191
IKARIA, INC.
80 325412
 WESTSIDE GALVANIZING SERVICES                              
 80
 332812

Contacts

ED Contact:
Bob Breaux
Executive Director
West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce
7520 Highway 1 South
Addis, La  70710
225-383-3140
bob@wbrchamber.org

Web
www.wbrchamber.org

Regional ED Contact:
Edie Michel
Director of Regional Development
Baton Rouge Area Chamber
564 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
225-339-1171
edie@brac.org

Major Cities/Towns

Addis
Land Area in Square Miles 1.8
Population (2009 Estimate) 2,397
Population Growth % (2000 – 2009) 11.7%
Median Age 32.3
Business Establishments 37
Employees (Daytime Population) 635

 

Brusly
Land Area in Square Miles 2.2
Population (2009 Estimate) 1,812
Population Growth % (2000 – 2009) 10%
Median Age 36.8
Business Establishments 50
Employees (Daytime Population) 541

 

Port Allen
Land Area in Square Miles 2.6
Population (2009 Estimate) 5,174
Population Growth % (2000 - 2009) -1%
Median Age 40.3
Business Establishments 240
Employees (Daytime Population) 2,218
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