Law and Government
West Baton Rouge Parish is governed by a parish council. The current Parish President is Riley "Pee Wee" Berthelot.
West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Office is led by Sheriff Mike Caze. The Sheriff Office is located in the parish court house at 850 Eighth Street in Port Allen Louisiana across the street from the West Baton Rouge Parish Governmental Building and Library. The office of the Sheriff has both civil and criminal functions. The civil functions are housed in the West Baton Rouge Parish courthouse, however the criminal functions have been removed to a modern complex on Northwest Drive, which contains the offices of the criminal department and a jail.
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