Departments

Animal Control

The Animal Control Department is tasked with enforcing parish ordinances regarding the keeping of animals in West Baton Rouge Parish and working diligently to find adoptees for the abandoned, neglected, and injured animals that often wind up in their care.

Community Action

The West Baton Rouge Parish Council Community Action Agency serves as a provider for community needs, with a focus on health, economic stability, and the betterment of all disadvantaged individuals, children, and families that we encounter.

Community Planning & Development - Permit Office

Fire Department

The Fire Department works to save lives and protect property through prevention, preparedness, education and response.

Health Center

Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness & 911

Keep West Baton Rouge Beautiful

Join us in making our parish even more warm and welcoming. There are many ways to get involved in making our community a better and cleaner place to live. Activities and volunteer opportunities include recycling, litter prevention and beautification projects

Mosquito Control

The Mosquito Control Department is responsible for wide-area mosquito control operations to minimize the threat of mosquito-borne disease and to control nuisance mosquito populations to improve the quality of life for everyone in the community.

Museum

The West Baton Rouge Museum is an educational resource committed to researching, collecting, preserving and presenting artifacts, documents, art objects, and the like that reflect the history and cultural heritage of West Baton Rouge Parish and the surrounding areas for the benefit of the general public and future generations.

Parish President

The Parish President is the chief executive officer of the Parish Government and shall exercise general executive and administrative authority over all departments, offices and agencies of the Parish Government. Parish Administration is responsible for the overall supervision of all parish programs and the execution of parish policies as set forth by the Home Rule Charter and Parish Council. This department handles purchasing and the administration of all contracts, agreements and negotiations for the Parish Council.

Parks & Recreation

Public Works

Registrar of Voters

Revenue & Taxation

The West Baton Rouge Parish Department of Revenue and Taxation serves as the sales tax collection agency for all political subdivisions which levy a sales and use tax in the parish, including the Parish Council, Parish School Board, and several Special Districts created by law to perform specific public functions, such as fire protection and correctional facilities, construction and operations.

Senior Spirit

West Baton Rouge Senior Spirit

Utilities

West Baton Rouge Parish Natural Gas and Water Systems serves most of the parish with natural gas and water. All customers are located parish wide with the exception of the City of Port Allen which provides gas and water service to all the customers in the city limits.